Q3 | TORYS QUARTERLY • SUMMER 2019

Mid-year Outlook

Against a backdrop of ongoing global uncertainty, the first half of 2019 has seen positive dealmaking momentum as business leaders prepare their M&A, governance and innovation strategies for the rest of the year.

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Included in this report:

Dealmaking

Volatility from macroeconomic forces continues to be met with agile investors getting their deals through.

Big deals, trade tensions and sector shifts: mid-year M&A update
After a volatile end to 2018 and despite fears of a global downturn, Canadian M&A activity remained steady in the first half of 2019.
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Despite trade tensions, cross-border M&A is at a historic high.
— Big deals, trade tensions and sector shifts: mid-year M&A update

Governance trends

New regulation continues for public companies, as well as best practices to keep workplace cultures healthy.

Fostering workplace culture through internal investigations
With increasing public scrutiny over the workplace, companies are now more than ever focused on improving the culture within their organizations.
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  • A new dimension to directors’ duties: Bill C-97
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Emphasizing the importance of ethical behaviour is vital to developing a positive workplace culture.
— Fostering workplace culture through internal investigations

Technology and legal innovation

Legal-sector AI innovation, process improvement and digitized regulatory practices.

Intelligent transformation: AI in the legal industry
There’s a cognitive dissonance that arises for those in the legal industry reading the headlines touting AI as a transformative force in law.
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AI will be an increasingly important tool in the future and lawyers will be fast out of the gate to integrate these technologies as they emerge.
— Intelligent transformation: AI in the legal industry

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