There were 48 transactions in the North American Cannabis sector in January 2019, including 24 private placements, 3 public offerings, 17 mergers & acquisitions and 4 shelf registrations, with a total value of C$5.0 billion. Total deal volume decreased by 35% over January 2018 and transaction value increased by 167%.
There were 44 transactions in the North American Cannabis sector in December 2018, including 26 private placements, 2 public offerings, 13 mergers & acquisitions and 3 shelf registrations, with a total value of C$0.8 billion. Total deal volume decreased by 20% over December 2017 and transaction value decreased by 43%.
There were 524 transactions in the North American Metals & Mining sector in fourth quarter of 2018, including 372 private placements, 32 public offerings, 84 mergers & acquisitions, 11 buybacks and 25 shelf registrations, with a total value of C$24.8 billion. Total deal volume decreased by 19% over the fourth quarter of 2017 and transaction value decreased by 19%.
There were 321 transactions in the North American Oil & Gas sector in fourth quarter of 2018, including 109 private placements, 66 public offerings, 73 mergers & acquisitions, 16 buybacks and 57 shelf registrations, with a total value of C$164.5 billion. Total deal volume decreased by 26% over the fourth quarter of 2017 and transaction value increased by 2%.
There were 61 transactions in the North American Cannabis sector in November 2018, including 36 private placements, 2 public offerings, 20 mergers & acquisitions and 3 shelf registrations, with a total value of C$2.3 billion. Total deal volume increased by 22% over November 2017 and transaction value decreased by 7%.
