Canadian M&A Activity Surges Back, Totals $51.2b in Second Quarter

With a multitude of billion-dollar-plus deals and pension funds investing around the world, Canadian mergers and acquisitions activity stormed back from a disappointing first quarter to total $51.2-billion in the second quarter of the year.

The value of the 280 transactions announced in Q2 represented a 74% increase over the $29.4- billion from the 235 announcements in the fir