Mega-Deals Up In Canada

An overview of the active 2014 Canadian M&A market from Jamie Koumanakos and Chris Salamon, attorneys at Blakes. Deal count volume has been down in 2014, but according to early reports deal values increased by 26 percent. Oil and gas transactions, which led private equity investments in 2013, continued at a rapid pace. In many sectors of the Canadian economy, continuing consolidation means that inbound investors need to move decisively to seize remaining opportunities of scale.