Private Equity Briefings
An essential read for private equity professionals navigating Canada’s evolving investment landscape. This series explores deal activity, emerging market trends and the strategic considerations shaping investment decisions.
Globally, private equity markets have moderated in the first half of 2026 as new and ongoing geopolitical developments are shifting the calculus on dealmaking. However, selectivity, discipline and creativity continue to generate deals, with North America attracting the lion's share of private market activity. At the year's midpoint, there is good reason to believe that the back half of 2026 will see a rallying of activity, especially in select sectors like infrastructure, energy and IT.
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Private Equity & Investment Funds Group
Private Equity & Investment Funds Group
Our Private Equity & Investment Funds group advises private equity sponsors, pension funds, family offices and institutional investors on transactions across Canada and the US-Canada corridor. With deep experience in cross-border structuring and sector-focused insight—particularly in energy, infrastructure, real estate, technology and agribusiness—we guide clients through every stage of the investment cycle. Our multidisciplinary team brings together strengths in M&A, capital markets, finance, tax, ESG and more to deliver practical, risk-aware advice focused on long-term value creation.
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Matthew J. Hunt
Partner • Corporate Lawyer
James T. McClary
Partner • Private Equity and M&A Lawyer
Elizabeth K. Dylke
Partner • Corporate and Private Funds Lawyer