A
record-setting $205 billion in
foreign assets was acquired by
Canada’s pension funds, money
managers and corporations in 2015, mark-
ing an eight-year high in overseas invest-
ment.
According to data compiled by Bloomberg,
Canadian firms were involved in mergers
and acquisitions worth $281 billion last
year, an increase of 34 per cent over the
previous year. The size of the deals were
larger than average with four deals worth
more than $10 billion for the first time
since 2006.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board,
the country’s largest pension fund, was
Canadian M&A hits
record-setting eight-year high
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