Strengthen anti-bribery and corruption measures
Explore key regulatory expectations compliance professionals must incorporate into their organization’s ABAC compliance.
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Global M&A industry trends: 2025 outlook
M&A in 2025: Big deals, winning hands, and wild cards. Megadeal momentum returns to the market—but dealmakers will need to expect the unexpected.
2025 Canadian M&A outlook
What’s the outlook for Canadian M&A for 2025? Explore insights into Canada’s productivity challenge and related deals opportunities.
Deals activity in Canada in the second Trump era
Read our analysis of the key steps we expect a Trump administration will take and how they may impact the deals market in Canada.
2024 mid-year Canadian M&A update
What’s the outlook for Canadian mergers and acquisitions for the rest of 2024? Explore key segments of the economy that may yield opportunities.
Global Economic Crime Survey 2024
Learn how companies can embrace risk to prevent economic crime and disclose its consequences for future growth through our Global Economic Crime Survey.
Build a future-ready resilience program
How can leaders make sure their resilience program matures and evolves ahead of a changing business environment?
Once in a lifetime
The keys to succession planning and business continuity as Canadian family enterprise founders and owners navigate the great wealth transfer.
The human element: Manage succession with an approach that goes beyond the numbers
Managing the human element is crucial when transferring a private or family business, but you can take steps to ensure a successful deal.
Strengthen your organization’s resilience with a cross-disciplinary approach to risk management
Explore four ways Canadian leaders can enhance their organization’s resilience by breaking down barriers within and outside their organization.
Take a people-first approach to enhancing your organization’s resilience
Explore three practical ways Canadian leaders can enhance their organization’s resilience by leveraging the power of their people.
Global Crisis and Resilience Survey 2023
How organisations are adapting to constant disruption by transforming their approach to building resilience
Will ESG factors create or destroy value in your next deal? Six orange flags for dealmakers
Growing emphasis on nonfinancial factors in M&A requires expanded due diligence to limit risk and maximize value.
Cybersecurity in deals: Protect your organization and create new value
Our PwC Canada panel explores the increasingly critical role of cybersecurity in deals, both in terms of risk mitigation and value creation.
Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2022 - Canadian insights
How are organizations becoming increasingly vulnerable, and external fraudsters emerging as a bigger threat? Learn what this means for Canadian companies.
Embracing ESG and defining purpose to create value and attract investors
Getting ready to sell? Learn more about how to develop an ESG strategy and increase the value of your business.
How an integrated approach to liquidity can help you embrace new levers of growth and build a resilient tomorrow
How can you unlock cash to achieve your business goals? Learn more in our latest blog.
Doing the right deals - M&A
Learn why mergers and acquisitions (M&A) designed for a capabilities fit deliver better outcomes, and practical steps to maximize value in deals.
Global Private Equity Responsible Investment Survey 2021
Private equity’s ESG journey: From compliance to value creation. Our survey shows how PE firms are best adopting sustainable investing and putting ESG at the heart of their business strategy.
Navigating a changing landscape for fairness opinions in a post-COVID-19 world
The need for independent fairness opinions on proposed M&A transactions has never been greater. How can boards get the guidance they need?
PwC Corporate Finance advises Mike & Mike’s on its sale to Fresh Direct Produce
PwC Corporate Finance* acted as exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of Mike & Mike’s Inc. (“Mike & Mike’s” or the “Company”) on its sale to Fresh Direct Produce Ltd. (“Fresh Direct”), a portfolio company of Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney and Company, Inc. (“HKW”).
PwC Corporate Finance advises Hexonet on its sale to CentralNic
PwC Corporate Finance* acted as exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of Hexonet GmbH and Hexonet Services Inc. (collectively as “Hexonet” or the “Company”) to CentralNic Group PLC (“CentralNic”).
PwC Corporate Finance advises Lube City on its sale to Motosel and BDC Capital
PwC Corporate Finance* acted as exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of Lube City Corp. (“Lube City” or the “Company”) on their sale to Motosel Industrial Group Inc. (“Motosel”) and BDC Capital.
PwC Corporate Finance advises Primex on its sale to Oldcastle
PwC Corporate Finance* acted as exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of Primex Technologies Inc. (“Primex” or the “Company”) on their sale to Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc. (“Oldcastle Infrastructure”).
PwC Cannabis Series: Operating model design
The cannabis industry experienced rapid growth from the outset. Capital was plentiful and available in the early days. Industry players used mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to drive enterprise value while trying to stay true to their entrepreneurial, start-up culture.
Creating value beyond the deal: private equity
We surveyed 100 private equity market participants from a range of geographies and asked about their experiences with value creation through M&A.
Driving transformative value creation in private equity carve outs
Carve outs and divestments are expected to increase as a result of record-setting acquisition levels and resulting debt loads.
Cannabis series - Supply chain management: Mastering the mechanics of moving cannabis to market
Since adult-use cannabis legalization, scores of companies have had their business plans put to the test. Within the first weeks of adult-use legalization supply shortages and shipping delays underscored the current market issues.
Breaking down the silos to combat financial crimes
More companies are starting to realize that an organizational barrier between cybersecurity, anti-fraud, and anti-money laundering teams is diminishing the effectiveness of a firm-wide ability to combat financial crimes.
Cannabis series - M&A: High yields drive a surge in cannabis industry transaction
Given the current fragmentation in the cannabis industry, it’s not surprising that cannabis companies who are flush with cash and have access to relatively cheap capital are on a buying spree.
Cannabis series - Capabilities: Bringing your cannabis strategy to life
To create value, cannabis companies will need to navigate their way through a maze of possibilities.
Cannabis series - Technology: The missing link for cannabis LPs
For long-term success, cannabis companies need to adopt technology as a critical capability
Cannabis series - The cannabis landscape
For years, registered patients in Canada have had legal access to medicinal cannabis, and with the adoption of the Cannabis Act on October 17th, 2018, Canada has become the first G-7 country to federally legalize adult-use cannabis.
Cannabis series - Cannabis strategy: high hopes are not enough
Although the markets have fallen since legalization, overall strong performance means early investors have been handsomely rewarded for taking the leap into the cannabis industry.
Distressed investing — Step 5: Close with confidence
The last thing you want to see is all your hard work and investment of time and resources go for naught because the arrangement is nixed by the distressed company’s board of directors or stakeholders. A fairness report by a credible, independent party can improve the chances that your deal succeeds.
Distressed investing—Step 4: Structure the deal
How you structure and position your offer can often make the difference between success and failure in a competitive distressed merger and acquisition process.
Distressed investing—Step 3: Perform due diligence
Take a deeper dive into the distressed business to understand performance and profitability, and evaluate options to turn the business around.
Distressed investing — Step 2: Develop a strategy for superior returns
Once you’ve identified a distressed investment that interests you, it’s time to strategize. While there may be a golden opportunity to get a significant return on your investment, you’ll need to do your homework, ask the right questions and create a sound strategy so you’re confident you can achieve your investment...
Distressed investing — Step 1: Find opportunities with confidence
If you’re looking for attractive investments, chances are you’re finding it harder and harder to source accretive deals in the current landscape. The solution to your problem may lie in distressed opportunities.
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