EY Hires Canadian M&A Advisers Waly, Rossi for Quebec Deals

Ernst & Young LLP hired two merger and acquisition advisers from Raymond Chabot Grant Thorntonto strengthen its practice in Quebec and prepare for a potential rebound in Canadian deal activity.

Yasser Waly and Mark Rossi are joining EY as partners in strategy and transactions. EY will now have seven partners devoted to M&A in Quebec, said Francois Tellier, the firm’s head for the French-speaking province and Eastern Canada.

Dealmaking is poised to bounce back in Canada this year as more predictability over the direction of interest rates allows firms to put their abundant capital reserves to work, Tellier ...