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Quebec’s Evolving M&A Market: The Rise of Private Equity and Domestic Buyers

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Quebec’s mid-market M&A landscape has undergone a seismic shift in recent years, with local buyers increasingly outbidding international investors for highly sought-after assets. This trend is fueled by a combination of...more

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Blakes upRound™: February 2025

In this Edition - The venture debt market continues to expand and play a prominent role in the Canadian venture capital market....more

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Key Features to Watch for in Venture Debt

Introduction - Venture debt plays a prominent role in the Canadian venture capital market, and the size of the venture debt market continues to expand. According to the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity...more

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F&A de sociétés fermées : Bilan de l’année et perspectives

Plusieurs tendances notables ressortent des activités de F&A visant des sociétés fermées en 2024. Au cours de la dernière année, non seulement les parties ont-elles montré de la prudence dans leurs opérations, mais le marché...more

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Private M&A: Year in Review and Outlook

Looking back on 2024 in private M&A, several notable trends stand out. In a year generally marked by caution in dealmaking, the Canadian market saw heightened regulatory scrutiny, the growth of private capital financing and...more

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Attracting Pension Fund Investment in Canadian Venture Capital

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The Canadian government has announced new measures in its 2024 Fall Economic Statement to facilitate increased pension fund investment in the country’s venture capital (VC) sector. This includes a commitment of $1 billion to...more

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OSC Proposes New Long-Term Asset Fund for Retail Investors

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The Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) published for comment a proposed framework (the “Proposal”) to facilitate retail investment in illiquid Long-Term Assets (as defined below) through a new type of prospectus-qualified...more

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Investing in R&D-Stage Healthcare Companies: A Recap of BBHIC 2024

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It was another record-breaking year for the annual Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference (BBHIC) in Toronto. The event brought together premier healthcare companies and investors from Canada and around the world....more

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Canada's M&A Landscape and Deal Making Trends: Q1 2024

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United States and global M&A rebounded in the first quarter of 2024, powered by the return of mega deals worth US$10 billion or more. According to Bloomberg, global deal values are up about 21 percent year-on-year to more...more

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What’s Hot and What’s Not in Canadian Venture Capital Funding

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Key Findings - - U.S. investors show strong and sustained interest - Canadian government-backed funds lead domestic investment - Non-dilutive funding emerges as a dominant force - Majority of investments are in...more

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Fonds de capitaux privés : cinq tendances en matière de création de fonds et d’investissement

En 2023, les fonds de capitaux privés en gestion commune ont continué de constituer un excellent moyen pour les investisseurs d’investir dans différentes catégories d’actifs tout en diversifiant leurs placements. L’an...more

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Shifting Dynamics in Private Equity

With the return of private equity activity to pre-pandemic levels in Canada, there has been a distinct shift in the way parties approach deal terms. Blakes Partners Rory ffrench and Rianna Ritchie walk us through some of the...more

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Questions et réponses avec Paul Ciriello : Élaborer une stratégie de financement

Paul Ciriello, conseiller stratégique de notre cabinet et de nos clients, a répondu à nos questions détaillées sur le contexte actuel du financement, ainsi que sur ce qu’il faut faire, et ce qu’il faut éviter, en ce qui a...more

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Ready to Rebound: Canada's 2024 M&A Landscape

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While Canadian M&A activity continued to lag in 2023 as compared to 2021 and early 2022 in terms of transaction value and volume, as reflected in a significant downturn in exits in Q3, there remain a number of reasons for...more

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Q&A With Paul Ciriello: Developing a Fundraising Strategy

Paul Ciriello, Strategic Advisor to Blakes and our clients, answered our in-depth questions about the current fundraising environment, and the dos and don’ts of raising capital as we head into 2024. Paul is the founder...more

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Création de fonds 101 : Enjeux liés à la création de fonds de capital-investissement - Partie 1 : Structuration

Première partie d’une série sur la création de fonds et sur les investissements dans ceux-ci. Les fonds de capital-investissement représentent une activité importante au Canada. Selon PitchBook, il existe près de 500...more

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Fund Formation 101: Issues to Consider When Forming a Private Equity Fund - Part 1 Structuring

This is the first part of a multi-part series on fund formations and investments. Private equity funds are big business in Canada. According to PitchBook, there are almost 500 private equity funds in Canada, and that does...more

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Canada's M&A Landscape Q3 2023: Special Edition on Energy

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In this special edition of Bennett Jones' quarterly M&A update, we look at deal activity in Canada's energy sector and what the key takeaways from WPC might tell us about what's to come....more

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Continuation Funds: ILPA Updated Guidance

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The Institutional Limited Partner Association (ILPA) published new guidance on May 15, 2023, relating to continuation funds. The guidelines build on ILPA's prior (2019) guidance on best practices for GP-led secondary fund...more

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Private Equity in Canada: Market and Regulatory Overview

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A Q&A guide to private equity law in Canada. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the market; investment incentives for institutional and...more

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Canada's M&A Landscape Q3 2022: It's Not If, It's When

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While Canadian M&A activity slowed in Q3, many companies and investors continue to have the appetite and capital to do M&A transactions, including private equity funds who continue to seek accretive opportunities to deploy...more

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Continuation Funds: A Growing Trend

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A Tool for Portfolio Management - While the secondaries market has traditionally provided opportunities for limited partners to exit from private equity funds, there has been an increase in General Partner (GP)-led...more

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Private Equity - Recent Developments Of Importance

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The first nine months of 2021 set records for global M&A activity and kept private equity firms especially busy. An abundance of dry powder and low interest rates have encouraged private equity investors to make up for lost...more

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Canadian outbound dealmaking rebounds

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Canadian dealmakers are betting on large overseas purchases as market confidence returns - Canadian dealmakers have become a major presence beyond their borders, conducting a total of 361 outbound deals worth a total of...more

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Big Trends in Canada's Private Equity Bull Market

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We are now beginning the second decade of the private equity (PE) bull market in Canada. The surge of PE investment in the last 10 years has shifted the ground of Canadian and global corporate finance....more

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