What considerations should be made when buying a franchise business?

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on May 2, 2018 Posted in M&A

The acquisition of a franchise business from a franchisor carries with it risks unique to the nature of the business. The aim of this post is to shed light on some of those risks and to highlight mechanisms, the existence of which can comfort a potential buyer that those risks have been mitigated. Risk of … Continue reading

Better, faster, stronger: revamping the M&A due diligence process with Artificial Intelligence platforms

By Sam Zadeh (Toronto) on March 27, 2018 Posted in M&A

Voluminous information in M&A transactions M&A transactions can be time-intensive, often involving contract discovery and analysis, due diligence, data room preparation, verification of representations and warranties, privacy issues and multijurisdictional privacy legislation and intellectual property protection, among other important aspects. As deals become larger in value and scope, the review and analysis of the foregoing … Continue reading

Content management in M&A

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on January 6, 2016 Posted in Corporate finance

MergerMarket recently published a study on content management throughout the M&A process (the Report), interviewing several business executives who shared their thoughts on the key role of content management in the timing and closing of M&A transactions. The Report highlights the biggest challenges in managing M&A transactions, as well as risks associated with improper content … Continue reading