Canadian private equity deal-making in first half highest since 2007
Canadian buyout and related private equity deal-making continued to grow in the first half of 2015, according to final data released by Thomson Reuters. Disclosed values of deals (announced and closed) totaled $11.4 billion as of June 30th, the strongest first half for private equity investment in Canada since 2007. A total of 205 deals were done in this period, which set a new first-half record, Thomson Reuters said. Canadian buyout-PE investors were also more active overseas between January and June, leading or participating in 82 transactions valued at about $95 billion. In contrast, the pace of Canadian private equity fundraising slowed in the first half, with capital committed totaling $4.4 billion.
27 July 2015•4 mins read
