Dec. 19, 2024 - Despite a strong start to the year, activist activity in Canada in 2024 tapered to pre-pandemic levels. This reversion to more historic annual totals follows a notable resurgence of shareholder demands directed at Canadian public companies in 2023, when shareholder engagement reached its...
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Richard Fridman Discusses Outlook for Mining Sector in 2019
Davies partner Richard Fridman recently spoke with Mergermarket to share his insights into M&A and IPO activity in the mining industry and what we can expect to see in 2019.
Noting that these are “tumultuous times” for the mining sector, Richard reflects on how the current environment will affect transaction activity in the year ahead, as well as what he foresees with respect to valuations, access to financing and the role of private equity in the mining space.
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