Sale processes across Canada
964 processes in active matters · 12 taking bids · court-supervised sales, as the filings state them
The market, drawn to scaleThe market
Each slice is one stage, drawn to scale — 964 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.
By stageMarketed (24)Process approved (101)Bid selected (7)Approval pending (127)Approved (366)Back-up bid (1)Liquidating (35)Closed (232)Did not complete (15)No acceptable bid (13)Terminated (3)Stage not stated (40)
| Case | Stage | What is selling | Purchaser | Price | Advisor | Last activity ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshstone Brands Inc.Ontario | No acceptable bid | Subscriptionthe Subscription Shares, with the existing equity interests being cancelled on closing such that Stalking Horse Bidder would become the sole shareholder of Freshstone | Frank Burdzy | — | GlassRatner Advisory Canada Inc. | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Bennette Chase Inc.Alberta | No acceptable bid | Real propertythe Property | — | Sealed | NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc. | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd. and Burgundy Diamonds (Canada) LimitedBritish Columbia | No acceptable bid | — | — | — | FTI Consulting Canada Inc. | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Sweet Berry Farms Ltd.Newfoundland and Labrador | No acceptable bid | — | — | — | — | 29 May 2026 |
| TrevaliBritish Columbia | No acceptable bid | Assets and sharesall of the issued and outstanding shares in the authorized capital of GLCR Limited (the "Purchased Shares") and the assignment to the Purchasers of all of Trevali's rights, title and interest in and to the Capital Loans | Appian Natural Resources Fund III LP and Appian Natural Resources (UST) Fund III LP1 of 4 sales · 1 closed | $120 USD | National Bank Financial Inc. | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Bad Boy Furniture Warehouse LimitedOntario | No acceptable bid | — | — | — | Infinity Asset Solutions Inc. | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Planet Energy (Ontario) Corp. and Planet Energy (B.C.) Corp.Ontario | No acceptable bid | — | — | — | — | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Direct Oil and Gas IncAlberta | No acceptable bid | Asset salethe Trustee and Debtor's right, title and interest in and to the assets described in the Sale Agreement (the "Purchased Assets") | 2060547 Alberta Ltd.1 of 4 sales · 2 closed | Sealed | — | 6 Dec 2021 |
| Greata Ranch Developments Limited PartnershipBritish Columbia | No acceptable bid | Real propertythe Property | — | — | CBRE Limited+2 more | 28 Apr 2021 |
| Cequence Energy LtdAlberta | No acceptable bid | — | — | — | — | 15 Sep 2020 |
| Aurbec Mines Inc.Quebec | No acceptable bid | Asset salecertains actifs miniers de la Société | —1 of 3 sales · 1 closed | $900K | Corporate Assets+1 more | 21 Jan 2015 |
| Colossus Minerals Inc.Ontario | No acceptable bid | — | — | — | Dundee Capital Markets, a division of Dundee Securities Ltd. | 11 Mar 2014 |
| SignatureOntario | No acceptable bid | Asset saleall of the assets of the Applicant | 3241 of 2 sales | $25M | — | 9 Jun 2010 |
What a process looks likeBenchmarks
Measured across the recordThe funnel, median
77 → 16 → 3
parties solicited → NDAs signed → bids received, over 409 processes that stated all three
Approval to closing
15 days
median, over 316 transactions that state both dates
Did not complete
9%
247 of 2,868 transactions ended without a sale
Price disclosed
21%
24% sealed by order; the rest simply never stated
Who runs these salesWho runs them
Named in the filings- Colliers48
- CBRE Limited40
- McDougall Auctioneers Ltd.28
- Avison Young26
- Ernst & Young Inc.22
- Deloitte Restructuring Inc.20
- FTI Consulting Canada Inc.18
- Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers17
- MNP Ltd.16
- Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc.15
- Grant Thornton Limited15
- Cushman & Wakefield14
Mandates in matters still open, counted once per sale however many filings name the firm. 514 advisors appear in the record; these are the 12 with the most.