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12 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Promising policy action brings hope amidst continued economic challenges: PwC's 2025 M&A mid-year update released
Transformative policy actions could boost Canada's role in North American supply chains and stabilize ties with the US. Trend shows decline in inbound and locally sourced deals; overall deals activity comes in at approximately 1000 deals totalling $134B announced since January 2025. Canadian family offices rebound: deal values increased by 16% from 2023 to 2024, signaling renewed momentum. TORONTO, June 18, 2025 /CNW/ - PwC Canada's 2025 mid-year Canadian M&A update highlights a pivotal moment for the Canadian economy. Amidst global uncertainty and a cooling domestic outlook, Canada is pursuing a bold policy agenda aimed at restoring national economic resilience. While these efforts are rooted in domestic priorities, they may also yield a valuable secondary benefit: a more stable and strategically aligned relationship with the United States. "Canada's current policy direction focuses on building a stronger, more self-reliant economy," said Michael Dobner, National Leader of Economics and Policy Practice, PwC Canada. "This approach also helps foster a more constructive and complementary relationship with the US, one based on shared interests rather than dependency." Economic update: Between January and May 2025, Canadian companies announced 996 deals totaling $134 billion. However, the report notes declines in inbound and locally sourced deals in Canada. This reflects a broader climate of caution, as businesses delay investments and expansion plans in response to persistent uncertainty. PwC's baseline projection for Canadian GDP growth in 2025 remains below 1%. Despite these headwinds, Canada's trade position with the United States remains comparatively strong. Canadian exporters are generally benefiting from relatively low tariffs, especially when compared to countries like China, which continue to face significant trade barriers to the United States. This advantage can help some Canadian businesses to maintain or even grow their market share in the US, offering a rare bright spot in an otherwise subdued economic landscape. In this context, "the current negotiations between Canada and the United States, which benefit from Canada's new vision, may further strengthen Canada's relative trade position with the United States," added Dobner. The report outlines a suite of policy priorities shaping Canada's new vision. Key priorities now include streamlining regulations, initiating large-scale infrastructure projects, increasing investment in defence and Arctic development, removing interprovincial trade barriers, fast-tracking the integration of artificial intelligence and changing the immigration system to focus on attracting highly skilled individuals to Canada. These initiatives are designed to address Canada's productivity and competitiveness challenges, and, if successful, will also position the country to play a more active role in North American supply chains and innovation ecosystems. If early policy actions are interpreted by market players as genuine, practical and decisive, PwC Canada suggests that meaningful improvements in Canada's economic outlook could begin as early as 2026. All levels of government have a crucial role in providing these signals over the coming months. While there is good reason for cautious optimism, the report notes that the global environment remains unpredictable. Potential global crises, financial crisis as a result of a loss of trust in the US dollar, or disruption of entire sectors by emerging technology could have significant consequences. Canadian businesses must stay vigilant, closely monitor global developments and adopt flexible, risk-aware strategies to navigate an uncertain future. Opportunities for Canadian family offices: The report also highlights the evolving role of Canadian family offices, which are emerging as increasingly influential players in the investment landscape. After a period of decline beginning in 2021, family office deal activity is rebounding. In Canada, deal values rose by more than 16% from 2023 to 2024. Key trends shaping this evolution: Club deals, where family offices co-invest with peers to access larger opportunities and share risk, are gaining traction globally. While only 23% of Canadian family office investments in 2024 were structured this way, compared to 71% globally in 2022, this gap signals untapped potential. Impact investing is on the rise. In 2024, Canadian family offices surpassed the 50% threshold for allocating capital to investments that generate measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns. These investments are increasingly aligned with national priorities such as productivity, innovation, and affordable housing. Direct investments, where family offices invest directly in businesses such as private equity, startups or M&A, have grown to represent 70% of global activity, up from a real estate-heavy focus a decade ago. In contrast, 69% of Canadian family office investments in 2024 remained in real estate, indicating potential opportunities to diversify investment portfolios. For more insights and to access the full report, visit About PwC Canada: At PwC Canada, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We're a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 7,000 partners and staff in offices across the country. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting, we help build, accelerate and sustain momentum. PwC refers to the Canadian member firm, and may sometimes refer to the PwC network. Each member firm is a separate legal entity. Please see for further details. Find out more by visiting us at: © 2025 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership. All rights reserved. SOURCE PwC Management Services LP View original content to download multimedia:
Malay Mail
11-06-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
InvestHK to deepen economic ties with Canadian investors and businesses
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 11 June 2025 - Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) Mr Charles Ng will commence his duty visit to Canada from June 8 to 14 to deepen economic ties with Canadian investors and businesses."Hong Kong and Canada have long shared a strong and mutually beneficial investment relationship. In 2023, Canada ranked eighth among the major sources of inward direct investment into Hong Kong, contributing over US$34 billion. At the same time, Hong Kong made outward direct investment of around US$10 billion to Canada, reflecting the deep economic ties and two-way confidence between our markets," Mr Ng said. "Hong Kong will continue to play its unique role as both a 'super connector' and a value creator, bridging traditional and emerging markets and unlocking new opportunities for Canadian businesses."During his visit to Waterloo, Toronto and Montreal, Mr Ng will meet with investors, family offices, multinationals, Canadian start-ups, academia and business leaders to explore new opportunities for collaboration and showcase Hong Kong's unique advantages as a launchpad for Asian expansion. Key discussions will focus on leveraging the city's strategic gateway position to Mainland China and its business-friendly environment for scaling Ng will host exclusive roundtables for entrepreneurs and Canada-Hong Kong ecosystem partners to highlight Hong Kong's strengths in wealth management and cross-border investment solutions. He will also participate in networking events to promote Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK Festival 2025, inviting Canadian investors and entrepreneurs to visit Hong Kong November 3 to 7, engage with Asia's dynamic markets, and experience the opportunities Hong Kong offers Kong and Canada have established longstanding and strong ties across trade, investment, tourism, and cultural exchanges. This relationship was further strengthened by the Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, which came into effect in September 2016, providing Canadian and Hong Kong investors with a transparent and secure environment to foster cross-border investment. In 2023, Canada ranked as Hong Kong's ninth largest services trading partner, with bilateral trade growing at an average annual rate of 2.2 per cent from 2019 to #InvestHK The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
South China Morning Post
21-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Family offices to increase exposure to China and India over next 12 months: UBS
Global family offices are focused on increasing their investments in emerging markets like China and India over the next 12 months, according to a report from Swiss investment bank UBS Group on Wednesday. Around 18 per cent of global family offices said they planned to increase their exposure to mainland China, a market preferred by wealthy investors in North Asia, the UBS Global Family Office Report 2025 said. About 28 per cent of respondents chose India, which was favoured by family offices in the Middle East, it added. Despite increased caution towards emerging markets – especially among family offices in Europe and the US – India and mainland China stood out as the preferred destinations for greater investment, according to the report, which surveyed 317 single family offices in more than 30 markets. The average net worth of the participating families was US$2.7 billion, though US$1.1 billion was managed on average by each family office. Asia-Pacific accounted for around a quarter of the surveyed family offices, making it the second most represented region. Family offices based in the Asia-Pacific region said they would increase their investments in Greater China, while 55 per cent said they would boost their exposure elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the next 12 months, 39 per cent of the Asia-Pacific offices said they planned to increase their exposure to mainland China, while 22 per cent said they would boost their exposure in India and Taiwan. In terms of specific assets, family offices favoured bonds and equities from developed markets – a preference shared by others across all surveyed regions.
South China Morning Post
21-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Global family offices to increase exposure to China and India over next 12 months: UBS
Global family offices are focused on increasing their investments in emerging markets like China and India over the next 12 months, according to a report from Swiss investment bank UBS Group on Wednesday. Around 18 per cent of global family offices said they planned to increase their exposure to mainland China, a market preferred by wealthy investors in North Asia, the UBS Global Family Office Report 2025 said. About 28 per cent of respondents chose India, which was favoured by family offices in the Middle East, it added. Despite increased caution towards emerging markets – especially among family offices in Europe and the US – India and mainland China stood out as the preferred destinations for greater investment, according to the report, which surveyed 317 single family offices in more than 30 markets. The average net worth of the participating families was US$2.7 billion, though US$1.1 billion was managed on average by each family office. Asia-Pacific accounted for around a quarter of the surveyed family offices, making it the second most represented region. Family offices based in the Asia-Pacific region said they would increase their investments in Greater China, while 55 per cent said they would boost their exposure elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the next 12 months, 39 per cent of the Asia-Pacific offices said they planned to increase their exposure to mainland China, while 22 per cent said they would boost their exposure in India and Taiwan. In terms of specific assets, family offices favoured bonds and equities from developed markets – a preference shared by others across all surveyed regions.
