Most Canadian private M&A processes turn on three questions: how competitive is the sale, what risk the buyer will actually take, and which regulatory filings sit on the critical path.
Buyers should diligence employment, tax, and change-of-control consents early — those items delay closings more often than headline valuation debates. Sellers should prepare a clean data room and a realistic timeline before the first management meeting.
Competition Act and Investment Canada Act analysis belongs in the first week, not the last. We help clients map that path so the purchase agreement and the closing calendar tell the same story.