Cross-Border M&A: Key Considerations for PE Funds

Join Duff & Phelps and Davies for a webcast on key issues facing PE funds involved in cross-border M&A deals in Canada.

Schedule 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (EST)

Discussion Topics

• Overview of M&A activity in Canada
• How the cost of capital, price metrics (e.g., EBITDA multiples) and deal activity differ by sector between the U.S. and Canada  
• COVID-19 impacts: trends and considerations when doing due diligence and negotiating key deal terms
• Financial due diligence: what to do, how to do it and what to look for
• Purchase price, working capital and other pricing issues: how to thread the needle
• Canada’s foreign investment and national security review regime: what’s changed and what hasn’t 
• How to plan for a successful distressed M&A deal in Canada

Speakers

• Chris Nobes, Managing Director, Duff & Phelps
• Zachary Booth, Vice President, Duff & Phelps
• Jennifer Grossklaus, Partner, Davies
• Brooke Jamison, Partner, Davies
• Kevin Greenspoon, Partner, Davies
• Anita Banicevic, Partner, Davies
• Natalie Renner, Partner, Davies
• Brooke Jamison, Partner, Davies (Moderator)