Wes Hall, Founder and CEO of Kingsdale Advisors, joined BNN Bloomberg to break down the surge in cross-border M&A reshaping Canada’s corporate landscape and highlighted how boards can navigate this shifting environment with confidence, preserving long-term value amid growing activist and cross-border pressures.
As deal activity intensifies, Kingsdale continues to play a leading role, advising on several of 2025’s most high-profile transactions and achieving a 100% client success rate this year.
Click here to watch: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/market-outlook/2025/10/22/market-outlook-canadian-ma-market-rebounds-as-uncertainty-fuels-cross-border-deals/
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* Source: Bloomberg Global Shareholder Activism League Tables FY2025 and LSEG Global Shareholder Activism Review FY2025.
#2025 and 2026 indicate proxy seasons: July 2024 to June 2026.