M&A Activity Overview Canadian M&A activity finished the year strong with 935 transactions announced in the final quarter of 2020. The fourth quarter M&A announcement numbers are partially higher than “normal” because many deals were put on pause in the earlier part of the year. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there
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Q3 2020 Canadian M&A Roundup
North American Overview In the third quarter of 2020, North American M&A activity experienced its largest increase since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as companies looked to the middle market to complete transactions. Certain sectors engaged in M&A activity to take advantage of struggling businesses while other sectors participated in
Q2 2020 Canadian M&A Roundup
Q2 2020 US M&A Roundup
Q1 2020 Canadian M&A Roundup
Canada M&A Roundup Q4 2019
Contribution from Kirill Sukhikh, Edited by Vlad Kovalenko Canadian M&A market in the fourth quarter has seen a decrease in aggregate deal value by $8.8B comparing to the previous quarter. 677 deals valued at $69.8B were announced over the third quarter. Consumer Cyclical sector accounted for $17.27B, Financial sector for $16.24B
Canada M&A Roundup Q3 2019
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
Q3 2019 EMEA PE-backed M&A Roundup
US M&A Roundup Q2 2019
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