Canadian private equity deal-making in first quarter breaks record
Canadian buyout and related private equity deal making continued at a strong pace in the first quarter of 2015, according to final data released by Thomson Reuters. A total of 99 deals secured $6 billion in disclosed investment values between January and March, which is the most active first-quarter period ever recorded for the market in Canada. Domestic private equity investors were also more active overseas in this period, leading or participating in 39 transactions valued at about $34 billion. Canadian buyout and related private equity funds brought an additional $2.6 billion in commitments into the market in the first three months of 2015, which is down slightly from the year before.
27 April 2015•4 mins read
