Sale processes across Canada
1,051 processes in active matters · 11 taking bids · court-supervised sales, as the filings state them
The market, drawn to scaleThe market
Each slice is one stage, drawn to scale — 1,051 processes in matters still open, in the order a sale travels. Cobalt deepens as a process advances; grey is concluded; the hatch is a process no filing has staged.
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See all plansBy stageMarketed (50)Process approved (109)Bid selected (8)Approval pending (116)Approved (415)Back-up bid (0)Liquidating (35)Closed (261)Did not complete (10)No acceptable bid (14)Terminated (5)Stage not stated (28)
| Case | Stage | What is selling | Purchaser | Price | Advisor | Last activity ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaux Vives Harricana Inc. and EVH U.S.A. Inc.Quebec | Closed | Asset saleall the Assets | Eaux Vives Water Bottling Corp.1 of 2 sales · 1 closed | Scotia Capital Inc.+1 more | 15 Dec 2005 | |
| BA Energy Inc et al.Alberta | Closed | Asset salethe sale of the Equipment | Value Creation Inc.1 of 8 sales · 2 closed | Asset Brokers+2 more | 15 Apr 2010 | |
| EnerNorth Industries Inc.Ontario | Closed | Asset salethe majority of the Companies' P&NG assets | Deep Creek Oil & Gas Inc.1 of 6 sales · 5 closed | Q5+2 more | 14 Jan 2011 | |
| Elaborate Homes Ltd. and Elaborate Developments IncAlberta | Closed | Asset salefour Kenworth trucks which were subject to lease contracts between GWT and Developments | Great West Truck Lease and Rentals Ltd.1 of 3 sales · 1 closed | — | 16 Dec 2011 | |
| Cantar Pool Products Limited/Produits de Piscines Cantar LimiteeOntario | Closed | Asset salecertain "Assets" as defined in an asset purchase agreement | Northern Lights Recreation Co.1 of 7 sales · 7 closed | Prowis Inc. | 24 Jan 2013 | |
| Arctic Beverages Sask LimitedSaskatchewan | Closed | Asset salethe Vendors' right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Asset Purchase Agreement, including real property in Flin Flon, Thompson and The Pas and the Vendors' undertaking and assets used in the business as a going concern | 6898662 Beverages LP, by its General Partner, 6898662 Manitoba Ltd. | — | PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance Inc. | 23 Jun 2014 |
| Arctic Beverages LimitedManitoba | Closed | Asset salethe Company's business, as a going concern | —1 of 2 sales · 2 closed | — | PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance Inc. | 8 Aug 2014 |
| DiFelice Nina & ItaloOntario | Closed | Real property5925 Yonge | Carmela Battista1 of 6 sales · 3 closed | Colliers | 20 Apr 2015 | |
| Cash Store Financial Services LtdOntario | Closed | Asset salethe Purchased Assets as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement | National Money Mart Company1 of 3 sales · 3 closed | Sealed | Rothschild Inc.+1 more | 19 May 2015 |
| Canadian Industrial Distributors Inc.Ontario | Closed | Asset salethe Purchased Assets (as defined in the APA) | CID Bissett Fasteners Limited and Lance Bissett Limited | — | BDO Canada LLP/BDO Canada Limited | 14 Jul 2015 |
| Newtek Automotive Inc./Newtek Automotive Midwest, Inc.Ontario | Closedper the transactions | Auctionthe Company's machinery, equipment and inventory | —1 of 3 sales · 2 closed | — | Hilco Asset Sales Canada Corp. | 8 Sep 2015 |
| Sherson Group IncOntario | Closed | Asset salethe rights and obligations of Sherson under certain agreements | Nine West Canada LP | Sealed | — | 7 Dec 2015 |
| Rogers Oil & Gas IncAlberta | Closed | Asset salethe Oil and Gas Interests including the associated mineral rights, surface leases, pipelines and a blending facility | —1 of 3 sales · 1 closed | Ernst & Young Inc. | 15 Dec 2015 | |
| 1749049 Alberta LtdAlberta | Closed | Asset salethe Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") | MCW Hemisphere Ltd. | — | 14 Jan 2016 | |
| Cover Industries Inc.Quebec | Closed | Asset salePetitioner's assets described in the Asset Purchase Agreement (Exhibit R-1) (the "Purchased Assets") | Novatech Group Inc.1 of 3 sales · 2 closed | Deloitte Restructuring Inc. | 22 Jan 2016 | |
| Beaverton Lumber Inc.Ontario | Closed | Real propertythe Premises | — | — | 26 Feb 2016 | |
| 2267 Industrial Street, Burlington, OntarioOntario | Closed | Real property2267 Industrial Street, Burlington, Ontario (the "Property") | Bilnia Investments Limited1 of 2 sales · 2 closed | Sealed | DTZ Canada Inc. | 3 May 2016 |
| 7098961 Canada Inc (formerly Beyond The Rack Enterprises Inc.)Quebec | Closed | Asset salesubstantially all the operating assets of the Debtor | 9721444 Canada Inc. | — | — | 15 Jun 2016 |
| 2180672 Ontario Inc.Ontario | Closed | Asset salethe Assets | —1 of 4 sales · 3 closed | Sealed | — | 18 Jul 2016 |
| HRH Hotels LtdQuebec | Closed | Asset saleHSBC's debts and security against HRH | 9303-7026 Québec Inc.1 of 3 sales · 2 closed | CBRE Limited+1 more | 4 Aug 2016 | |
| Planet Organic Health Corp.Ontario | Closed | Asset salesubstantially all of the assets and business operations and assume substantially all of the liabilities of the Applicants | The Catalyst Capital Group Inc.1 of 2 sales · 2 closed | Partnership Capital Growth LLC+1 more | 16 Aug 2016 | |
| Topsyn Flexible Packaging LtdManitoba | Closed | Asset saleequipment purchased under the equipment purchase agreement (EPA) | —1 of 6 sales · 3 closed | — | Ostir Business Brokers | 8 Dec 2016 |
| Homco Realty Fund (98) Limited PartnershipQuebec | Closed | Real propertythe Real Property | Porta Möbel GmbH & Co.1 of 2 sales · 1 closed | Garigal Asset Management GmbH | 13 Dec 2016 | |
| Densi CorporationQuebec | Closed | Asset salethe assets listed in Schedule "A" to the Vesting Order | 9098-5128 Québec Inc.1 of 6 sales · 3 closed | Sealed | — | 2 Jun 2017 |
| Edgemere Estate Limited Partnership and its general partner, Edgemere Estate LimitedOntario | Closed | —the Development Lands | —1 of 7 sales · 5 closed | Sealed | Sotheby's | 6 Sep 2017 |
| BCBG Max Azria Canada Inc.Quebec | Closed | Asset salethe sale of BCBG Global Holdings inventory, contracts, and certain other assets (the ' Acquired Assets '), including the inventory located in the Partner Shops and the agreement between BCBG Canada and HBC | GBG USA Inc. | Gordon Brothers Canada ULC+3 more | 20 Sep 2017 | |
| Branch 1-7 of the Polish Alliance of Canada and PolishAssociation of Toronto, LimitedOntario | Closed | Real propertythe property located at 32 Twenty Fourth Street, Toronto, Ontario (the "Property") | —1 of 4 sales · 4 closed | RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC. | 10 Oct 2017 | |
| 8640025 Canada Inc and Teliphone Data Centers IncBritish Columbia | Closed | Share saleissued and outstanding shares of TNW Networks (the TNW Shares) | United American Corp.1 of 5 sales · 2 closed | — | 19 Dec 2017 | |
| M&L General Contracting Ltd. and M&L Holdings LtdManitoba | Closed | Real propertycertain real property of M & L Holdings Ltd. commonly known as 83 Higgins Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba (the 'M&L Holdings Property') | Clearwater Investments Inc.1 of 5 sales · 3 closed | Sealed | Colliers+4 more | 17 Jan 2018 |
| Metropolis Properties IncOntario | Closed | Real propertythe Property | —1 of 5 sales · 4 closed | Avison Young | 25 Apr 2018 | |
| PressureWorx Inc.Alberta | Closedper the transactions | Asset saleunstated | Smoke'N Vac Services Ltd. | Sealed | — | 26 Jun 2018 |
| Bluberi Group Inc. et alQuebec | Closed | Asset salethe assets and rights pursuant to and identified in the Agreement (the "Redemption Assets") | Primero Games LLC1 of 5 sales · 5 closed | Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc. | 29 Jun 2018 | |
| Fairview Nursing Home LimitedOntario | Closed | Asset salethe assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") | Schlegel Villages Inc. | Sealed | unnamed real estate broker | 10 Sep 2018 |
| Western Concord ManufacturingBritish Columbia | Closed | Asset salesubstantially all of its assets | Mercury Plastics of Canada Inc. | — | Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance (Canada) Inc. | 3 Oct 2018 |
| Transport Medicar Inc.Quebec | Closed | Asset saleles Actifs (à l'exclusion du lot 11) | Maynards Industries Ltd.1 of 4 sales · 1 closed | Services F.L. | 25 Oct 2018 | |
| Nine West Canada LP – Jones Canada, IncOntario | Closed | Asset salethe Nine West and associated brands (the 'International IP') and certain working capital assets | Authentic Brands Group LLC1 of 2 sales · 2 closed | — | SB360 Capital Partners LLC+4 more | 16 Nov 2018 |
| RCR International Inc and WJ Dennis & CompanyQuebec | Closed | Asset salethe assets described in the MD Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") | Loxcreen Canada Ltd.1 of 4 sales · 3 closed | Sealed | Lincoln Partners Advisors LLC+1 more | 7 Feb 2019 |
| 730 Holdings inc et al.Ontario | Closed | Real propertythe Debtors' right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") | 2643868 Ontario Inc.1 of 4 sales · 2 closed | Sealed | — | 10 Apr 2019 |
| Devlin Construction Ltd., S7 Ventures Ltd., & KMOJ Holdings LtdAlberta | Closed | Auctioncertain equipment, rolling stock, and other assets of the Debtors as described in Schedule "A" | Maynards Industries Canada Ltd.1 of 2 sales · 2 closed | Maynards Industries Canada Ltd.+1 more | 30 Aug 2019 | |
| Textbook (445 Princess Street) Inc.Ontario | Closed | Real propertyhis cottage | —1 of 5 sales · 3 closed | JLL | 1 Nov 2019 | |
| Bella Senior Care Residences Inc.Ontario | Closed | Asset salethe assets, property and undertakings of Bella | 2622102 Ontario Inc | Sealed | Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Inc. | 10 Jan 2020 |
| AAA Windows Ltd. and AAA Holdings Ltd.Alberta | Closed | Real propertythe Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") | 2214308 Alberta Inc.1 of 3 sales · 2 closed | Sealed | — | 14 Feb 2020 |
| Jaeger Electric Inc., 849751 ALBERTA LTD., Haza Rentals Inc.Alberta | Closed | Auctionthe Equipment | —1 of 2 sales · 1 closed | Century Services Inc. | 18 Feb 2020 | |
| Virk Hospitality Corp.Ontario | Closed | —the Virk Property | —1 of 2 sales · 1 closed | — | CBRE Limited, Real Estate Brokerage+1 more | 26 Feb 2020 |
| Machine Works Industrial Inc.Alberta | Closed | Asset salethe Transferred Assets, as described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") | Century Services Corp. | — | 2 Mar 2020 | |
| DionyMedBritish Columbia | Closed | Asset salethe Purchased Assets | Eaze Technologies, Inc. | Sealed | — | 29 Apr 2020 |
| Metro 360 General Partnership (Rosebud Creek Financial Corp. and 957855 Alberta Ltd.)Ontario | Closed | Asset saleall of Metro 360's right, title and interest in and to the Assets | Great Pacific Enterprises Inc. dba TNG | — | 10 Jun 2020 | |
| Air Georgian LimitedOntario | Closed | Asset salethe Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") | 2746904 Ontario Inc. | — | KPMG Inc. | 19 Jun 2020 |
| Lutheran Church - Canada, the Alberta - British Columbia District et. al.Alberta | Closed | Real propertythe Parsonage Lot | Limetwig Homes Inc.1 of 28 sales · 2 closed | RE/MAX Revelstoke Realty+4 more | 17 Aug 2020 | |
| Coalision Inc. (9421-4442 Québec Inc.)Quebec | Closed | Asset salethe assets described in the Asset Purchase Agreement (the ' Purchased Assets ') | 1254429 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company1 of 3 sales · 3 closed | — | 26 Aug 2020 |
What a process looks likeBenchmarks
Measured across the recordThe funnel, median
80 → 16 → 3
parties solicited → NDAs signed → bids received, over 460 processes that stated all three
Approval to closing
15 days
median, over 444 transactions that state both dates
Did not complete
8%
259 of 3,308 transactions ended without a sale
Price disclosed
20%
24% sealed by order; the rest simply never stated
Who runs these salesWho runs them
Named in the filings- Colliers53
- CBRE Limited49
- Avison Young29
- McDougall Auctioneers Ltd.28
- Cushman & Wakefield20
- Deloitte Restructuring Inc.20
- Ernst & Young Inc.20
- Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers20
- FTI Consulting Canada Inc.17
- Grant Thornton Limited17
- Jones Lang LaSalle Real Estate Services, Inc.17
- MNP Ltd.16
Mandates in matters still open, counted once per sale however many filings name the firm. 539 advisors appear in the record; these are the 12 with the most.