Corporate finance | Mergers and acquisitions

Sourcing and structuring transactions—to grow your business or realize value

At Grant Thornton, we understand the complexity of business transactions, which is why our M&A professionals employ a full-service approach. We work closely with our tax and business advisory professionals, reviewing every transaction openly and objectively from all angles. We’ll help you find the solution that works best for you and your business.

Buying or selling a business

Whether you’re ready to expand, or think it’s time to sell, we can help. We’ll walk you through the whole process—from identifying or approaching potential targets for a buy or a sell to the negotiation stage and beyond. We have extensive experience in due diligence, and offer this service as a stand-alone service, or in conjunction with a number of other supplementary in-house services. We can also review and address the tax issues and implications of the sale to ensure that you achieve the most favourable tax treatment. 

Whatever your needs, our goal is to create a seamless transition and ultimately add value to you and your business.

Finding the funds

The legwork is done and you’ve got a purchase in mind—it’s now time to find the funding to make it all happen. In conjunction with our financing team, we’ll work with you to identify both your short- and long-term needs, pin-point and approach potential financers, while ensuring all issues and requirements of the request are addressed.

Local approach, global reach

As a member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, our experienced professionals have the resources and multidisciplinary experience to handle transactions both at home and abroad—whether you are a foreign purchaser looking for an opportunity in Canada, or a Canadian company testing the global waters.