Tag archives: Mergermarket

Artificial intelligence: real results

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on August 9, 2017 Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation

Earlier this year, we discussed the increasing use of technology in the M&A deal process. To recap, a recent Mergermarket study revealed that the use of technology and big data were likely factors in the increasing frequency of unsolicited bids and corresponding decrease in frequency of broad auctions. Building on our earlier discussion, we now … Continue reading

Mergermarket report highlights global real estate M&A trends and forecasts

By Denise Gan (Toronto) on July 27, 2017 Posted in M&A, Real estate

In its June 2017 edition of Venue Market Spotlight (the Report), Mergermarket explored current and projected developments in the real estate M&A sector by surveying 25 global dealmakers. Overall market activity Of the respondents surveyed about market activity in the next 12 months, 44% predict that real estate M&A activity is on the decline, 24% … Continue reading

What a Bank of Canada interest rate hike means for dealmakers

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on July 12, 2017 Posted in M&A

On July 12, 2017, the Bank of Canada raised its overnight lending rate to 0.75 per cent from 0.5 per cent. This was the first such increase in almost 7 years, after a prolonged policy of fiscal stimulus in the wake of the economic recession. While the need for an interest rate hike in the … Continue reading

Modern M&A deal process: focus on negotiated sales and increased usage of technology

By Bruce Sheiner on June 8, 2017 Posted in M&A, Technology and innovation

Technology is increasingly playing a bigger role in M&A deals, transforming the way transactions are priced, negotiated and completed. The use of different platforms is facilitating transmission of deal information to a wider group, and as a result, crucial stages in a deal can now be done remotely and simultaneously by several deal parties. Moving … Continue reading

Trend report: increased M&A deal values across the Americas for Q1 2017

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on May 3, 2017 Posted in Energy, Infrastructure, mining and commodities, M&A

On April 25, Mergermarket released its Q1 2017 Regional Flash Reports describing the M&A climate, trends and developments throughout the Americas during the first quarter of 2017. The Canada’s Trend Report indicates that Canadian M&A has remained strong with 111 deals in Q1 2017 worth US$ 35.8bn. This is a robust start for 2017 as … Continue reading

The Canada Infrastructure Bank: big plans for big projects

By Denise Gan (Toronto) on April 4, 2017 Posted in Infrastructure, mining and commodities, M&A

Last month’s federal budget reaffirmed the government’s plans to establish a new Canada Infrastructure Bank (the Infrastructure Bank) and vest it with the responsibility of spending at least $35 billion in infrastructure over 11 years. The Infrastructure Bank is intended to pool public funds with private investments for infrastructure projects. Along the way, the Infrastructure … Continue reading

Canadian M&A expected to rise in 2017

By Sam Zadeh (Toronto) on February 21, 2017 Posted in M&A

Fuelled by low interest rates, strong corporate balance sheets and stable finances, 2016 was a strong year for Canadian M&A. Looking forward, Citi Canada, in association with Mergermarket, surveyed a range of Canadian dealmakers to gauge their expectations for Canadian M&A in 2017. The results of this survey are set out in a recent report … 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

The PE lifecycle is expanding

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on December 27, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance, M&A

While private equity firms are enjoying more dry powder than ever, the overall fund lifecycle is expanding. Mergermarket interviewed private equity partners, directors and principals from across the United States and their responses point to increases in time in all three lifecycle segments of a fund: raising capital, searching for suitable targets, and exit. Prolonged … Continue reading

M&A transactions between fintech companies and traditional banks

By Denise Gan (Toronto) on November 23, 2016 Posted in Finance, M&A, Technology and innovation

Financial technology (fintech) companies like Square, Wealthsimple and Mint are already having disruptive effects in their respective industries, changing the way Canadians pay for goods and services, invest their savings, and manage their finances. A recent survey shows that Canadians are becoming less dependent on traditional banks given the variety of options to self-manage their … Continue reading

M&A overview and outlook for Q4 2016

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on November 3, 2016 Posted in M&A

After the record breaking year that was 2015, MergerMarket’s 2016 Half-Year Edition reports that M&A activity in the first half of 2016 has fallen by 10% in total deals and 30% in deal value compared to the same time last year. Despite this decline, 2016 should be looked upon favourably so far, considering the worldwide … Continue reading

A global overview of M&A activity: August 2016

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on October 18, 2016 Posted in Energy, Infrastructure, mining and commodities, M&A, Pharmaceuticals and life sciences, Technology and innovation

MergerMarket Group recently published its September edition of Monthly M&A Insider which reported on mergers and acquisitions activity around the world for the month of August 2016. More than two thirds into the year, August was no exception to the recent rather sluggish growth in M&A activity, especially compared to the record-breaking year for M&A … Continue reading

M&A activity in the healthcare sector is on the rise

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on October 4, 2016 Posted in M&A, Pharmaceuticals and life sciences, Technology and innovation

M&A activity in the healthcare industry has been on an upwards trend since our last update. Good Foundations: Building Healthcare M&A and Real Estate, a report by Mergermarket on deal-making trends in the industry, found that about 90% of the respondents expect healthcare M&A to rise over the next year. The value of healthcare deals in … Continue reading

A global overview of M&A activity: H1 2016

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on August 25, 2016 Posted in M&A

MergerMarket Group recently published its July edition of Monthly M&A Insider which reported on mergers and acquisitions activity around the world during the first half of 2016, which was marked by a departure from last year’s record highs. Global M&A Global deal values fell by 26.8% to US$1.3tn across 7,794 transactions from H1 2015’s US$1.8tn … Continue reading

Spotlight on Ukraine: a promising future for M&A activity

By Matthew Lau (Toronto) on April 28, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance, Financial institutions

In March 2014, this blog featured an article discussing the effect of the recent crisis in Ukraine on M&A activity. The crisis began in November 2013 when Ukrainians protested en masse after then-president Viktor Yanukovych failed to sign an association agreement with the European Union. Yanukovyvh was ousted in February 2014. During that time and … Continue reading

An overview of global M&A activity: 2015 into 2016

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on March 3, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance, Energy, Infrastructure, mining and commodities, Pharmaceuticals and life sciences, Uncategorized

2015 was an extraordinary year for global M&A activity. Mergermarket recorded almost 17,000 transactions worth a remarkable US$4.3tn. This topped the previous record set in 2014 by over 30%. The race for top performing sector this year was very close. Energy Mining & Utilities won with US$630bn in deal value; however, the top performers were … Continue reading

Year in review: deal drivers in the Americas in 2015

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on February 25, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance, Financial institutions, Pharmaceuticals and life sciences, Technology and innovation

Mergermarket recently released its 2015 full-year edition of Deal Drivers Americas (the Review). This comprehensive review of M&A activity in the Americas confirmed that 2015 was a year of mega-deals. Transactions involving giants such as Pfizer, Time Warner Cable, and Kraft contributed to an increase of 30% in M&A value, reaching a total of US$4.28 … Continue reading

2016 outlook for spinoff, carve out and asset sale activities

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on February 24, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance

Of the many ways a corporation can divest its assets or shares to create value, asset sales, equity carve outs and spinoffs are some of the most common methods. In an asset sale, a business sells its assets in exchange for cash proceeds or other forms of consideration. An equity carve out is where a … Continue reading

M&A in China amid economic uncertainty

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on January 27, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance

To the casual observer, the economic outlook in the Asia Pacific region, and China in particular, has been rosy for a long time, with international attention focused on fast-paced economic growth and emerging wealth in the region. However, the beginning of 2016 has proven to be difficult for Chinese government officials as they contend with tumultuous … Continue reading

A global overview of December 2015 M&A activity

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on January 12, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance, Finance, Pharmaceuticals and life sciences

According to Mergermarket’s December insider, November 2015 was a record setting month for M&A activity. By the end of the month, global M&A value reached US$3.9tn which surpassed the 2007 full year record by almost 6%. This record came on a drop in volume by 1,228 transactions which further cements 2015 as the year of … Continue reading

2015: the year of the mega-deal

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on November 17, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance

Last week’s announcement of a proposed transaction in the food and beverage industry for a staggering US $107 billion does not stand alone as a mega-deal in 2015, according to a recent Mergermarket report. The deal is part of what has been a record year for deal valuations. Through the first three quarters of this 2015, there have been … Continue reading

M&A activity is booming in Asia’s renewable energy market

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on October 21, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance, Energy

The first half of the decade has seen a swift rise in green-house gas (GHG) emissions in Asia. Consequently, China is now the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide from the consumption of energy, accounting for over 25% of global emissions. This rapid intensification has also created an active and robust renewable energy market in … Continue reading

A global overview of M&A activity

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on October 8, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance

Despite growing concerns over the state of the Chinese economy, global M&A activity has been quietly growing. According to Mergermarket’s September insider, August 2015 was the highest valued August ever with US$297.8bn total deal value. This 12.7% increase came despite 335 fewer deals when compared to August 2014. The top sector was Industrials & Chemicals … Continue reading

Global M&A in the first half of 2015

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on August 4, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance, Energy, Financial institutions, Infrastructure, mining and commodities, Real estate

Similarly to American M&A in the first half of 2015, the first half of 2015 was remarkably active on the global mergers and acquisitions front. According to a recent Mergermarket report, total deal value topped US$1.7 trillion. This represents an increase of 15.2% over the first six months of 2014, and only 15.4% behind the record-setting … Continue reading