Venture capital investment once again shows strong year-over-year growth in H1 2019

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on September 12, 2019 Posted in Corporate finance, Technology and innovation

The Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (the CVCA) recently published its 2019 first half (H1 2019) report on Canadian venture capital (VC) and Canadian private equity (PE) investment. Over the past year, Canadian VC investment has continued its ascent, reaching unprecedented heights and experiencing its strongest first half performance on record. Conversely, Canadian PE … Continue reading

A healthy dose of deal-making: M&A trends in the US and Canadian healthcare sector

By Hugo Margoc (Toronto) on May 3, 2018 Posted in M&A, Pharmaceuticals and life sciences

In the first quarter of 2018, M&A activity across the world hit a 17 year record high according to Mergermarket’s Q1 2018 Global M&A Report. This is an 18 percent increase in value compared to the first quarter of 2017. This increase was affected by the surge in deal-making seen at the end of 2017 … Continue reading

Workshop: Doing deals in difficult jurisdictions

By Sara Josselyn (Toronto) on October 28, 2014 Posted in Corporate finance

You are invited to join us for a half day workshop looking at the key issues that need to be considered when entering into an emerging market transaction. Doing deals in emerging market jurisdictions can involve a unique range of risks and complex issues, from legislative and regime change risk to dealing with difficult “local … Continue reading