Expertise

M&A and Financial Advisory

We advise on a wide variety of M&A advisory transactions and structures, including cross-border, friendly and hostile public take-over transactions, mergers, as well as private acquisitions and divestments.

We also provide advisory services to companies, Boards of Directors and Independent/Special Committees.

By working in partnership with you, we can identify and assess strategic opportunities and alternatives, offering you objective advice, informed expertise and original, value-added ideas. Our global presence and expertise enables us to offer you advice and access on complex cross-border services.

And we also appreciate the requirement to handle your most sensitive assignments with absolute discretion to secure your competitive and tactical advantage. We value and respect relationships as we execute to achieve your objectives.

Our experience includes the following:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Divestitures / Carve-Outs
  • Activist Shareholders
  • Cross-Border
  • Corporate Preparedness / Take-Over Defense
  • Independent / Special Committee
  • 149

    M&A transactions worldwide in FY20221

  • C$44.6b

    Total value for M&A transactions in FY20221

Meet Our Team

We believe in developing and nurturing long term client partnerships. Our M&A Advisory team is keen to explore new opportunities and offer our clients highly relevant services. Please get in touch if you would like to find out more.

Sanjay Chadda

Managing Director, Co-Head of US Investment Banking, Co-Head of US Technology, Media, Marketing and Information Services Investment Banking

schadda@cgf.com

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Dan Coyne

Dan Coyne

Managing Director, Co-Head of Investment Banking, US and Head of Sustainability, Investment Banking

dcoyne@cgf.com

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David Istock

David Istock

Head of US M&A

distock@cgf.com

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Jeremy Dunlop

Co-Head of Investment Banking

jddunlop@cgf.com

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Duncan St John

Co-Head of Investment Banking

dstjohn@cgf.com

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Jamie Nagy

Jamie Nagy

Head of M&A, Canada

jnagy@cgf.com

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Shachar Familia

Shachar Familia

Vice Chairman, Senior Advisor

sfamilia@cgf.com

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Simon Bridges

Simon Bridges

Head of European Investment Banking

sbridges@cgf.com

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George Fleet

George Fleet

Head of Advisory

gfleet@cgf.com

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Julie Langley

Julie Langley

Head of Technology and Healthcare Advisory, UK & Europe

jlangley@cgf.com

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Chris Robinson

Chris Robinson

Chairman, European M&A

crobinson@cgf.com

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CG Partnerships

  • CG Sawaya Partners

    Completed in December 2021. CG completed its acquisition of Sawaya Partners, a leading independent M&A advisory firm to the consumer sector based in New York.

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  • CG Petsky Prunier

    In 2019, CG completed the acquisition of Petsky Prunier, a preeminent boutique M&A advisory firm based in New York.

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  1. Company information as at 31 March 2022.  Transactions with undisclosed values not included in total value figure.