Overview
Canadian private M&A and business practice are very similar
to the US. As such, US buyers can generally expect fewer surprises
heading north than into other foreign jurisdictions. For these and
other reasons, Canada is one of the most popular destinations for
US outbound M&A, both in deal volume and deal value.
We've prepared this overview of private M&A into Canada
to facilitate cross-border investment. Given the high-level
similarities in law and market practice between our countries,
we've focused on major differences and the most relevant
considerations for US buyers coming into Canada.
US / Canada Cross-Border M&A Statistics
Canada is consistently amongst the most popular destinations for
outbound US investment. Indeed, Canada routinely ranks
second behind only the U.K. in outbound
US M&A by deal volume and within the
top five destinations for US outbound M&A by
deal value. Similarly, Canada is routinely amongst
the top three largest sources of
