• About
  • Offices
  • Careers
  • News
  • Students
  • Alumni
  • Payments
  • EN | FR
Background Image
Bennett Jones Logo
  • People
  • Expertise
  • Knowledge
  • Search
  • FR Menu
  • Search Mobile
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
View all
Practices
Corporate Litigation Regulatory Tax View all
Industries
Energy Infrastructure Mining Private Equity & Investment Funds View all
Advisory
Crisis & Risk Management Public Policy
View Client Work
International Experience
Insights News Events Subscribe
Arbitration Angle Artificial Intelligence Insights Business Law Talks Podcast Class Actions: Looking Forward Class Action Quick Takes
Economic Outlook New Energy Economy Series Private Equity Briefings Quarterly Fintech Insights Quarterly M&A Insights
Sustainability & the CIO
People
Offices
About
Practices
Industries
Advisory Services
Client Work
Insights
News
Events
Careers
Law Students
Alumni
Payments
Search
Subscribe

Stay informed on the latest business and legal insights and events.

LinkedIn LinkedIn Twitter Twitter Vimeo Vimeo
 

Energy Transition Investment and Interest Rate Cuts Driving Optimism In Quebec M&A

August 02, 2024

Jean Tessier speaks with Canadian Lawyer about Bennett Jones' latest quarterly M&A report—and how foreign investment in Quebec’s energy transition has driven M&A in Q2 2024. Interest rate cuts are providing optimism the momentum will continue.

“It looks like a bounce-back quarter, at least in Quebec,” says Jean. He says it has been slow for a year but has recently been involved in several competitive M&A auctions. “There's a lot of optimism and a general sense that we’ve probably turned the corner."

He says many M&A transactions are byproducts of the major investments in Quebec's energy transition and EV battery manufacturing industry. These include strategic real estate, including land acquisitions and acquisitions for specific technologies that feed into the EV industry.

“We've been quite fortunate in Quebec with the government’s will to invest in the energy transition quite heavily and aggressively.”

On July 24, the Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate to 4.5 percent, following a previous 0.25 percent cut in June. “This is part of the good news that may make it so that players looking in on the sidelines will gain confidence and jump in,” says Jean.

The full story is available here.

Key Contact

  • Jean  Tessier Jean Tessier, Partner

Related Links

  • Insights
  • Media
  • Subscribe

Related Expertise

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Recent Posts

Articles

Climate Change Initiatives: Selected Recent Changes and the Application of Existing Tax Principles to Clean Energy—Part 2

July 21, 2025
       

Articles

Tariff Tensions: Managing Risk Through Carefully Drafted Construction Contracts

July 21, 2025
       

Speaking Engagements

Sabrina Bandali spoke at the 71 Annual Natural Resources

July 17, 2025
       

Client Work

Canada Infrastructure Bank Closes C$1 Billion Financing to Support Montréal-Trudeau Transformation

July 16, 2025
       

In The News

John Manley on the CBC News Network

July 11, 2025
       

Speaking Engagements

Rethinking Cyber Risk in the Age of AI: What Boards Need to Know

July 08, 2025
       

Announcements

Eighteen Bennett Jones Lawyers Ranked in Lexpert's Special Edition on Health Sciences

July 02, 2025
       

Client Work

Bennett Jones Acts for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited in Overturning C$228 Million Judgment

July 02, 2025
       

Announcements

Harinder Basra Appointed Calgary Managing Partner at Bennett Jones

July 01, 2025
       
Bennett Jones Centennial Footer
Bennett Jones Centennial Footer
About
  • Leadership
  • Diversity
  • Community
  • Innovation
  • Security
Offices
  • Calgary
  • Edmonton
  • Montréal
  • Ottawa
  • Toronto
  • Vancouver
  • New York
Connect
  • Insights
  • News
  • Events
  • Careers
  • Students
  • Alumni
Subscribe

Stay informed on the latest business and legal insights and events.

LinkedIn LinkedIn Twitter Twitter Vimeo Vimeo
© Bennett Jones LLP 2025. All rights reserved.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms of Use
Logo Bennett Jones