Q4 2020 Canadian M&A Roundup Mergers & Acquisitions by Chayten Hansra - March 21, 2021April 2, 20210 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
Q3 2020 Canadian M&A Roundup Mergers & Acquisitions by Jacob - January 8, 2021January 9, 20210 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 US M&A Roundup Mergers & Acquisitions by Richie - July 16, 2020January 8, 20210 In Q2 2020, global M&A activity fell to levels that rivaled the aftermath of the great financial crisis hitting just $439 billion. On a YoY basis, American M&A activity took the biggest hit with aggregate deal value totalling only $258 billion. This was a decline of 69% from Q2 2019
Q1 2020 Canadian M&A Roundup Mergers & Acquisitions by Rares - June 23, 2020January 8, 20210 As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world in Q1 2020, volatility in the markets increased, which affected M&A deal flows. While the beginning of Q1 was relatively normal, the tail end of the quarter saw shutdowns across the world. The impact of these shutdowns will likely not be fully
Canada M&A Roundup Q4 2019 Mergers & Acquisitions by Kirill - January 31, 2020January 9, 20210 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 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
Canadian M&A Roundup Q2 2019 Investment Banking Mergers & Acquisitions 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
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