Growth Through Acquisition
Transactions are becoming more complex. Industry standards keep shifting. The M&A Club Academy gives you the skills and benchmarks to stay at the forefront of best practices in the field.
In-person In-person 3 days
Dates and venues
SPRING 2026 COHORT
Session 1: May 6 – Club St. James, Montreal
Session 2: May 20 – Club St. James, Montreal
Session 3: June 3 – BDC, Montreal
FALL 2026 COHORT
Session 1: Oct 1 – BCF Business Lawyers, Montreal
Session 2: Oct 23 – Investissement Québec, Montreal
Session 3: Nov 12 – BDC, Montreal
Schedule: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM | Networking cocktail 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (sessions 1 and 3)
Program Overview
Quebec is undergoing an unprecedented wave of business transfers — a historic opportunity for business owners to create value, expand operations, and accelerate growth. Yet acquisition-led growth remains largely underused by leaders.
Growth Through Acquisition was created to close that gap. Over three intensive days, participants learn to evaluate, structure, and complete acquisitions, supported by recognized M&A experts and a network of peers engaged in the same process.
Led by practitioners who work on transactions daily, this program combines strategic learning, peer exchange, and access to a premier professional network.
What You Will Learn
- Understand and master the key steps of a successful acquisition, from strategy to integration
- Build a clear strategic vision to make acquisitions a sustainable growth driver
- Develop the financial, legal, and operational skills needed to lead a transaction
- Ask the right questions, avoid common pitfalls, and work effectively with your advisors
- Build confidence to structure, negotiate, and close acquisitions
- Expand your network of peers and seasoned M&A professionals
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for executives and business leaders who:
- Own or lead a business generating more than $5M in revenue
- Will lead or actively participate in managing a transaction (CFO, VP Finance, senior executives)
- Are considering acquisition as a strategic growth lever
- Want to structure their approach and avoid common mistakes
- Want access to a network of seasoned M&A professionals
No prior M&A experience is required.
We start from your objectives and guide you step by step toward a clear, achievable acquisition strategy.
Formateurs et experts-conseils
Each session is led by an expert partner of the M&A Club and combines strategic learning, real-world experience sharing, and interactive exchange. All instructors are active practitioners who accompany and execute transactions daily.
At each session, an entrepreneur who has completed acquisitions shares their experience during a lunch conference. Real stories, concrete lessons, and all your questions are welcome.
Program Curriculum
- Define your acquisition criteria and identify targets
- Align your acquisition strategy with your business objectives
- Understand the Quebec transaction market and available growth options
- Transaction structure and key documentation
- Representations, warranties and indemnities
- Management of legal risks and due diligence
- Financial analysis and business valuation
- Tax considerations in acquisition structures
- Reading and interpreting a target's financial statements
- Available financing sources for acquisitions
- Debt, equity, and hybrid financing solutions
- Optimizing the financial structure of your acquisition
- Plan integration from the negotiation stage
- Change management and team leadership
- Success metrics and post-acquisition adjustments
- Value creation plan and growth levers (revenues and margins)
- Administrative efficiency
- Balance sheet and process optimization
Pricing
- $3,500 per participant
- $2,950 per participant with partner referral
FAQ
No. The program is designed for executives just beginning to think about acquisitions, as well as those looking to structure an approach already underway. We start from your objectives and your reality.
No. Sessions are not recorded in order to preserve the confidentiality of exchanges and encourage open discussions between participants and instructors.
Each candidate completes a registration form, which our team reviews carefully before confirming participation. We are selective, not to exclude, but to build cohorts where the quality of peer exchange is as valuable as the training itself.
Participants are responsible for submitting a request to their respective professional associations to have our training approved for eligibility.
Cohorts are deliberately kept small (15 to 20 participants) to encourage quality exchanges, open discussions, and meaningful networking. This also ensures each participant can raise their specific challenges during sessions.
At this time, the program is delivered in French in Montreal. A launch in Ontario and across Canada is planned for Fall 2026.
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