“Evolving markets in Canada and around the world are affecting how businesses navigate opportunities, challenges and risks.”

— Kyle McMurtry, Partner, National Advisory and Client Experience Leader

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, organizations strive to reduce risks and anticipate opportunities and challenges. Whether pursuing a new transaction, dealing with complex governance and compliance procedures or looking to improve competitive positioning through process and technology transformation, we can help your business grow and thrive.

Prepare for tomorrow, today

Our advisors work collaboratively with you to turn insights, experience and industry expertise– into tailored solutions that keep you ahead of disruptive change and drive success.

Whether your goals are to create value, transform your operations or protect against unnecessary business risks, we can help. Here’s how:

Transactions and Restructuring

  • explore your strategic growth options
  • establish the true commercial potential of a business
  • deliver valuation support and expert advice

Consulting

  • diagnose, address and solve underperformance challenges
  • sustain and finance growth, manage risk and talent, and optimize operations
  • improve processes and systems
  • deliver systematic improvements through operational enhancements
  • benefit from scalable technology solutions
  • transform decision-making processes

Risk and Forensics

  • improve governance and compliance procedures
  • identify, manage and mitigate risk
  • develop systems to prevent fraud and corruption
  • implement cyber risk strategies to protect your business
  • achieve greater performance with data analytic services

Contact Doane Grant Thornton today

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Transactions

Our transactions group takes a client-centric, integrated approach, focused on helping you make and implement the best financial strategies. We offer meaningful, actionable and holistic advice to allow you to create value, manage risks and seize opportunities. It’s what we do best: help great organizations like yours grow and thrive.

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Capital advisory Mergers & Acquisitions Transaction advisory services Valuations Complex Financial Instrument Pricing

Risk

Running an organization is an ongoing exercise in confronting risk, whether strategic, financial, operational, regulatory or technological. Success in any enterprise requires effective risk management to deliver on your strategic objectives and maintain your day-to-day operations.

Cybersecurity

Viruses. Phishing. Malware infections. Malpractice by employees. Espionage. Data ransom and theft. Fraud. Cybercrime is now a leading risk to all businesses.

Creditor updates

Updates for creditors, limited partners, investors and shareholders.

Personal debt solutions

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, and sometimes they lead to serious financial difficulty. If you can no longer meet your financial obligations, you’re not alone. We’ve helped thousands of Canadians to recover from overwhelming debt.

Restructuring

We bring a wide range of services to both individuals and businesses – including shareholders, executives, directors, lenders, creditors and other advisors who are dealing with a corporation experiencing financial challenges.

SEE OUR 1 RESTRUCTURING
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Personal debt solutions

Forensics

Market-driven expertise in investigation, dispute resolution and digital forensics

SEE OUR 2 FORENSICS
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Anti-money laundering Whistle-blower reporting solutions

Consulting

Running a business is challenging and you need advice you can rely on at anytime you need it. Our team dives deep into your issues, looking holistically at your organization to understand your people, processes, and systems needs at the root of your pain points. The intersection of these three things is critical to develop the solutions you need today.

SEE OUR 1 CONSULTING
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Growth transformation

Regulatory

Doane Grant Thornton specializes in advisory services for regulatory bodies, agencies and governments that oversee utilities such as natural gas, power/electricity, water sewer/drainage, and waste management utilities. You can count on our experienced team for reliable, independent information and advice.

Transactions

Our transactions group takes a client-centric, integrated approach, focused on helping you make and implement the best financial strategies. We offer meaningful, actionable and holistic advice to allow you to create value, manage risks and seize opportunities. It’s what we do best: help great organizations like yours grow and thrive.

SEE OUR 5 TRANSACTIONS
HIDE OUR 5 TRANSACTIONS
Capital advisory Mergers & Acquisitions Transaction advisory services Valuations Complex Financial Instrument Pricing

Restructuring

We bring a wide range of services to both individuals and businesses – including shareholders, executives, directors, lenders, creditors and other advisors who are dealing with a corporation experiencing financial challenges.

SEE OUR 1 RESTRUCTURING
HIDE OUR 1 RESTRUCTURING
Personal debt solutions

Risk

Running an organization is an ongoing exercise in confronting risk, whether strategic, financial, operational, regulatory or technological. Success in any enterprise requires effective risk management to deliver on your strategic objectives and maintain your day-to-day operations.

Forensics

Market-driven expertise in investigation, dispute resolution and digital forensics

SEE OUR 2 FORENSICS
HIDE OUR 2 FORENSICS
Anti-money laundering Whistle-blower reporting solutions

Cybersecurity

Viruses. Phishing. Malware infections. Malpractice by employees. Espionage. Data ransom and theft. Fraud. Cybercrime is now a leading risk to all businesses.

Consulting

Running a business is challenging and you need advice you can rely on at anytime you need it. Our team dives deep into your issues, looking holistically at your organization to understand your people, processes, and systems needs at the root of your pain points. The intersection of these three things is critical to develop the solutions you need today.

SEE OUR 1 CONSULTING
HIDE OUR 1 CONSULTING
Growth transformation

Creditor updates

Updates for creditors, limited partners, investors and shareholders.

Regulatory

Doane Grant Thornton specializes in advisory services for regulatory bodies, agencies and governments that oversee utilities such as natural gas, power/electricity, water sewer/drainage, and waste management utilities. You can count on our experienced team for reliable, independent information and advice.

Personal debt solutions

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, and sometimes they lead to serious financial difficulty. If you can no longer meet your financial obligations, you’re not alone. We’ve helped thousands of Canadians to recover from overwhelming debt.

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