Buying and selling a company during a Pandemic

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September 13, 2021

by a professional from Simon Fraser University in Toronto, ON, Canada

The pandemic disrupted many aspects of business across Canada, including buying and selling companies. In the second quarter of 2020, deal activity across North America dropped off a cliff from an already record low first quarter of 2020 caused by the uncertainties of the pandemic. When governments mandated and shut down a large part of the economy in March 2020, many transactions already in-market or under Letter of Intent were abandoned altogether or delayed. After an initial overall drop-in deal activity, there were signs of an uptick by the end of the summer.

https://shaughnessy.group/articles/f/buying-and-selling-a-company-during-a-pandemic

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from University of Southern California in North Palm Beach, FL, USA
Thank you for the update. My experience is similar to yours. I’m seeing lots of worthwhile activity in the USA, Canada, UK and Australia, Perhaps I can further the perspective with my interview of a lawyer a while back, which is relevant today on the topic. “Legal Risks and Realities Amplified by the Global Pandemic and Financial Crises” https://youtu.be/vBTI-1LrqQQ
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Reply by a searcher
from University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Great read, thanks for sharing.
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