Ensign moves up Trinidad bid deadline; target prefers Precision Drilling offer

November 19, 2018 by Dan Healing

Ensign insists the cash value of its offer of about $470 million now outweighs the all-shares offer by Precision.

Parmalat to acquire Kraft’s natural cheese division for $1.62B

November 7, 2018 by CP STAFF

Parmalat to take over cheese brands Cracker Barrel, P’tit Quebec and Amooza.

Encana to buy Newfield Exploration in all stock deal, plans to raise dividend

November 1, 2018 by CP STAFF

Encana will assume US$2.2 billion of Newfield debt.

Oilsands target MEG formally rejects Husky Energy’s $3.3B takeover bid

October 17, 2018 by CP STAFF

MEG says the offer “significantly undervalues” its shares and is not in the best interests of the company.

Canopy Growth buying Ebbu in deal worth more than $425M

October 15, 2018 by CP STAFF

Pot firm Canopy will pay $25 million in cash and issue 6,221,210 shares to Ebbu.

Global executives cooling on deals amid trade uncertainty

October 9, 2018 by Pan Pylas, ASSOCIATED PRESS

EY found only 46% of executives are planning a takeover in the next 12 months.

Oilfield services M&A picks up as battered drillers seek lower costs, scale

May 17, 2017 by CP Staff

Drillers and service companies are rehiring staff and redeploying equipment after cutting costs to the bone during the downturn.

Growing your business

June 18, 2016 by Mark Borkowski

Options for buying or partnering up.

GE completes $10.6B acquisition of Alstom’s power division

November 3, 2015 by The Associated Press

Power and water division officials say the purchase will take advantage of complementary strengths in technology and global capability.

Companies looking for takeovers to cushion global slowdown: survey

October 26, 2015 by The Canadian Press

Deal values are already up 35% on 2014, according to EY.

Ballard acquires power management product developer Protonex

June 29, 2015 by PLANT Staff

Deal is worth $30 million; expected to close in Q3.

3M buying Capital Safety from KKR for $1.8B

June 24, 2015 by The Canadian Press

Transaction includes approximately $700 million in debt; expected to close in Q3.

EHT to acquire modular housing manufacturer EVIA

June 22, 2015 by PLANT Staff

Cash and stock deal worth $46.7 million.

PC chip giant Intel to buy Altera for $17B

June 2, 2015 by The Associated Press

Altera makes chips used in phone networks and cars, an area Intel is targeting for growth.

Record number of Canadian businesses looking at deals

May 11, 2015 by PLANT Staff

EY survey reveals there’s opportunities for strategic and innovative deals despite iffy economic sentiment.