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The condo market in Toronto and North America post-pandemic has been volatile. Overall, a significant increase in the cost of living across North America has been observed, with rental prices being a major contributor. According to the national rent report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation...

Toronto, ON, October 09, 2024 — Sapling Financial Consultants, a boutique financial consulting firm dedicated to serving lower mid-market private equity firms, their portfolio companies, boutique investment banks and entrepreneurs, is proud to announce it has received approval to offer a Pre-Approved CPA Training Program...

In today’s data-driven world, businesses seek to harness vast amounts of information for better decision-making, and Business Intelligence (BI) tools play a critical role in this process. The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) has brough some improvements, with additional tools...

In early October, Sapling presented a two-part webinar series on Financial Due Diligence in Uncertain Market Conditions. Here are the summaries: Trend in the M&A Environment With the market rebounding, global M&A deal values for the first half of 2024 have increased compared to...

Toronto, ON, September 27, 2024 — Sapling Financial Consultants, the boutique financial consulting firm filling a market gap with lower mid-market private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as boutique investment banks and entrepreneurs, announced today it has been named one of...

A leveraged buyout (LBO) is a common financing strategy employed by private equity (PE) firms for acquiring companies. An LBO involves acquiring another company using a significant amount of borrowed funds to fund the cost of the acquisition, using the assets of the target...

We're delighted to share some thrilling updates with you! Sapling Financial Consultants Inc. has been honored with the CanadianSME Small Business Awards 2023 for Best Professional Services. On June 7th, 2024, our Co-Founder & CEO, Rob, together with Co-Founder & Partner, Andreea, Senior Engagement...

Efficient data management is essential to every company’s success. It involves the automated organization, storage, and retrieval of data to ensure consistency, integrity, and security. This enables an organization to streamline processes, eliminate redundancies, enhance security, and facilitate cross-departmental sharing of information through effective...

The green energy industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the US and around the globe. From solar panels and wind turbines to electric vehicles, clean energy accounted for 10% of GDP growth globally in 2023, according to the International Energy Agency. This...

Financial consulting firm reports 45% YOY growth amid ongoing industry layoffs Toronto, ON, January 24, 2024 — Sapling Financial Consultants Inc., a pioneering FP&A, data analytics and due diligence firm, announced today the appointment of Morné Viljoen as senior engagement manager. Amidst industry-wide layoffs,...