As published in Finance et Investissement on 3 June 2024 (in French). Can SPACs, those beleaguered blank-cheque companies whose recent history is as volatile and unpredictable as the emotional health of a certain former president of […]
As published in Finance et Investissement on 6 March 2024 (in French). For the past three years, technology firms have dominated mergers & acquisitions activity. Last year marked an inflection point with the U.S. energy sector […]
As published in Finance et Investissement on 6 March 2024 (in French), and Conseiller on 25 March, 2024. There is a wide subset of different variables that can affect a business and lead it into […]
As published in Finance et Investissement on 8 January 2023 (in French). After a year when many buyers and sellers were waiting on the sidelines for improved visibility and a better environment to make deals, 2024 could […]
As published in Finance et Investissement on 29 November 2023 (in French). Since early autumn, La Belle Province has seen a significant uptick in mergers & acquisition deal activity among small cap companies. To date, several Quebec-based […]
As published in Finance et Investissement on 25 October 2023. In his recent memo for Oaktree Capital Management, Howard Marks opines that to achieve a superior long-term record, an investor should strive to do “a […]
As published in Finance et Investissement on 27 September 2023 Materials, healthcare, and consumer staples remain the bright spots in global M&A activity which is down from $2.56 trillion to $1.84 trillion through the first […]
As published in Finance et Investissement on 28 August 2023 It’s been a dry season for capital markets as mergers activity remains in a state of suspended animation with deal value at US$873.4 billion in […]
As published in Finance et Investissement on 7 August 2023 Mergers and acquisitions can be an effective use of capital for businesses to stay viable by growing their capabilities, reducing costs, potentially eliminating competitors, and ultimately […]
As published in Conseiller on 16 May 2023 and FI: Finance et Investissement on 3 May 2023 The punchbowl has been taken away. The era of “free money” being thrown with abandon by investors at […]
