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December 2009M&A News - November 2009
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In a month that was very quiet in terms of financing activity we did see considerable M&A deal flow. The 12 transactions that occurred in November represent the highest total we have reported since December of 2007. Of these 12 transactions, six involved a financial buyer, although one of those was merely providing additional backing to finance a strategic acquisition. There were three acquisitions of Canadian technology companies, all small transactions, two of which were made by
November 2009M&A News - October 2009
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We came across six M&A announcements this October. Two of these involved cross-border transactions. Things slowed down somewhat from the ten transactions we reported in September. This October we also did not see any direct acquisitions by financial buyers, although we did see an indirect buyout by an
M&A News - September 2009
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September was a relatively busy month in terms of M&A deal flow. Eight of the 10 transactions this month were of the cross border variety. Among these, there were three headlines involving the private equity arms of large Canadian pension funds, as well as a transaction where two traditional Canadian PE shops acquired an Ontario-based manufacturer of custom garments. The other Canadian-based acquisition targets this month were comprised of three technology companies, a specialty retailer and a financially distressed manufacturer of anti-terrorism equipment.
M&A News - August 2009
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Most of the M&A activity in August involved cross border transactions with five US-based players buying Canadian companies that had developed valuable technology rights and/or technology knowhow. Three of the targets were based out of
M&A News - July 2009
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This July we came across four private M&A deals. None of the deals this month involved a direct purchase by a private equity group, although one of the foreign acquirers, Barcelona-based Applus, is backed by several private equity sponsors. Three of the deals involved a public player acquiring, or merging with, a private company. The most interesting transaction was probably Shaw Communications entering the
M&A News - June 2009
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In July there were seven notable private M&A announcements but only six of them were new transactions as one of the deals reported this month pertained to a transaction that actually closed in late 2008. Among the seven target companies making the news last month there were three technology companies, two manufacturing businesses, one service company and a fund manager.
M&A News - March 2009
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In March, we saw nine notable M&A deals involving private Canadian companies. It was a relatively eventful month when compared to the four transactions we reported in February and the three deals that were completed in January. Three of the transactions took place in the technology space. There were also two transactions in the oil & gas space and three acquisitions by a large PE-backed company consolidating the transport/logistics industry. In total, there were four private equity- backed buyouts and they all involved US sponsors.
M&A News - February 2009
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There were only four private M&A transactions reported in February. Two of the deals involved a Canadian-based private equity player making an acquisition in
M&A News - January 2009
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It was a very quiet month on the M&A front with only three reported transactions involving private Canadian companies. All of the deals this month involved US-based public companies, two of which were acquirers and one of which was a target. None of January’s deals involved direct acquisitions by private equity shops, although one of the buyers was backed by Falconhead Capital.
January 2009M&A News - December 2008
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There were nine M&A transactions announced during December: two of the transactions were cross border acquisitions; all but two of the deals involved strategic buyers; two of the strategic acquirers had PE backing; only two of the acquired companies were in the technology space; and one of the companies was bought out of receivership.
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