Tag archives: divestitures

Speed matters: four tactical approaches to speeding up divestitures and maximizing value

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on September 20, 2018 Posted in M&A

With pressure to increase shareholder value from low productivity assets, many companies are exploring the idea of divestures. Yet, a recent article by McKinsey & Company suggests that only 29 percent of divestitures achieve win-win scenarios, whereby both the parent company and divested business achieve excess total returns to shareholders (TRS) following the separation. What … Continue reading

Trends in Canadian cross-border M&A

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on January 5, 2017 Posted in M&A

In recent years, cross-border M&A activity involving Canadian companies has soared, and 2016 gave rise to a record high in cross-border deal value. In Q3 2016 alone, Canadian companies were involved in cross-border transactions worth over CDN$77.7 billion, easily eclipsing the CND$21.7 billion in deal value from the previous quarter and representing 41% of all Canadian … Continue reading