Canadian M&A activity at 10-year high due to oil-sands sell-off
The value of Canadian M&A activity in the first half of 2017 was the highest in a decade, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. The approximately $132 billion in total transaction value is...
View ArticleTrend report: increased M&A deal values across the Americas for Q1 2017
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...
View ArticleM&A trends for 2017: Canada a likely target
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....
View ArticleA global overview of M&A activity: August 2016
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...
View ArticleGlobal M&A continues decline through May 2016
According to MergerMarket’s Monthly M&A Insider Report, global M&A activity continued to wane throughout May 2016, maintaining the trend reported on earlier this year. May 2016 resulted in a...
View ArticleAn overview of global M&A activity: 2015 into 2016
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...
View ArticleM&A activity is booming in Asia’s renewable energy market
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,...
View ArticleM&A activity is booming in Asia’s renewable energy market
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,...
View ArticleParties to M&A must be diligent about climate change
Climate change has become a high profile issue that is expected to have significant implications for M&A transactions going forward. As public awareness and scientific understanding of climate...
View ArticleQ1 2018 review: record deal values for the power and utilities sector
A recent report by Ernst & Young (the Report) has concluded that the power and utilities (P&U) is thriving, as global deal value in the first quarter of 2018 reached an all-time high of US$97...
View ArticlePrivate equity and Canadian partnerships: tax considerations
Canada continues to be an attractive market for private equity (“PE“) investors with recent transactions highlighting significant investments into Canadian real estate and energy infrastructure assets....
View ArticleCanadian M&A activity at 10-year high due to oil-sands sell-off
The value of Canadian M&A activity in the first half of 2017 was the highest in a decade, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. The approximately $132 billion in total transaction value is...
View ArticleTrend report: increased M&A deal values across the Americas for Q1 2017
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...
View ArticlePower and utilities: ongoing attraction for investors
EY’s review of Q3 2016 deal activity within the power and utilities (P&U) sector shows ongoing stability to be expected into 2017. Highlights from the quarter include ongoing premiums on prices for...
View ArticleM&A trends for 2017: Canada a likely target
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....
View ArticleA global overview of M&A activity: August 2016
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...
View ArticleGlobal M&A continues decline through May 2016
According to MergerMarket’s Monthly M&A Insider Report, global M&A activity continued to wane throughout May 2016, maintaining the trend reported on earlier this year. May 2016 resulted in a...
View ArticleAn overview of global M&A activity: 2015 into 2016
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...
View ArticleM&A activity is booming in Asia’s renewable energy market
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,...
View ArticleThomson Reuters reports healthy global M&A through Q3 2015
In its Global M&A Review, for the first nine months of 2015, Thomson Reuters reports healthy global M&A activity leading into the final quarter of fiscal 2015. The study reports increases in...
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