Torys LLP's Michael Akkawi, Sophia Tolias and Guy Berman believe key dynamics of Canada's private equity market in 2015 tell us a lot about emerging trends in 2016. In a PE Hub Canada exclusive, they argue how a more competitive market environment, new PE strategies and other factors are shaping deal activity. Neville Jugnauth and Derek Flaman also share their insights on the new deal opportunities in Canada’s energy sector.
6 min read · 19 February 2016
Torys LLP has released its much-anticipated Private Equity in Focus 2016 report. It considers how private equity deal-making in 2015 has set the stage for this year's transactions. Torys' report helps investment pros peer into what lies ahead in 2016 through three levels of focus: in the markets, in the deals, and in the terms.
3 min read · 12 February 2016
Torys' Partners Jared Fontaine, Ian Arellano and Neville Jugnauth expect to see Canadian deal-makers make significant, large-scale acquisitions in foreign markets in 2016, building on the intense activity of the past year. With recent weakness in the domestic economy, they also believe there will be increased opportunities for investors to deploy more capital to M&A deals in Canada.
4 min read · 23 December 2015
Torys LLP has released its latest and much-anticipated M&A Top Trends 2016 report. It explores how deal-makers will work to find new M&A opportunities and close deals in the months ahead. Torys has identified five key trends that will be of particular interest to buyout, private equity and venture capital professionals, and to other readers of PE Hub Canada.
3 min read · 09 December 2015
1 min read · 20 November 2015
Toronto-based Kilmer Group, a family office led by billionaire investor Larry Tanenbaum, recently replaced its fund management business with a fund-less strategy, saying it wants to stay invested longer in promising companies.
3 min read · 18 September 2015
Canadian alternative assets manager Kensington Capital Partners has appointed Harold Huber to the position of senior vice-president. Huber previously served at Canadian law firm Torys LLP, where he was a partner and acted as legal counsel for Kensington's infrastructure business. He has been working in the acquisition and development of energy and infrastructure projects in North America for over 30 years. In June, peHUB Canada profiled Tom Kennedy, the chairman and managing director of Toronto-based Kensington.
2 min read · 18 September 2015
It was early 2010 and the industry was wiping its brow after surviving the financial crisis with only a few scars. Institutional investors remained parsimonious. Both new deals and exits were sparse. New Mexico State Investment Council had just endured a pay-to-play scandal. Buyout firms faced the grim prospect of having to register as investment advisers with the SEC.
6 min read · 14 September 2015
The University of Michigan has committed $50 million to a debut fund from Emet Capital Management earmarked for investments involving distressed real estate projects financed by municipal revenue bonds.
4 min read · 31 August 2015
Southfield Capital late last month secured about $25 million for its second fund and immediately put some $8 million of that to work toward the purchase of insurance products provider Vanguard Dealer Services.
2 min read · 20 August 2015
