Canada M&A Roundup Q3 2019

Mergers & Acquisitions

by Vlad - October 29, 2019October 29, 20190

Canadian M&A market remained robust in Q3, even though experiencing a slight decline after an outstanding second quarter. During the third quarter, 665 transactions valued at $61.2B were announced. While the Canadian buyers were less active during the quarter, the foreign companies continue to be interested in Canadian businesses. During

US M&A Roundup Q3 2019

Mergers & Acquisitions

by Vlad - October 15, 2019October 16, 20190

As the tensions between US and China escalated sharply during the third quarter, the global mergers and acquisitions market, as well as the US activity, plunged to reflect the higher risk and greater uncertainty about the potential dealmaking. Deal making in the US fell 40% from last year to $289

Q3 2019 EMEA PE-backed M&A Roundup

by Bocconi Students PE Club - October 8, 2019October 23, 20190

By Margarida Veloso Initially posted on the BSPEC blog Global M&A deal value decreased 37% vs Q2 2019 and 24% YOY Global M&A deal value amounted to USD905bn during Q3 2019. This figure represents a 37% decrease in comparison to the previous quarter and a 24% decline YOY. The YTD value of M&A

US M&A Roundup Q2 2019

Mergers & Acquisitions

by Vlad - August 1, 20190

Although the overall number of transactions moderated in the second quarter, there was an uptick in the mega deals. Deal volume reached $839.2bn, up 27.4% and 11.5% from the first quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2018 respectively. Consumer Noncyclical, Industrial and Energy sectors drove the majority of

Canadian M&A Roundup Q2 2019

by John - July 20, 2019October 23, 20190

The second quarter of 2019 yielded a total announced Canadian M&A deal value of CAD $112.6B, a 2.18% increase from $110.2B in Q1 2019. Year over year, there was an 8.97% increase from the $103.34B total deal value seen in Q2 2018. M&A Drivers The key drivers of Canadian M&A activity in

Canadian M&A Roundup – Q1 2019

Mergers & Acquisitions

by Katherine - April 23, 2019April 23, 20190

The first quarter of 2019 yielded a total announced Canadian M&A deal volume of CAD $112.5B. Though total volume saw a slight 7.7% decline from $121.9B in Q4 2018, Q1 2019 is up from Q1 2018 by 28.1%, or approximately $24.7B. M&A Drivers Key drivers of M&A activity in Q1 include: Consolidation

US M&A Roundup – Q1 2019

Mergers & Acquisitions

by Brian - April 14, 2019April 19, 20190

The M&A activities in the United States experienced an increase to USD 658.76B in Q1 from $472.5B in Q4, reflecting a 39.4% Q/Q increase, and a decrease from $815.28B in Q1 2018 due to greater market volatility, trade tension and the threat of Brexit. M&A Drivers A few drivers of M&A activity

Europe’s Private Equity M&A Roundup – Q1 2019

Private Equity

by Bocconi Students PE Club - April 8, 2019April 8, 20190

By Camilla Cameroni, Atul Vyas and Felix Pörnbacher Initially posted on the BSPEC blog European PE M&A deal volume has been slightly declining towards the end of Q1 2019 and reported a decline of 8% YoY. Nevertheless, the phenomenon of megadeals is still evident on a volume as well as value basis.

Canadian M&A Roundup Q4 2018

Mergers & Acquisitions

by Brian - January 28, 2019January 28, 20190

After a sharp increase in the deal activity in the third quarter of 2018, Canadian M&A experienced a 14.8% drop to CAD $129.75B in Q4 from $152.4B in Q3, reflecting a 14.8% Q/Q decrease, and a significant increase from $32B in Q4 2017. M&A Drivers A few drivers of M&A activity in

Canadian M&A Roundup Q3 2018

Mergers & Acquisitions

by Chris - October 7, 2018October 7, 20180

Canadian M&A has seen a sharp increase in activity in the third quarter of 2018 with $152.4B in announced deals, an increase of 63.6% from Q3 2017 and 21.8% from Q2 2018. M&A Drivers Hostile bids Consolidation in mining Beverage companies entering the cannabis space Hostile Bids According to Reuters and data from