Tag archives: Deloitte

The growth and expansion of streaming services

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation
The source of our television services is significantly changing from traditional cable and television services to online providers. The actively changing television service landscape is because of the growth of over-the-top (“OTT”) media services. Growing Popularity According to a report by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, OTT services are television services that are provided through … Continue reading

“DARQ” technology and disruptive M&A: gearing up for the “post-digital era”

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation
As technology has become embedded into most parts of our lives, the majority of companies have completed a digitization process. Maintaining a digital platform has become the new norm, and increasingly sophisticated technologies continue to be developed. Accenture’s Technology Vision 2019 (Vision Report), describes this as the transition to the “post-digital era,” where “digital” is … Continue reading

Spreading like weeds: alternative cannabis products are on the way!

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in Antitrust, competition and regulatory, Cannabis, M&A
As we have previously discussed, Canada has positioned itself as a global leader in the cannabis space. That trend is set to continue on October 17, 2019, when it is expected that alternative cannabis products, which include edibles, infused beverages and topicals containing cannabis and cannabis concentrates will be legalized in Canada. The sale of a new and wider … Continue reading

Cannabis and corporate governance: time for grow ops to grow up?

Photo of Katherine MacPhail (Calgary)By Katherine MacPhail (Calgary) on Posted in Cannabis, Governance and directors' liability
Since the legalization of recreational cannabis on October 17, 2018, the Canadian cannabis industry has experienced a significant boom. In its 2018 Cannabis Report, Deloitte predicted that legal sales of marijuana are expected to generate up to $4.34 billion in 2019. Moreover, and as previously discussed, Health Canada has introduced draft regulations governing the production … Continue reading

3D printing – the manufacturing industry’s “comeback kid”

Photo of Olga Lenova (Toronto)By Olga Lenova (Toronto) on Posted in Technology and innovation
Speed. Scale. Diversity. What do these words have in common? According to Deloitte, they are the three main reasons that 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), is experiencing a sustained resurgence in 2019. Deloitte recently published the 18th edition of its Technology, Media & Telecommunications Predictions report, which forecasts both global and regional … Continue reading

U.S. M&A: full speed ahead for 2019

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in M&A
Optimism is the name of the game for the U.S. M&A market. A recent report by Deloitte cites positive tax reform, a relaxed regulatory climate and growing cash reserves as the primary reasons for expecting 2019 to be a big year for M&A. 79% of the 1,000 U.S. corporate executives and private equity firms surveyed … Continue reading

Beware the zombie invasion (stock exchange edition)

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in Cannabis, Corporate finance, Infrastructure, mining and commodities
On September 18, Deloitte released a new report which outlines a roadmap for the competitive business climate in Canada. Included in the report is a warning that “Canada may have a zombie problem.” Luckily, Deloitte isn’t raising concern about hordes of flesh-eating undead, but rather the relatively large number of “zombie companies” that exist on … Continue reading

Top M&A attractions in 2018: technology assets and international markets

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation
According to Deloitte’s latest M&A trends report, corporations and private equity (PE) firms expect to see an acceleration of M&A activity in 2018, both in volume and size of deals, and with particular interest in technology assets and international markets. Key Findings After surveying more than 1,000 executives at corporations and PE firms on their … Continue reading

Blockchain technology: an imminent driver of investment and M&A

Photo of Matthew Lau (Toronto)By Matthew Lau (Toronto) on Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation
Blockchain technology has been making headlines since it emerged in 2009 in connection with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. We’ve covered the potential use of Bitcoin in M&A transactions in previous articles in 2016 and 2014. As discussed in these articles, the volatility and lack of central authority has so far meant that the cryptocurrency plays a … Continue reading

M&A trends for 2017: Canada a likely target

Photo of Noah Schein (Toronto)By Noah Schein (Toronto) on Posted in Energy, M&A
According to a year-end report on M&A Trends published by Deloitte, corporate and private equity executives surveyed in the last quarter of 2016 anticipated significant M&A activity in 2017. Indeed, three quarters of survey respondents expect deal activity to increase in 2017 relative to 2016, and almost 65% expect deal size to increase. Aside from … Continue reading

Optimistic M&A outlook for 2017

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in M&A
As we begin 2017, the 1,000 corporate and private equity executives surveyed for Deloitte’s M&A Trends Year-end report 2016 display optimism for the coming year. The survey was conducted in September 2016 and included participants from companies or private equity firms with annual revenues of $10 million or more, representing 18 industries. Respondents expect a … Continue reading

Artificial intelligence M&A: the new gold rush

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation, Uncategorized
While many people are still in shock after discovering that there is actually no human controlling the steering wheel in autonomous cars, tech companies, including Google, IBM, Yahoo, Intel and Apple, have found themselves in the middle of a gold rush for artificial intelligence (AI) companies. According to recent research by CB Insights, around 140 … Continue reading

Merging of digital and physical worlds: impact on M&A in non-digital industries

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation
Strategy& of PwC published Mergercast “Digital Deals – A New Frontier” (Episode 56) in July 2016, which discusses the growing rationale for digital deal-making and post-deal challenges. Particularly, this podcast identifies that digital deals accounted for nearly 32% of all transactions in 2015, up by 20% since 2011, indicating the growing appetite for digital M&A. … Continue reading

Trending topics for banks

Photo of Noah Schein (Toronto)By Noah Schein (Toronto) on Posted in Corporate finance, Financial institutions
Gone are the days when the focus areas for banks were largely M&A and growth. In addition to ever increasing regulatory and compliance obligations, banks are grappling with new technologies and innovations that affect the way in which banks interact with consumers. Payment technologies continue to advance, with improvements in the security of contactless payments … Continue reading

Q3-2013 Canadian M&A activity: the results are in

Photo of Troy Ungerman (Toronto)By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on Posted in Corporate finance, Finance, Infrastructure, mining and commodities
The results are in for Q3-2013 Canadian M&A and the outlook is decidedly mixed. While Q3 M&A activity rose sharply on a value basis as compared to Q2-2013, Q3 volume was down from last quarter and overall 2013 M&A remains in a slump at the lowest levels in nearly a decade. Mergermarket’s Canadian M&A trend … Continue reading
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