Canadian PE's $20.9 bln invested YTD eclipses 2016 results: CVCA
Canada’s private equity market saw $20.9 billion invested in 447 deals in the first nine months of 2017, already surpassing the $13.8 billion invested in all of 2016, according to a report by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA). Three mega-deals, including the $4.8 billion buyout of DH Corp, accounted for 38 percent of total values; however, the report also found growth in other market segments. Activity in Q3 2017 contributed to overall trends, with $7.1 billion invested in 160 deals, up 133 percent from Q3 2016. The industrial and manufacturing sector has so far accounted for the largest share of 2017 PE deals, or 19 percent of the total.
22 November 2017•3 mins read
