<p>安大略省多伦多——（Newsfile Corp. -2025 年 3 月 25 日）—— Kingsdale Advisors，北美值得信赖的战略股东和治理咨询公司，已在 2025 年第一季度成功完成三宗并购交易。这些交易的累计价值超过 71 亿加元。该公司在股东参与、公司治理框架和复杂交易结构方面的专业知识在确保股东批准和后续交易完成中发挥了重要作用。</p>
<p><em><strong>Wes Hall，Kingsdale Advisors 创始人兼首席执行官</strong></em></p>
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<p>“这些并购交易证明了 Kingsdale 作为最复杂和高风险交易的首选战略顾问的声誉，” Kingsdale Advisors 创始人兼首席执行官 Wes Hall 表示。“我们在交易的每个阶段提供一致的战略性、实操支持的能力——无论是与股东沟通、制定合适的叙述，还是应对公司治理障碍——都使我们与众不同。”</p>
<p>每笔交易都面临独特的挑战。其中两笔是跨境交易，涉及加拿大和美国。一笔交易需要多个利益相关方的批准，包括普通股东、优先股东和有限追索资本票据持有人。另一笔交易中，Kingsdale 推动股东参与率提高 30%，以对抗目标公司最大股东发起的 “反对投票” 运动。</p>
<p>这三笔交易包括：</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>银行业：</strong> 加拿大西部银行被加拿大国家银行收购</li>
<li><strong>金属与矿业：</strong> Gatos Silver, Inc.与 First Majestic Silver Corp.合并</li>
<li><strong>金融科技：</strong> Payfare Inc.被 Fiserv, Inc.收购。</li>
</ul>
<p>其中一笔交易中，Kingsdale 的战略咨询服务同时被目标公司和收购方保留——这证明了该公司在支持交易批准的双方时保持客户之间一致性的能力。</p>
<p>在所有三笔交易中，Kingsdale 与财务和法律顾问紧密合作，为客户提供对股东情绪、风险缓解策略和量身定制的参与方案的深入见解，以推动股东批准。</p>
<p>Kingsdale 在交付成功结果方面无与伦比的业绩记录巩固了其作为股东和治理咨询领域值得信赖的领导者的地位。通过积极主动的方式，Kingsdale 确保客户不仅能够成功与股东沟通，还能在市场不确定时期顺利应对并取得成功。</p>
<p><strong>关于 Kingsdale Advisors</strong></p>
<p>Kingsdale Advisors 在多伦多、卡尔加里和纽约设有办事处，是公共公司在所有股东、治理和交易相关事务上的领先顾问，曾参与过最大和最引人注目的代理争夺战、交易和其他特殊情况。22 年来，北美的公共公司一直依赖 Kingsdale Advisors 的专业知识，以确保由股东投票驱动的交易或决议的成功。Kingsdale Advisors 受到商业领袖的信任，拥有一个多学科团队，提供一系列专注于战略和防御咨询、治理咨询、薪酬咨询、战略传播和投票分析的专业服务。</p>
<p>如需进一步信息，请联系：</p>
<p><strong>Aquin George</strong></p>
<p>市场与传播负责人</p>
<p><strong>Kingsdale Advisors</strong></p>
<p>电话：416-644-4031</p>
<p>电子邮件：ageorge@kingsdaleadvisors.com</p>
<p>www.kingsdaleadvisors.com</p>
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<p>Kingsdale Advisors 在 2025 年第一季度成功顾问了三笔并购交易，总金额超过 71 亿加元。该公司在获得股东批准和处理复杂的治理问题方面发挥了关键作用。值得注意的交易包括加拿大西部银行被加拿大国家银行收购、Gatos Silver 与 First Majestic Silver 的合并，以及 Payfare 被 Fiserv 收购。Kingsdale 的战略顾问服务在提升股东参与度和管理利益相关者利益方面发挥了重要作用，进一步巩固了其作为高风险交易领先顾问的声誉</p>

<p>Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 25, 2025) - Kingsdale Advisors, North America's trusted strategic shareholder and governance advisory firm for 22 years, has advised on three successful mergers &amp; acquisitions (M&amp;A) that closed in Q1 2025. The cumulative value of these transactions exceeds CA$7.1 billion. The firm's expertise in navigating shareholder engagement, corporate governance frameworks, and complex transaction structures proved instrumental in securing shareholder approval and subsequent closings for the firm's clients.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>安大略省多伦多——（Newsfile Corp. -2025 年 3 月 25 日）—— Kingsdale Advisors，北美值得信赖的战略股东和治理咨询公司，已在 2025 年第一季度成功完成三宗并购交易。这些交易的累计价值超过 71 亿加元。该公司在股东参与、公司治理框架和复杂交易结构方面的专业知识在确保股东批准和后续交易完成中发挥了重要作用。</p>
</div><p><em><strong>Wes Hall, Founder and CEO, Kingsdale Advisors</strong></em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em><strong>Wes Hall，Kingsdale Advisors 创始人兼首席执行官</strong></em></p>
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</div><p>&#34;These M&amp;A transactions are a testament to Kingsdale's reputation as the go-to strategic advisor for the most complex and high-stakes deals,&#34; said Wes Hall, Founder and CEO of Kingsdale Advisors. &#34;Our ability to provide consistent strategic, hands-on support at every stage of a transaction - whether engaging shareholders, crafting the right narrative, or navigating corporate governance hurdles - continues to set us apart.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“这些并购交易证明了 Kingsdale 作为最复杂和高风险交易的首选战略顾问的声誉，” Kingsdale Advisors 创始人兼首席执行官 Wes Hall 表示。“我们在交易的每个阶段提供一致的战略性、实操支持的能力——无论是与股东沟通、制定合适的叙述，还是应对公司治理障碍——都使我们与众不同。”</p>
</div><p>Each transaction presented unique challenges. Two were cross-border deals spanning Canada and the United States. One transaction required approvals from multiple stakeholder groups, including Common Shareholders, Preferred Shareholders, and Limited Recourse Capital Note Holders. Another saw Kingsdale drive a 30% increase in shareholder participation to counter a &#34;Vote No&#34; campaign led by the target company's largest shareholder.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>每笔交易都面临独特的挑战。其中两笔是跨境交易，涉及加拿大和美国。一笔交易需要多个利益相关方的批准，包括普通股东、优先股东和有限追索资本票据持有人。另一笔交易中，Kingsdale 推动股东参与率提高 30%，以对抗目标公司最大股东发起的 “反对投票” 运动。</p>
</div><p>The three transactions are:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这三笔交易包括：</p>
</div><ul>
<li><strong>BANKING:</strong> Canadian Western Bank acquisition by National Bank of Canada</li>
<li><strong>METALS &amp; MINING:</strong> Gatos Silver, Inc. merger with First Majestic Silver Corp.</li>
<li><strong>FINTECH:</strong> Payfare Inc. acquisition by Fiserv, Inc.</li>
</ul>
<div class="lb-trans"><ul>
<li><strong>银行业：</strong> 加拿大西部银行被加拿大国家银行收购</li>
<li><strong>金属与矿业：</strong> Gatos Silver, Inc.与 First Majestic Silver Corp.合并</li>
<li><strong>金融科技：</strong> Payfare Inc.被 Fiserv, Inc.收购。</li>
</ul>
</div><p>One of the transactions saw Kingsdale's strategic advisory services retained by both the target and acquirer - an endorsement of the firm's ability to support both sides of transaction approval while maintaining alignment between clients.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>其中一笔交易中，Kingsdale 的战略咨询服务同时被目标公司和收购方保留——这证明了该公司在支持交易批准的双方时保持客户之间一致性的能力。</p>
</div><p>Across all three transactions, Kingsdale worked closely with financial and legal advisors, providing clients with deep insights into shareholder sentiment, risk mitigation strategies, and tailored engagement to drive shareholder approval.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在所有三笔交易中，Kingsdale 与财务和法律顾问紧密合作，为客户提供对股东情绪、风险缓解策略和量身定制的参与方案的深入见解，以推动股东批准。</p>
</div><p>Kingsdale's unparalleled track record of delivering successful outcomes reinforces its position as the trusted leader in shareholder and governance advisory. With a proactive approach, Kingsdale ensures clients are not only ready to successfully engage shareholders but navigate and succeed in times of market uncertainty.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Kingsdale 在交付成功结果方面无与伦比的业绩记录巩固了其作为股东和治理咨询领域值得信赖的领导者的地位。通过积极主动的方式，Kingsdale 确保客户不仅能够成功与股东沟通，还能在市场不确定时期顺利应对并取得成功。</p>
</div><p><strong>About Kingsdale Advisors</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于 Kingsdale Advisors</strong></p>
</div><p>With offices in Toronto, Calgary and New York, Kingsdale Advisors is the leading advisor to public companies on all shareholder, governance, and transaction-related matters, having acted on the largest and highest profile proxy fights, transactions, and other special situations. For 22 years, public companies across North America have looked to the expertise of Kingsdale Advisors to secure the success of transactions or resolutions driven by shareholder votes. Trusted by business leaders for over two decades, Kingsdale Advisors boasts a multidisciplinary team offering an array of specialized services focused on strategic and defensive advisory, governance advisory, compensation advisory, strategic communications, and voting analytics.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Kingsdale Advisors 在多伦多、卡尔加里和纽约设有办事处，是公共公司在所有股东、治理和交易相关事务上的领先顾问，曾参与过最大和最引人注目的代理争夺战、交易和其他特殊情况。22 年来，北美的公共公司一直依赖 Kingsdale Advisors 的专业知识，以确保由股东投票驱动的交易或决议的成功。Kingsdale Advisors 受到商业领袖的信任，拥有一个多学科团队，提供一系列专注于战略和防御咨询、治理咨询、薪酬咨询、战略传播和投票分析的专业服务。</p>
</div><p>For further information, please contact:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>如需进一步信息，请联系：</p>
</div><p><strong>Aquin George</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>Aquin George</strong></p>
</div><p>Head of Marketing and Communications</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>市场与传播负责人</p>
</div><p><strong>Kingsdale Advisors</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>Kingsdale Advisors</strong></p>
</div><p>Tel: 416-644-4031</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>电话：416-644-4031</p>
</div><p>Email: ageorge@kingsdaleadvisors.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>电子邮件：ageorge@kingsdaleadvisors.com</p>
</div><p>www.kingsdaleadvisors.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>www.kingsdaleadvisors.com</p>
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Kingsdale Advisors Supports $7.1 Billion in Successful M&A Transactions in Q1 2025

Kingsdale Advisors 在 2025 年第一季度支持了总额 71 亿美元的成功并购交易