Bennett Jones latest quarterly M&A outlook is featured in a Globe and Mail story on Canadian technology companies becoming more attractive targets for US buyers. In recent weeks, two more TSX-listed companies announced plans to go private. These deals followed on a string of takeovers last year. The Globe writes that:
“The momentum behind going private transactions in Canada’s technology sector will continue in 2025,” partners in law firm Bennett Jones predicted in a recent study. “This trend can be largely attributed to a combination of depressed stock prices, difficulty in accessing capital and disconnects in intrinsic value, changing market conditions and growing interest from well-capitalized US private equity firms.”
In domestic tech circles, there is widespread frustration that stock market valuations don’t match companies’ growth potential, according to Bennett Jones. The law firm said: ”The less-than-robust Canadian capital markets activity in 2024 will continue to act as a catalyst for more going private deals.”
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"Last year, 273 mergers and acquisitions worth US$9-billion played out in the Canadian tech sector, according to Bennett Jones. Only the mining sector experienced more M&A activity. That deal-every-business-day pace is expected to increase.”
Globe and Mail subscribers can read the full story here.
