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A photo collage. From left: Samuel Chinniah at CWB Wealth; Ashish Utarid at IGM Wealth Management; Eric Gilboord at Warren Business Development Center.

So you’ve had a ‘liquidity event.’ What comes next?

Reinvest in another business? Considered tax implications? What about the grandkids? Founders face so many questions

August 6, 2024
Wealth

A photo collage. From left: Arno Tatto, who sold Burnaby, B.C.-based KD Engineering Co.; Julie Afanasiff, Managing Partner at Western Canada-based deal advisory Sequeira Partners; Bob Lawence, founder of Vancouver-based VEER Business Advisors Ltd.

Family office ended up being best buyer for B.C. firm

‘A family office may be less likely than a private equity firm to look at your business as a short-term strategic asset’

July 3, 2024
Family Business

A photo collage: Neil Wainwright, left, who sold the business he co-fouded, Nexonia; and Joel Lessem, who sold the business he co-founded, Firmex.

These founders sold to PE. The pros and cons

What to do if a private equity firm comes knocking to buy your business? Experts and founders weigh in

May 28, 2024
Family Business

A photo collage, From left, Michelle Alphonso at Grant Thorton LLP; David Ford at Clark Wilson LLP; Mark Borkowski at Mercantile Mergers & Acquisitions Corp.

Buying and selling a business: ‘Earnouts are the new reality’

But there are many ways for an earnout to go sideways, hurting both the buyer and the seller of a business

April 2, 2024
Wealth

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Seven dos and don’ts in M&A deals

Up to 90 per cent of acquisitions can fail. Experts offer tips for increasing the likelihood of successful mergers and acquisitions

November 30, 2023
Wealth

The mid-market M&A opportunity for investors

With private equity firms homing in on mid-market M&A, are Canada’s family offices and private investors seeing opportunity there?

November 15, 2023
Wealth

CI deal will bring stability and continuity of service: Northwood

CI can ‘provide permanent stable capital, help us grow, and allow us to retain the same entrepreneurial culture and objective advice approach,’ says Northwood head

January 13, 2022
Fundamentals

CI Financial to acquire Toronto’s Northwood Family Office

Investment and asset management firm CI’s deal with the Northwood multi-family office is expected to close in Q2 of this year

January 11, 2022
Fundamentals

Art of the deal-makers: Toronto’s ACG is a catalyst to frenzied M&A scene

Family offices and high-net-worth families are playing a bigger role in facilitating mid-market deals

November 8, 2021
Family Business

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