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Views From the MarketEpisode 150 - Trends in Midmarket M&A Cybersecurity DiligenceIn the 150th episode of Views from the Market, Ira Goldstein joins Mario Nigro to discuss the evolving role of cybersecurity in midmarket M&A. As he explains, cybersecurity diligence has become a key part of deal-making, driven by the ever-increasing value of data in many business sectors. He stresses the value of hands-on technical assessments – rather than check-the-box exercises – for many organizations, as well as the importance of proactive controls and the challenges smaller firms face in allocating resources for cybersecurity. Looking ahead, Goldstein predicts increased use of AI-driven tools for risk assessment as cybersecurity awareness continues to grow.
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2025-12-1822 minViews From the MarketEpisode 149 - BDC’s Thrive ETA Fund: Driving Success for Canada’s Women EntrepreneursThis episode of "Views from the Market" features Sévrine Labelle, Managing Director of BDC’s Thrive Lab and Thrive Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Fund, which focus on women entrepreneurs. As Sévrine notes, only 4% of investment in Canada supports women-founded businesses. The conversation centres on the newly launched $50 million Thrive ETA Fund, which helps women become entrepreneurs through acquisition – whether via search funds, self-funded deals, or management buyouts. The fund provides equity for women to acquire mid-sized businesses. Sévrine emphasizes the sector-agnostic fund’s flexibility in investment models and cheque sizes (typically $1 - 2 million) and its reliance on co-investment rather th...
2025-12-0418 minViews From the MarketEpisode 148 - Preserving Wealth Post-Exit: Using Institutional Models for Global DiversificationIn this episode, Mario Nigro speaks with Andrew Sarna and Vanessa Hui of Forthlane Partners, an independent wealth management firm. Forthlane offers sophisticated institutional investment strategies to its clientele of high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and foundations. Vanessa and Andrew discuss how the firm diversifies client investments through private equity, hedge funds, and defensive credit strategies that offer downside protection. The broad experience of Forthlane’s team allows it to tap into geographies and lower midmarket investments that are sometimes overlooked. Opportunities in precious metals and other commodities, which are partly AI-driven, are among the recent developments that are considered.
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2025-11-2019 minViews From the MarketEpisode 147 - Foreign Interest in Canada’s Midmarket: A Global M&A Advisory Firm PerspectiveIn this episode, host Mario Nigro talks with Oaklins Canada partner Jonathan Sherman. As a worldwide M&A advisory firm, Oaklins is able to expose Canadian midmarket businesses to a global marketplace of potential buyers and sellers, in addition to assisting with purely domestic transactions. The discussion focuses on the effect of tariff-related uncertainty on potential foreign acquirors. Jonathan notes that while many buyers are hesitant about acquisitions in the metals and auto sectors, there is still a healthy appetite in the U.S. and overseas for acquisitions in CUSMA-protected industries. Looking ahead, Jonathan predicts that pent-up supply will drive...
2025-11-0615 minViews From the MarketEpisode 146 - Current Trends in Transactional Due DiligenceScott Foster, Canadian Practice Leader of the Global Transaction Advisory Group at Alvarez & Marsal, joins Mario Nigro to discuss transaction diligence in the Canadian midmarket. A&M’s integrated Canadian diligence offering has grown in recent years to encompass financial, commercial, operations IT, and tax services. As Scott notes, the current economic climate is extending many diligence processes as clients try to get a more complete picture of the exposure of businesses to tariff and inflation-related pressures. He and Mario also discuss the potential impact of AI on diligence before concluding with a few thoughts about where midmarket M&A is...
2025-10-2314 minViews From the MarketEpisode 145 - Rebounding M&A and the Rise of AI: A U.S. View of North American Midmarket ProspectsIn this episode, we welcome Mike Alberts of Boston-based Cohere Capital. Cohere focuses on founder-owned businesses in the $2-15 million (U.S.) EBITDA range, primarily in the tech-enabled services, software and business services sectors. The firm’s preference is to partner with existing leadership. As Mike notes, he and Cohere have had many positive experiences in the Canadian deal space and regularly travel north in search of new opportunities. The rise of AI is also considered: Mike sees AI as augmenting businesses rather than replacing their core services and human capital. Looking ahead, Mike expects a rebound in deal flow as...
2025-10-0914 minViews From the MarketEpisode 144 - First-Time Searcher to Full-Time CEO: Anatomy of a Successful AcquisitionIn this podcast, Mario Nigro is joined by David To, President and CEO of AT Safety Training. Always an entrepreneur at heart, David followed up a career in the apparel sector by forming his own private investment firm, Lnkd Capital, with the express purpose of acquiring and operating a midmarket business. David shares his “search” story, beginning with an information-gathering phase that covered about 16-20 sectors, followed by an email campaign that eventually led – after some ups and downs – to the acquisition of AT Safety Training, a services business based in Edmonton. David’s transaction was a proprietary deal, the pros and c...
2025-09-2517 minViews From the MarketEpisode 143 - 35 Years of Search: The Model Evolves but the Fundamentals Still ApplyIn this podcast, Sandro Mina of Boston-based Relay Investments joins Mario Nigro to discuss search-fund trends. First exposed to search as a Stanford student in the early 1990s, Sandro co-founded Relay in 2013. In the past 12 years, Relay has backed over 250 search funds in the U.S., Canada and beyond. As Sandro notes, search has moved into the mainstream as the proven success of the model has attracted a broader range of investors. At the same time, innovations such as accelerators have developed and the line between search and PE has sometimes been blurred. Despite these changes, the basic formula for...
2025-09-1119 minViews From the MarketEpisode 142 - The Operator Mindset: Reflections on the Road from Bay Street to Business OwnershipEric Silber of Riverdale Poultry joins Mario Nigro for this edition of the podcast. After leaving a career on Bay Street over a decade ago, Eric and business partner Prasanna Ranganathan decided to become independent sponsors by investing in Riverdale, a leading poultry transportation business in southern Ontario. While not initially planning a hands-on role for themselves, they soon began managing operations directly and eventually bought the company outright. In a wide-ranging discussion of the long learning curve that followed, Silber stresses the importance of adjusting to the cultural shift from finance to frontline operations. He also discusses his role...
2025-08-2818 minViews From the MarketEpisode 141 - Cybersecurity in M&A: Transactional Trends and InsightsStringent data protection laws and the sheer volume of digitized information in the possession of most businesses have increased cybersecurity’s importance in transactional due diligence. As Danielle Miller Olofsson explains in this episode, buyers are typically looking for a strong culture of cyber risk management in the form of privacy policies, incident response plans, and data retention schedules, among others. At the same time, cyber issues are becoming normalized and “de-dramatized”, with purchasers assessing the materiality of any cybersecurity weaknesses and dealing with cyber risk through price adjustments or indemnities. Cyber insurance is now well established and a must for mo...
2025-08-1417 min
Views From the MarketEpisode 140 - Advantages of the Independent Sponsor Model: The Strive Equity StoryIn this episode, Avneet Multani discusses Strive Equity Partners, a PE firm focused on investing as an independent sponsor in founder-owned industrial, healthcare and tech-enabled services businesses, typically in the $3-10m EBITDA range. Avneet founded Toronto-based Strive after working in the U.S. market and finding that lower midmarket deals were the best fit for his entrepreneurial work ethic. Seller rollovers, in which a retiring owner requires an experienced hands-on advisor to ensure smooth succession, are among the best opportunities for leveraging Strive’s skill set. As Avneet explains, the independent sponsor model is rapidly gaining acceptance in Canada an...
2025-07-3114 minViews From the MarketEpisode 139 - Hadley Family Capital: A Family Office that Supports SearchersRiver Ewing of Hadley Family Capital is Mario Nigro’s guest in this episode. Hadley has evolved from a manufacturing business into a diversified “family office” investor that focuses on supporting searchers in Canada and the United States. River highlights the unique advantages family offices bring to the search fund ecosystem, including flexibility and a deep understanding of small-enterprise entrepreneurship. Hadley is industry-agnostic, targeting traditional searches in the $1-5 million EBITDA range and favouring businesses with strong governance structures. Canada’s unique search fund ecosystem is expanding, particularly in the self-funded segment. Hadley sees vast opportunities in Canada and River anticipa...
2025-07-1816 minViews From the MarketEpisode 138 - Canada’s Midmarket: Managing Through the Trade WarAs tariff threats loomed in early 2025, export-dependent Canadian midmarket businesses worried about what would happen next. In this podcast, Mario Nigro speaks with Andrew Gowan of National Bank about what he’s seeing in midmarket M&A as the new reality sinks in. Many of his entrepreneurial clients – even those that rely on the export market – are working through the situation with the help of Andrew and his team, who remain focused on supporting the midmarket. Tighter due diligence and careful analyses of cross-border exposures are now standard, but lenders are still competing for good deals. Andrew notes that consolidation opport...
2025-07-0413 minViews From the MarketEpisode 137 - Midmarket Deal Flow: Down but Definitely Not OutIn this podcast, Karen Fisman of PwC joins Mario Nigro to discuss recent midmarket M&A trends – specifically the significant decline in deal flow caused by the trade wars. Karen explains that the deals that are proceeding tend to involve smaller, tariff-resistant services businesses selling to buyers that are highly familiar with the businesses’ market niches. Karen believes that we may start to see premium valuations for tariff-resistant businesses as PE firms compete for a reduced number of investment opportunities. While a market recovery is unlikely in the remainder of 2025, Karen remains optimistic about 2026, anticipating that stalled processes will resume as c...
2025-06-1917 minViews From the MarketEpisode 136 - M&A in an Era of Uncertainty: A U.S. Expert Assesses the Impact of TariffsProfessor Marc Busch of Georgetown University joins Mario Nigro for a discussion on the impact of tariffs on M&A. Professor Busch explains how current U.S. trade policy is affecting global commercial dynamics. While some moderation may be expected as “deals” are negotiated, sectoral tariffs may become a permanent fixture of U.S. trade policy. From a Canadian perspective, companies are adapting to U.S. tariffs by reshaping their supply chains and production strategies while hoping that a renegotiated CUSMA agreement will restore predictability to the marketplace. Professor Busch presents a range of scenarios regarding future trade agreements, suggesting that...
2025-06-0322 minViews From the MarketEpisode 135 - Midmarket M&A and Market Uncertainty: Thoughts from a Top Canadian DealmakerAndrew Walton of Ironbridge Equity Partners joins Mario Nigro to discuss the current state of midmarket private equity and M&A in Canada. Ironbridge’s substantial portfolio includes industrial, manufacturing, and distribution businesses across most regions of Canada. Unsurprisingly, the discussion focuses on the ongoing impact of tariff-induced market uncertainty. Even transactions that are proceeding tend to move slowly, thanks in part to longer diligence processes and a go-slow attitude among many buyers. However, as Andrew notes, while tariffs cannot be avoided, some strategies that can partially mitigate their impact are already being deployed.
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2025-05-2223 minViews From the MarketEpisode 134 - The Growing Midmarket Presence of Representation and Warranty InsuranceRepresentation and warranty insurance (“RWI”), a growing presence in Canadian M&A transactions, is the subject of Mario Nigro’s conversation with Rishi Dhir of Willis Towers Watson’s Transactional Insurance Solutions group. Rishi discusses the increased adoption of RWI in the Canadian midmarket, noting that it is now commonly used in transactions with enterprise values as low as $5 million. He explains that the premiums and deductibles for these policies have decreased, while also highlighting the broad coverage provided in deals of all sizes. Recent developments highlight RWI providers’ increased scrutiny of supply-chain flexibility and reliance on international customers in response t...
2025-04-2918 minViews From the MarketEpisode 133 - State of the Québec Midmarket: Adjusting to Changing Economic TimesJoining Mario Nigro for this episode is Wandrille Lefèvre of EC2, a Québec-based consulting firm that provides specialized M&A and corporate finance advice to midmarket companies. According to Wandrille, the Québec market, like other Canadian markets, is driven by factors like baby boomer retirements and a need for technology investment. The range of buyers in the province includes a similar mix of private equity and strategics as is found elsewhere. Even in the uncertain tariff environment, EC2 is seeing steady interest from potential sellers, with the caveat that those sellers are deliberating more about how to pro...
2025-04-1515 min
Au Coeur de l'ActionEp.58- Impact des tarifs douaniers sur les fusions et acquisitions et la croissance des Search Funds au Canada avec Me Mario Nigro, Associé chez Stikeman ElliotBienvenue à ce nouvel épisode du podcast EC2- Au Coeur de l'Action!Cette semaine, nous avons le grand plaisir d'accueillir Me Mario Nigro, associé en M&A et Private Equity chez Stikeman Elliott, et animateur du populaire podcast "Views from the Market". Notre invité nous éclaire sur les impacts des tarifs douaniers sur les fusions et acquisitions. Nous abordons également le concept des search funds et leur croissance au Canada pour l'acquisition d'entreprises. 🔍 Sujets abordés : Parcours professionne...
2025-04-1026 minViews From the MarketEpisode 132 - Contract CFOs: A Perfect Fit for Many Midmarket BusinessesIn this podcast, David Ritchie shares the story of CFO Hive, which provides businesses with contract CFOs on a fractional, full-time, or project basis, leveraging a network of experienced CFOs to offer expertise that matches client needs. Contract CFOs can add value in four ways: (i) help growing companies professionalize their finance functions, (ii) stabilize distressed businesses, (iii) assist companies during transactions, such as IPOs and M&A, and (iv) address resource gaps. The discussion emphasizes the evolving role of CFOs, particularly in M&A, as drivers of growth, and the growing interest among mid-career and older CFOs in contract...
2025-04-0117 minViews From the MarketEpisode 131 - TIMIA Capital: An Alternative Lender to Early-Stage Tech CompaniesMichael Wallace of TIMIA Capital joins Mario Nigro for an enlightening discussion of TIMIA's role as a lender to early-stage companies in the technology and software space. For many smaller businesses, firms like TIMIA are valuable sources of non-dilutive capital that can otherwise be difficult to find in the Canadian market. Michael and Mario discuss TIMIA's growth and prospects, with special attention to the things looked for when making lending decisions.
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2025-03-1814 minViews From the MarketEpisode 130 - Family Offices: A Growing Presence in the Canadian Investment LandscapeIn this episode, Mario Nigro welcomes Tom McCullough, Chairman and CEO of Northwood Family Office, which he co-founded in 2003. Tom discusses the evolution of family offices, emphasizing their vital role as “general contractors” providing integrated management of all aspects of clients’ financial affairs, including the important part they play in preparing next generation leaders. He also highlights the growing trend of family offices becoming direct, rather than passive, investors with substantial in-house expertise. The conversation provides valuable insight into the family office space and its future direction in Canada.
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Views From the MarketEpisode 129 - Rebel Vac Systems: An Alberta Search Success StoryIn this episode, Mario Nigro interviews Curtis Colbary, President and CEO of Rebel Vac Systems. Curtis discusses his background in accounting and financial due diligence, and how it led him to the search fund space and eventually, through a tip from a friend, to Alberta-based Rebel Vac, a manufacturer of hydro excavation and industrial vacuum trucks. He describes the challenge of successful searching in a sector that was relatively new to the concept, as well as the ongoing value of his excellent rapport with the seller, who has become a key advisor as the business pursues its growth strategy.
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2025-02-1818 minViews From the MarketEpisode 128 - Doing Well by Doing Good: A Searcher Finds Fulfillment in the Social Services SectorIn this podcast, Lisa Hooey, CEO of Community Resources and Support Services (CRSS), shares her transition from a career in banking and operations to the very different world of search fund entrepreneurship. The desire to make a meaningful impact led Lisa to establish Freda Capital and eventually acquire CRSS, a company providing residential and support services for people with intellectual disabilities and complex needs. Lisa discusses her search process, which focused on human-centric businesses, and describes how she found CRSS and decided it was right for her.
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2025-02-0517 minViews From the MarketEpisode 127 -The Tech Sector: Canada’s Comeback Kid of Midmarket M&A?Sid Nair, senior VP in EY Canada’s corporate finance group, joins Mario Nigro to explore the state of midmarket tech sector M&A in Canada. Sid has developed his EY team into one of the country’s leading advisors to founder-led tech businesses. He and Mario discuss how M&A in the tech space is rebounding from its post-pandemic lull, as buyers focus on quality assets with mission-critical software, significant intellectual property, and a history of customer retention. Sid notes that sellers in the tech space can be younger than in other areas, reflecting a culture of serial entrepreneurship.
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2025-01-2116 minViews From the MarketEpisode 126 - Tech Savvy: Finding the Winners in a Challenging M&A MarketOur guest, Sumit Aneja of Gulmohar Capital Partners, shares his journey from the New York financial industry to his current home of Montréal, where as a searcher, he acquired Voxco, a software and tech-enabled services business. After successfully growing Voxco’s business, Sumit negotiated a successful exit and, together with several U.S. and Canada based colleagues, founded Gulmohar Capital Partners. Gulmohar aims to acquire and professionalize lower middle-market tech businesses on both sides of the border. Sumit’s view is that, although overall acquisition activity in the tech industry has softened, the lower midmarket continues to offer significant oppor...
2025-01-0716 minViews From the MarketEpisode 125 - Competition and Foreign Investment Regulation Isn’t Just for the Big Deals AnymoreThis episode highlights the growing role of competition and foreign investment law in Canadian midmarket transactions. Special guest Michael Kilby, head of the Competition and Foreign Investment Group at Stikeman Elliott, highlights the increasing regulatory scrutiny of small and medium-sized transactions in the wake of recent amendments to the Competition Act. Scenarios that are attracting regulatory attention, include private equity roll-up strategies in sectors such as veterinary services, dentistry, and software (particularly AI). Also discussed are changes to the foreign investment review process in Canada and their impact on transaction timing and risk allocation.
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Mises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienEpisode 8 - Workplace Harassment Law: Conducting the InvestigationThis podcast – the second of a two-part series— discusses harassment in the workplace. Building on the earlier discussion of employer and employee obligations, presenters Patrick Essiminy and Camille Foczeny turn their attention to the investigation process. Key points include the importance of having a clear complaint process, conducting investigations, and taking immediate action to address harassment. The episode also highlights mental health impacts, the need for interim measures during investigations and the protocols that should govern the process, including with respect to confidentiality. And although focused on Québec, the advice provided on handling harassment complaints is applicable nationwide.
2024-12-0234 minViews From the MarketEpisode 124 - When the Search is Over: What It Takes to Build Your BusinessIn this episode, Mario Nigro interviews entrepreneur Rob Luck on his transition from engineering to search funds, and particularly Rob’s experience acquiring, operating and eventually exiting Hathorn Corp., a builder and supplier of camera equipment for drain and sewer inspections. Rob provides detailed observations on being a first-time business owner tasked with turning a legacy business into a competitive industry leader, and how he achieved his rewarding exit.
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2024-11-2517 minMises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienEpisode 7 - Workplace Harassment Law: Best Practices for EmployersHosted by Camille Foczeny and Patrick Essiminy, this episode addresses workplace harassment, with a focus on training, and employer and employee obligations. While largely based on Québec experience, the general principles may apply in other Canadian jurisdictions. The discussion emphasizes the importance of training for those managing harassment situations, and the employer's duty to prevent and respond to harassment, including the responsibility to act professionally and report incidents. Various forms of harassment, including psychological, sexual, and discriminatory harassment, as well as non-harassing acts, are defined with examples provided.
2024-11-1120 minViews From the MarketEpisode 123 - Selling a Third-Generation Family Business: An Owner’s PerspectiveThis podcast features Tom Stevenson, the former owner of Hub Equipment, a GTA-based heavy equipment rental company. Tom discusses the experience of selling the business, which was founded by his grandfather in 1946. He and host Mario Nigro focus on the importance of finding a strategic partner that shared Hub’s values and offered growth opportunities for key employees, while retaining Hub’s historic brand. Tom also reflects on the more personal aspects of the process that led to the sale to Cooper Equipment and on the positive experience of staying on with the company post-sale.
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2024-11-0613 minViews From the MarketEpisode 122 - Smaller Isn’t Simpler: The Special Challenges of Midmarket TransactionsSpecial guests Nick Rotundo and Claudio Martellacci from Grewal Guyatt LLP join Mario for this edition of the podcast. Claudio and Nick discuss the unique aspects of working with mid-market companies, emphasizing their valuation specialization, one aspect of Grewal’s comprehensive advisory services in this space. They highlight the differences between low/mid-market deals and big Bay Street deals, noting that the former can often be more challenging because of owner-operators’ deep financial and emotional stakes in their businesses. The guests also share insights into current trends, such as a growing pool of ex-tech industry employees with cash to buy exis...
2024-10-2217 minViews From the MarketEpisode 121 - Transforming Business Exits: Canada’s Innovative Employee Ownership Trust LawIn this episode, Mario Nigro and special guest Tiara Letourneau of Rewrite Capital Advisors discuss employee ownership trusts (EOTs) – both their history in the U.S. and U.K. and the work that Tiara and others have put into a successful push for similar, but even more flexible and innovative, legislation in Canada. The new Canadian EOT model allows employees to become owners without financial contributions, with the trust buying the shares and employees benefiting from the profit and equity, while also affording exiting owners a significant capital gains exemption. While Canada’s new EOT structure is a great exit opti...
2024-10-0820 minViews From the MarketEpisode 120 - The Road Ahead: Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain M&A in CanadaMario Nigro interviews Peter Stefanovich, president of Left Lane Associates, which assists transportation, logistics, and supply chain companies with exit and acquisition strategies. Left Lane’s rapid growth shows that, with exceptional industry expertise, a sector-specific Canadian M&A shop can achieve major success. Peter and Mario discuss the volatility of the market through the pandemic period and what Peter sees as the likelihood of a strong bounce-back in M&A activity, thanks to lower interest rates and increasing AI exploitation in 2025 and beyond.
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2024-09-2516 minViews From the MarketEpisode 119 - Successful Business Exits: How Professional Advisors Help Owner-OperatorsMario’s guest, Jim Friesen of Portage M&A Advisory, discusses his experiences as a sell-side advisor to Canadian owner-operators. Portage focuses on setting realistic seller expectations, preparing the businesses for sale and finding the right buyers in a pool that’s deeper than ever (with private equity, family offices, searchers and high-net-worth individuals in the mix, in addition to strategics). While some exiting lower midmarket owners continue to attempt to sell on their own, the growing complexity of sales processes and tax issues makes it highly advantageous to work with experienced professional advisors in the great majority of cases.
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2024-09-1118 minViews From the MarketEpisode 118 - Bringing Bay Street Expertise to Main Street M&A: A Conversation with Don HiltonIn this podcast, Mario Nigro speaks with Don Hilton, founder of Distinct Capital Partners, an M&A advisory firm catering to owner-operated lower midmarket businesses. With 40 years of experience at every level of corporate finance and M&A, Don has seen the sell-side market shift toward baby boomers looking to sell their businesses outside the family. As he and Mario discuss, the key to Distinct Capital’s success is its ability to provide business owners with a complete range of expert transactional services, paving the way for a smooth and successful exit.
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2024-08-2817 min
Tank Talks By Ripple VenturesUnlocking Success in Mid-Market M&A: Insights from Mario Nigro of Stikeman Elliott, LLPOn this week's episode, we welcome Mario Nigro, a partner at Stikeman Elliott, to discuss navigating the world of search funds and recent trends in mid-cap M&A.Mario shares his journey to becoming an M&A expert and offers insights into the evolving landscape of mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the Canadian market.He explains the rising popularity of the entrepreneurship-through-acquisition model and highlights the essential traits for aspiring search fund founders.We also explore current trends in mid-market M&A, the impact of rising interest rates, and the significant changes since...
2024-08-1555 minViews From the MarketEpisode 117 - Building Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: How Village Wellth WorksIn this podcast, Mario speaks with Liz MacRae about the unique Village Wellth platform, which provides entrepreneurial acquirors – often in the market for the first time – with the preparation, resources, advisory services and contacts they need to find, evaluate and finance business acquisitions. The other side of the Village Wellth coin is the opportunity it gives to sellers to increase their visibility and discover potential buyers. Liz and Mario also discuss recent trends in the Canadian acquisition market, including the expanding awareness of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) and the emergence of more family and female buyers.
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2024-08-1416 minViews From the MarketEpisode 116 - Righting the Ship: How CROs Work with Distressed BusinessesIn this episode, David Planques of Revival Capital Partners discusses the fascinating and important role of chief restructuring officer. Distressed businesses hire CROs to solve the problems that must be overcome before a successful restructuring can proceed. Seasoned CROs like David have the skills and experience to keep stakeholders, employees and suppliers on board as the process unfolds. David concludes the discussion by sharing some of the lessons of his extensive involvement in these high-pressure situations with podcast host Mario Nigro.
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2024-07-3117 minViews From the MarketEpisode 115 - Is “Now” The Time? What Older Owner-Operators Are Thinking, Post-PandemicMario Nigro’s guest for this podcast is Karl Sigerist, a business advisor focusing on the lower midmarket. Many of Karl’s clients are owner-operators who are thinking about exits. He and Mario discuss the value of engaging an outside advisor and, in particular, the impact that the pandemic has had on the succession strategies of many long-time operators who recognize that new energy may be needed, sooner rather than later, to drive their businesses forward in a changing world.
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2024-07-1715 minViews From the MarketEpisode 114 - The Rising Tide of Midmarket M&A: A Pacific Coast PerspectiveMario’s guest for this podcast is Jas Dhaliwal, Managing Director at Vancouver-based Lark Street Capital. Jas and Mario discuss current trends in the market, with a focus on Lark Street’s midmarket M&A advisory work. Jas is seeing an uptick in private equity interest, likely in anticipation of rate cuts later in 2024. Baby boomer retirements remain a driving force, as many owners of quality businesses begin their succession planning in earnest. Sectors such as professional services and healthcare are among those in which Jas is seeing, or expecting to see, increased activity going forward.
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2024-07-0311 min
A New Wave of EntrepreneurshipMario Nigro: Navigating the Complex Landscape of Canadian Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)In this episode, Mario Nigro, a partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP and a key figure in the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) ecosystem in Canada, shares his experience as legal counsel, investor, and ecosystem builder. Mario provides insights into the world of ETA, discussing what to consider before pursuing ETA, the importance of resilience, and the evolving landscape of Canadian ETA funding.
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2024-06-2445 minViews From the MarketEpisode 113 - Venture for Canada: Growing the Next Generation of EntrepreneursIn this episode, Mario is joined by Scott Stirrett of Venture for Canada, a registered charitable organization that provides training to budding entrepreneurs. Scott and Mario discuss the growing demand for entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) training in Canada and the challenges that young entrepreneurs face, notably in accessing debt financing. While Scott is optimistic about the future of ETA in Canada, he believes that policy changes to increase access to debt financing are crucial for its growth, including adapting the Canada Small Business Financing Program to include key elements of the U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program.
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2024-06-1916 minViews From the MarketEpisode 112 - How Value Creation Services Benefit Midmarket BusinessesIn this edition of the podcast, Mario Nigro interviews Richter LLP’s Michael Black and Brett Miller about value creation services that can help midmarket businesses achieve their growth and transaction objectives. As Brett and Michael discuss, value creation can involve enhancing board design, optimizing processes, systems and technology and focusing the customer and product mix. Whether implemented internally or through an advisory firm like Richter, a value creation process involves long-term planning that prepares the business for expansion or sale, creating the information base to support target identification, due diligence, transaction execution, post-sale integration and succession planning.
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2024-06-0520 minViews From the MarketEpisode 111 – British Columbia: Land of Midmarket OpportunityOur guest on this podcast episode is Paul Langley of Capital West Partners, a Vancouver-based midmarket M&A advisory firm. As Paul relates, British Columbia’s diverse economy is dominated by midmarket businesses, accounting for 25% of all midmarket transactions in Canada. While it was somewhat isolated in the past, B.C. is now squarely on the radar of U.S. and eastern Canadian buyers – one reason Paul considers the outlook for 2024 and beyond to be very positive.
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2024-05-2216 min
Mises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienÉpisode 6 - Quand les expressions d'opinions politiques des employés franchissent-elles la limite?Cet épisode se consacre aux obligations légales des employeurs face aux tensions qui surviennent sur le lieu de travail en raison des opinions politiques. Notre discussion vous permettra de connaître les principes applicables en matière de liberté d'expression des salariés et ses limites dans le contexte du milieu du travail, accompagnés d'exemples tirés de la jurisprudence.
2024-05-1336 minViews From the MarketEpisode 110 – Can Growth Equity Get You from VC to PE?Mario’s guest for this podcast is Jill Chua, Managing Director at Raymond James Canada. Jill and Mario discuss midmarket M&A, with a focus on growth equity, one of Jill’s specialties. Growth equity is a niche area of investment that targets companies that have outgrown the venture capital stage but are not ready for traditional private equity. Growth equity firms provide capital and partnership to help these companies scale faster and achieve higher valuations. One key benefit for the founders is that they can often take some secondary proceeds from the cash infusion, while also retaining some ownership, free...
2024-05-0816 minViews From the MarketEp. 109 – Looking Both Ways: Buy-Side and Sell-Side Reflect on the Dynamics of Their Midmarket DealMario is joined by Brent Timmerman and Jody Law, Co-CEOs of Pacific West Mechanical Limited, and Mike McIsaac, CEO and Managing Director at Baker Tilly Corporate Finance in Vancouver. They discuss how Brent and Jody, as search fund operators, found and acquired Pacific West, a plumbing and HVAC service and maintenance company in Vancouver, with the help of Mike and his team, who acted as the sell-side advisors for the previous owners. The guests share their insights and experiences on various aspects of the deal, particularly on the process by which each side determined that this transaction was the right...
2024-05-0219 minViews From the MarketEpisode 108 – Thoughts on the Continuing Strength of the Lower MidmarketOur guest on this episode is Robert Bezede of Norton McMullen Corporate Finance, specialists in selling Ontario-based private businesses. Robert notes that activity in the lower midmarket is insulated from the current market headwinds because aging owners are highly motivated to sell. In addition, the pool of prospective buyers has grown, with more financial groups, high net worth individuals, search funders, and family businesses involved than previously, along with increasing involvement from the major banks. Robert also discusses his very successful YouTube channel, “FinanceKid”, which has over 30,000 subscribers.
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2024-04-1016 minViews From the MarketEpisode 107 – Investigative Due Diligence in M&A: The Latest TrendsMike Karran of the Mintz Group speaks with Mario Nigro about Mintz’ global due diligence and investigations practice, particularly as it relates to vetting investment targets and their executives. Mike describes what Mintz’ investigations look for and gives examples of how the results can change the risk dynamics of a proposed transaction. As investors become more discerning and data-driven, investigative due diligence is increasingly seen as a standard practice in midmarket deals.
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2024-03-2718 min
NewGen MindsetBeyond Oil Ltd. (BOIL.CN/BEOLF) - Capital Market Series w/ Robert Kiesman (Director & VP)In the fifth episode of NewGen Mindset's "Capital Market Series," Nic & Dan sit down with Robert Kiesman from Beyond Oil Ltd. The discussion revolves around the revolutionary impact of Beyond Oil's product, its genesis, and the reasons behind its creation. The conversation delves into the three fundamental pillars that Beyond Oil prioritizes: health, cost, and sustainability. Their product appears to lead the charge in disrupting the food industry for the better.
Robert Kiesman, VP & Director, is a private business owner and corporate lawyer specializing in securities law and M&A at Stikeman Elliott LLP. He also serves as Vice...
2024-03-1934 minViews From the MarketEpisode 106 – From MBA to Search Fund Success: The Emergence of Alpha40 CapitalToday’s guests are founders of Toronto-based Alpha40 Capital, a self-funded search fund that is emerging as a significant force in the lower midmarket. Mohsen Manzari and Ash Buckle discuss how they became interested in entrepreneurship, honed their skills in business school, and developed a successful search fund during and after the pandemic. Anyone interested in the search fund model will be interested in their “lessons learned” and thoughts about the future.
2024-03-1417 minViews From the MarketEpisode 105 – After the Party: Post-purchase Disputes Take Centre StageOur guest on today’s podcast is Vimal Kotecha, a senior transactional advisor at Richter LLP with special expertise in business valuations and disputes. In the wake of the deal euphoria of 2021-22, many acquired businesses are not tracking projections, leading to a rising tide of post-purchase price disputes. Join Vimal and Mario for a wide-ranging discussion of what’s triggering these disputes, what the solutions are, and how dispute risk can be minimized in future transactions.
2024-02-2923 minViews From the MarketEpisode 104 – Canadian Search Fund Activity: A U.S. PerspectiveIn this episode, Mario Nigro speaks with Andy Love of Dallas-based Aspect Investors. Andy has been involved in the search space for about 25 years. Aspect, which he founded in 2012, has made over 200 investments, including more than 20 here in Canada. He and Mario discuss trends in the industry – both long-term and recent – and look ahead to what Andy sees as a period of continued growth over the next few years.
2024-02-1515 min
The Arbitration ConversationEpisode 19: Douglas F. Harrison, Chair of the Toronto Commercial Arbitration SocietyIn this episode, Amy interviews Douglas F. Harrison. Mr. Harrison has acted as a presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator in numerous ad hoc arbitrations and in arbitrations under the ICDR Canada, ICDR International, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, and National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program Rules.
He brings to his arbitration and mediation practice over 30 years of experience as a litigator with Stikeman Elliott LLP in Toronto, conducting a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice for clients from around the world. He was also Vice-Chair of the firm's national Claims & Risk Management Committee for several years and a me...
2024-02-0824 minViews From the MarketEpisode 103 – Staying Power: Alcorn’s Long-term Investment StrategyMario’s guest for this podcast is Greg Duggan of Alcorn Partners. Alcorn’s investment strategy is aimed at profitable lower midmarket businesses – often family-owned enterprises – that are ready to take the next step toward professionalized management. Investments are long-term in the truest sense – up to 20 years or more – and portfolio companies can be in any industry in Canada or the U.S. As Greg notes, Alcorn’s long-term commitment is attractive to exiting founder-owners and avoids the common private equity mistake of selling too early, as well as being advantageous from a tax perspective.
2024-02-0118 minViews From the MarketEpisode 102 – Finding the Opportunities in the Lower Midmarket: The Quadrivium ModelIn this episode, Mario speaks with Lars Hamkens and Jamie Pridham of Toronto-based Quadrivium Capital Partners. Quadrivium, an investment firm that works with executives and serial entrepreneurs in lower midmarket acquisitions, currently has a portfolio of 11 successful companies funded by groups of individual investors and generally held for the long term. The typical Quadrivium deal begins with an introduction to an entrepreneurial business operator for whom an appropriate opportunity is identified, often a situation with an exiting owner-operator. Looking ahead, Jamie and Lars are of the view that the lower midmarket is significantly insulated from macroeconomic forces and should continue...
2024-01-1822 minViews From the MarketEpisode 101 – Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: Democratizing the Deal SpaceIn this podcast, Bakari Akil of Graves Hall Capital shares his experiences in Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (“ETA”), a type of entrepreneurship that begins with the acquisition of an existing business using primarily third-party capital. While it is beginning to make its mark in Canada, ETA is mainly a U.S. phenomenon, thanks to the extraordinary availability of capital south of the border. In Bakari’s view, ETA is democratizing the deal space by providing a path to business ownership that almost anyone can follow.
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2023-12-0620 minViews From the MarketEpisode 100 – Flow Capital: An Attractive Alternative for High Growth CompaniesIn this edition, Mario Nigro speaks with Josh Axler of Flow Capital, a publicly-traded alternative finance firm that works with high-growth businesses in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. Josh discusses Flow’s investment criteria, which include 25% year-over-year growth and $2.5 million recurring revenue (or $4 million non-recurring) and how it structures its involvement to be minimally dilutive and non-controlling. In the current environment, with some pullback from banks and VC firms, more high-growth lower midmarket companies are looking seriously at what Flow has to offer.
2023-11-2317 minViews From the MarketEpisode 99 - Together in the Trenches: Patricia & Enrico's Search Fund JourneyIn this episode, Patricia Riopel and Enrico Magnani of Montréal-based Magnum Capital Partners share their unique journey through the search fund model, from the challenges of finding a business to acquire to their successful exit from Scribendi, an Ontario company that develops text-editing software. They also discuss their experiences as a married couple navigating this path, Patricia's perspective as the first woman to achieve a search fund exit in Canada, and their future plans to support the search community as investors.
2023-11-0919 minViews From the MarketEpisode 98 – Western Canada’s Thriving Midmarket: Energy, Insurance and MoreToday’s podcast takes us to British Columbia, where Erica McGuinness has built a sell-side advisory practice with one of Western Canada’s leading firms, Sequeira Partners. Mario and Erica discuss Alberta and B.C.’s strong deal market, with emphasis on insurance M&A, where valuations are increasing as PE firms seek out brokerage consolidation possibilities. Other sectors with strong deal flow include engineering, environmental consulting and industrials.
2023-10-2616 minViews From the MarketEpisode 97 – Snowdon Partners: A North American Lower Midmarket Investor with Québec RootsToday’s guests, Dan Chetrit and Liroy Haddad, are co-founders of Snowdon Partners. Snowdon invests in lower midmarket businesses, both directly and as a search funder. Liroy and Dan are flexible about the level of ownership Snowdon assumes, but their philosophy is to be active, long-term partners to their portfolio companies. While its investments span Canada and the U.S., Montréal-based Snowdon is particularly noted for its experience and connections in Québec’s lower midmarket.
2023-10-1216 minViews From the MarketEpisode 96 - AI and M&A: Can Generative AI Play a Role in Dealmaking?Mario’s guest is Kalle Kilpi, Founder and CEO of DealMap.Ai, a Boston-based business that tailors large language model (LLM) M&A solutions for active acquirors. LLMs like Chat GPT have potential applications to nearly every aspect of a transaction, from drafting, due diligence and routine correspondence to target discovery and strategic analysis. Please join Mario and Kalle for a fascinating and informative look at what could be the M&A world of tomorrow.
2023-09-2721 minViews From the MarketEpisode 95 – Who’s Finding Buyers and Who Isn’tMario’s guest, Ed Bryant, is the driving force behind Sampford Advisors Inc., a tech-sector sell-side advisor. He and Mario discuss the post-pandemic market, noting that buyers will still pay a good price for quality businesses but are less interested in those that are cash-flow negative. In contrast with 2020-21, growth is no longer enough: the “Rule of 40” is being more strictly applied. Among the other topics of discussion is AI, which in Ed’s view is not yet a major M&A driver but may become so within a few years.
2023-09-1418 minViews From the MarketEpisode 86 – Employee Ownership Trusts: Will Canada’s Version Succeed?Mario’s guest on this podcast, Stikeman Elliott M&A partner Michael Decicco, has been closely tracking the development of the Employee Ownership Trust concept in Canada, which is being accelerated by changes to certain federal laws. Under the current proposal, business owners who sell to EOTs would enjoy some modest capital gains tax advantages. However, as Mike and Mario discuss, it is an open question whether these will be sufficient to make EOTs a popular exit alternative.
2023-06-1616 min
The SERMAPodThe SERMAPod Ep. 35 | Canadian Sports Law Hot TopicsSERMA founder and CEO Rich Lenkov is joined by attorneys Patrick Essiminy and Antoine Metayer of Stikeman Elliott (three proud Canadians) to discuss the current intersection of Canadian sports and the law! In additional to their legal analysis, the panel also gives their predictions on the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Patrick Essiminy: https://www.stikeman.com/en-ca/people/e/patrick-essiminyAntoine Metayer: https://www.stikeman.com/en-ca/people/m/antoine-metayer Join SERMA today: www.theserma.org
2023-06-0130 minViews From the MarketEpisode 84 – The “Human Side” of M&A: Employment Issues in Transactional ContextsMario’s guest today is Stikeman Elliott’s Khalfan Khalfan, an expert in employment-related transactional issues. Topics discussed include, among others, new statutory curbs on the enforceability of employment non-competes, Canadian approaches to post-closing retention of vendor management, independent contractor mischaracterization issues and Competition Act prohibitions on no-poach agreements and wage-fixing between unrelated entities.
2023-06-0113 minViews From the MarketEpisode 82 – M&A in Challenging Times: What Restructuring Options Bring to the TableIn this podcast, Mario speaks with Liz Pillon, leader of the restructuring practice in Stikeman Elliott’s Toronto office, about the role that restructuring professionals are playing in today’s M&A market. In 2023, Liz has noted a considerable increase in formal insolvency proceedings after a period in which lenders had been hesitant to initiate them. If involved early enough, restructuring lawyers can often help businesses find out-of-court alternatives, including by connecting them with investors who specialize in distressed assets. Liz and her team are currently seeing extensive “distressed M&A” interest in sectors such as real estate, distribution/manufacturing and phar...
2023-05-1818 minMises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienEpisode 5 - Québec’s Bill 96: What Every Business Needs to KnowThis episode looks at Québec’s Bill 96 language legislation – specifically, at the effect it will have on the use of French in commercial environments. Topics discussed include commercial agreements and obligations relating to employees, among others.
2023-04-1430 minMises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienÉpisode 4 – Projet de loi 96 : Ce que toutes les entreprises doivent savoirCet épisode se penche sur le projet de loi 96 sur la langue au Québec, et plus particulièrement sur l’effet qu’il aura sur l’utilisation du français dans un contexte commercial. Les sujets discutés comprennent entre autres les ententes commerciales et les obligations liées aux employés.
2023-04-1237 min
Tech Law BitsReps & Warranty Insurancewith Alethea Au and Moritz Maurer
Guests
Alethea Au
Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group with a focus on technology companies at Stikeman Elliott in Toronto, Canada
Moritz Maurer
Partner at NKF in Zurich, Switzerland
Topic: Reps & warranty insurance – challenges in tech transactions
Your Host
Dr. Martin Schirmbacher, HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte in Berlin, Germany
Registration for the Conference
6th Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector Conference, Berlin, March 23rd/24th, 2023
2023-03-1016 min
International Insolvency InstitutePortuguese: Bankruptcy Asset Sales in the NAFTA Countries: A Cross Jurisdictional ComparisonJoint Webinars & Podcasts of the North American Regional Committee and Latin America Regional Committee featuring Lisa Donahue of Alix Partners, Elizabeth Pillon of Stikeman Elliott and Alejandro Sainz of Sainz Mexico. This podcast is moderated by Ivan Romo of SOELI Consulting.
2023-02-0837 minInternational Insolvency InstituteEnglish: Bankruptcy Asset Sales in the NAFTA Countries: A Cross Jurisdictional ComparisonJoint Webinars & Podcasts of the North American Regional Committee and Latin America Regional Committee featuring Lisa Donahue of Alix Partners, Elizabeth Pillon of Stikeman Elliott and Alejandro Sainz of Sainz Mexico. This podcast is moderated by Ivan Romo of SOELI Consulting.
2023-02-0837 minInternational Insolvency InstituteSpanish: Bankruptcy Asset Sales in the NAFTA Countries: A Cross Jurisdictional ComparisonJoint Webinars & Podcasts of the North American Regional Committee and Latin America Regional Committee featuring Lisa Donahue of Alix Partners, Elizabeth Pillon of Stikeman Elliott and Alejandro Sainz of Sainz Mexico. This podcast is moderated by Ivan Romo of SOELI Consulting.
2023-02-0837 min
Views From the MarketEpisode 66 – Between Friends: New Directions in German-Canadian M&AIn this podcast, Mario Nigro speaks with Stikeman Elliott’s Eric Bremermann, a specialist in acquisitions involving Canadian and European businesses – particularly those from German-speaking countries. In the past year, Eric has observed a surge in interest in Canadian critical mineral sector as European firms look to low-risk, “friendly” sources of key supply chain components, including lithium.
2023-01-1922 min
CIO Leadership Live: CanadaDerek Cullen, CIO of Stikeman ElliottDerek Cullen, CIO, Stikeman Elliott discusses the evolving role of the CIO as a leader and business partner. He also discusses supporting career development through networking and volunteering.
2023-01-1920 minViews From the MarketEpisode 62 – Success After Success: Searching for a Second Career ChallengeJoining Mario is Anne Ristic, CEO of Agency Employment Services (AES). Anne, a longtime partner of Stikeman Elliott, recounts her decision to embark on a new career as of 2022, and how the search fund model allowed her to find a perfect fit in the form of AES, a growing HR back office business. She and Mario also discuss some of the challenges faced by a first-time CEO as well as the current state of the human resources marketplace.
2022-12-0822 min
Views From the MarketEpisode 54 - Successful Succession: Taking an HVAC Distribution Business ForwardJoining Mario in this podcast are Philip Desrochers and Cameron Roblin of Stratos Growth Partners, a search fund focused on small and mid-sized Canadian businesses looking for a tailored succession strategy. In addition to the Stratos story, Cameron and Philip discuss their acquisition of GLP Canada Inc., a distributor of HVAC products, and the renewed interest in HVAC that has resulted from the pandemic.
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2022-09-1519 minViews From the MarketEpisode 53 – Life Sciences and Healthcare: Making M&A Work in a Highly Regulated EnvironmentMario’s guest for this podcast is Sara Zborovski, a partner at Stikeman Elliott and leader of the firm’s life sciences and healthcare regulatory practice. As Sara and Mario discuss, the recent surge in health sector M&A has shown the importance of expert regulatory guidance relating to everything from telemedicine and medical AI technology to the compliance aspects of roll-up acquisitions of professional practices.
2022-09-0118 minViews From the MarketEpisode 43 – Economic Sanctions Laws: A Growing Issue for Canadian BusinessesMario’s guest on this edition of the podcast is Shawn Neylan, a partner at Stikeman Elliott and a specialist in foreign investment issues of all types. In recent years, and particularly since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, compliance with economic sanctions legislation has been a growing regulatory issue for many Canadian businesses. Today, even small and medium-sized businesses are developing internal policies and education programs and, as Shawn notes, such efforts often require attention to not only Canadian sanctions regulations but U.S. and other foreign requirements as well.
2022-06-0220 min
Mises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienEp. 3: The Three Fundamental Challenges of Remote WorkIn this episode, Patrick Essiminy is joined by Charif El-Khouri, a senior associate in the Employment & Labour Group at Stikeman Elliott in Montréal recognized for his practical, business-minded advice. While the pandemic has proven that many remote work arrangements are mutually advantageous, Charif finds that employers attempting to integrate remote and hybrid scenarios into existing employment terms and conditions face three fundamental challenges.
2022-05-2417 minViews From the MarketEpisode 39: ESG’s Growing Presence in Smaller Private CompaniesIn this episode, Mario welcomes Ramandeep Grewal, Partner and Member of the Corporate Group at Stikeman Elliott in Toronto. Well-known for her securities law expertise, Raman is a leading advisor in the growing field of ESG. As she and Mario discuss in this podcast, it is partly because of the increasing recognition of the link between strong ESG performance and sound overall management that ESG practices are beginning to take hold in smaller non-public companies, a trend that she believes will continue.
2022-05-0517 min
Mises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienÉp. 2 – Projet de Loi 59 : Amendements sur les accidents du travail et des maladies professionnellesDans ce balado, Patrick Essiminy et Camille Foczeny poursuivent leur conversation sur les amendements déjà en vigueur et ceux à venir du projet de loi 59 tout en précisant les changements reliés à la Loi sur les accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles en matière de recours administratifs, la réadaptation, les aspects médicaux et l'imputation.
2022-04-2623 minMises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienÉp. 1 – Projet de Loi 59 : Amendements sur la santé et la sécurité du travail au QuébecDans le premier épisode du balado, Patrick Essiminy invite Camille Foczeny, conseillère en santé et sécurité du travail au sein du groupe Emploi et travail de Stikeman Elliott, à faire le point sur la signification des changements, et principalement en matière de prévention, à la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité du travail introduits par le projet de loi 59, la Loi modernisant le régime de santé et sécurité du travail.
Patrick et Camille discutent des impacts des amendements notamment la mise en place de programmes de prévention et de plans d’actions pour les employeurs et l...
2022-04-2614 minViews From the MarketEpisode 33: A Midsize Creative Agency Grows Through Global M&AIn this podcast, Mario Nigro speaks to the co-founders of Media One Group, Corey Peck and Derek Rider. While still a relatively young creative agency, Media One boasts an impressive roster of major corporate clients. Over the past few years, Corey and Derek have built on their success by turning to acquisitions, including cross-border M&A, to expand Media One’s capabilities and global reach. This bold strategy is playing a critical role in the transformation of their Toronto-based business into a worldwide brand.
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2022-03-1023 minViews From the MarketEpisode 27 – Search Funds: The Next FrontierJoining Mario Nigro for this podcast is Rob LeBlanc, Managing Partner of Ambit Partners, a search fund investor with a worldwide focus that most notably includes emerging markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Rob notes that the pandemic has accelerated “baby boomer” business exits, creating many opportunities for searchers in almost every corner of the world.
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2022-01-1223 min
The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw SelectionMario Nigro on the Most Impressive M&A ProcessesToday’s GuestOn this episode, we welcome Mario Nigro, Partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP, and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.What You’ll LearnWhat PE firms should improve onMost impressive M&A ProcessesProprietary Base VS M&A Advisor and Investment BankerHow to be a top performerDiversity in private equity firmsBreakdown[00:28] Introducing Mario [01:43] Common mistakes by PE firms [05:54] What PE Firms Should Improve On [09:17] Impressive M&A Proc...
2022-01-1136 min
UNB Law PodcastEpisode 8: Ian PutnamIn this episode, Dean Michael Marin sits down with Ian Putnam (LLB ’96), President and CEO of HBC Properties and Investments. The pair discuss Ian’s decision to study law at UNB (8:50); his move to Bay Street and Stikeman Elliott upon graduation (23:45); practising in New York City with Paul Weiss (27:57); making the leap from private practice to business executive with HBC (37:50); his role as CEO and steward of HBC’s iconic properties (42:15); ways young lawyers can make their mark at a large firm (53:19); and his outlook on the labour market (1:10:15).
2021-12-071h 19
Parlons affaires internationalesFrédéric Bérard discute de l'affaire Omar Khadr avec le CAI!Frédéric Bérard est né à Mont-Laurier et a pratiqué le droit chez Stikeman Elliott et Woods et a dirigé le bureau de Montréal de Hill+Knowlton avant de terminer son doctorat en droit à l’UdeM, où il est aujourd’hui chargé de cours. Il commente la politique dans plusieurs médias et publiera en février un livre sur l’affaire Omar Khadr.
2021-11-261h 03
Behind Greatness by Inspire North57. Dick Pound – Former Exec, International Olympic Committee / Lawyer / CPA / Olympian / Author - Putting Back into the Well to Help OthersRichard started his journey training as a swimmer in the rainforests of British Columbia isolated from civilization. Having beat out most of his compatriots as a competitive swimmer, he went on to compete at the Olympic, PanAm and Commonwealth games as a young man. Having returned home he put his efforts into his books to gain designation as a CPA and subsequently as a tax lawyer in Montreal. In the meantime, as a retired Olympian, the Young Pound was invited by other Olympic committee elders to join and take notes for their meetings (reference "information is power" message). This...
2021-06-0246 min
Yonge and DundasS2E13 - Shiri Gawrielman: Leadership, Student Engagement, and The Human In HR"What makes a great student leader is someone who is passionate. Someone who really wants to help other people while gaining value themselves" - Shiri Gawrielman About Shiri Gawrielman President of the MBA Student Association for the current academic year. She completed her undergraduate degree at TRSM studying business management and double majored in human resources management and business law. While at Ryerson, Shiri took advantage of the many opportunities offered within TRSM and the general Ryerson student community. She facilitated a mandatory first year strategy for success course as well as trained and coached in...
2021-02-2819 min
FTX Radio32. Course aux stages épisode 16 - Stikeman ElliottLe seizième épisode de la série Course aux Stages, en compagnie de Me Vanessa Coiteux, est maintenant disponible. Dans cette entrevue vous apprendrez à en connaitre plus sur Stikeman Elliott. Découvrez tous les champs d'expertise du cabinet, les critères de sélection et les expectatives envers les stagiaires. Invitée: Me Vanessa CoiteuxBaladodiffuseuse : Lina Hammi
2021-02-0510 min
ELO Network PodcastELO Webinar: Rob Wildeboer on "A Call For Christian Marketplace Leaders: Facing The Economic Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic"ELO hosts Rob Wildeboer for a Webinar and Q&A with Dr. Rick Goossen on May 20th, 2020. Rob Wildeboer is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Martinrea International Inc., a global auto parts supplier, specializing in automotive fluid systems and metal forming products. Martinrea has over 17,000 employees at 38 divisions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe and China and generates almost $4 billion in revenue.
View the video recording of this conversation here>>
Rob Wildeboer recently had to lay off 13,000 of his 17,000 employees at Martinrea. He is dealing with the unprecedented economic challenges of the c...
2020-05-2257 min
MarketRadio.comCASL and Canada's Anti-SPAM laws. Update 2019.On this Edition of MarketRadio, a review of Canada's CASL Anti Spam Legislation five years after implementation.
For marketers and Investor Relations managers there are still many questions regarding the legality of email prospecting and electronic outreach and David Elder, Senior Counsel at Stikeman-Elliott outlines the evolving Do's and Do Nots.
Do it right and email campaigning can be an effective lead generator, but do it wrong and regulators may be dipping into your pocket. Deeply.
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For further information, please contact David Elder at 613-566-0532 or via email: d...
2019-09-1209 min
Mises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienCannabis Legalization in Canada: Employment ChallengesPatrick Essiminy, a partner with Stikeman Elliott’s employment
group discusses the employment challenges that surround the
upcoming legalization of cannabis in Canada.
2018-09-2015 min
Mises à jour en droit de l'emploi canadienThe #MeToo Movement: What it Means for Canadian EmployersStephanie Weschler, a partner with Stikeman Elliott’s employment group discusses the impact which the #MeToo movement has had on workplaces in Canada and key legal considerations for employers.
2018-09-1318 min
ILTA VoicesHow to Build Your Brand in Litigation Support in Your Organization and IndustryEvery day you build your brand without even knowing it! Through day-to-day conversations, social media presence, published articles and participation at conferences and industry events, you put yourself out there and leave impressions. These impressions organically build your brand. This lively conversation explores practical tips on building your brand. We discuss why your personal brand is important, how it can help open doors to new opportunities and simple ways to put yourself out there successfully.
Speakers:
Carolyn Anger is the Manager of Litigation Support and eDiscovery at Stikeman Elliott LLP. With over 15 years of experience in...
2018-06-121h 04
ClarityPodcast: Speaking with Stikeman Elliott's Shanin Lott, Co-Chair of the Women's Leadership ForumIn a new Legal Executive Institute podcast, we feature a discussion about career trajectories that occurred at the 2017 Women's Transformative Leadership Forum, which was held in Toronto in late-June. The podcast features Charlotte Rushton, the Managing Director for U.S. large law firms at Thomson Reuters, speaking to Shanin Lott, Managing Director for Talent and Professional Resources at the law firm of Stikeman Elliott, and a co-chair of the Women's Transformative Leadership Forum.
2017-08-0916 minClarityPodcast: Speaking with Stikeman Elliott's Shanin Lott, Co-Chair of the Women's Leadership ForumIn a new Legal Executive Institute podcast, we feature a discussion about career trajectories that occurred at the 2017 Women's Transformative Leadership Forum, which was held in Toronto in late-June. The podcast features Charlotte Rushton, the Managing Director for U.S. large law firms at Thomson Reuters, speaking to Shanin Lott, Managing Director for Talent and Professional Resources at the law firm of Stikeman Elliott, and a co-chair of the Women's Transformative Leadership Forum.
2017-08-0916 min
Empire Club of CanadaCalin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada | April 4, 2016The Empire Club of Canada Presents:
Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada With Air Canada: A World of Opportunities
Calin Rovinescu was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada on April 1, 2009. Mr. Rovinescu is also the Chairman of the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board, CEB, the controlling body of the Alliance with each of the 27 member airlines represented by their respective CEO. He is a Member of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association, IATA, and served as its Chairman from June 2014 to June 2015. From 2004 until his re...
2016-04-0433 min