Club M&A Canada has opened registration for a one-day M&A and Governance program for board members involved in acquisitions, divestitures, business growth and ownership transitions. The program will take place on October 28, 2026, at Blakes in Montreal, and will cover board responsibilities across the M&A lifecycle, including strategic alignment, fiduciary duties, risk oversight, transaction supervision, integration and post-transaction value creation. Led by Sophie-Emmanuelle Chebin, President and Co-Founder of Arsenal, the program includes practitioners from Blakes, KPMG and NATIONAL, as well as board members and investment professionals in panel discussions. The event comes as an August 2026 Repreneuriat Québec study estimates that 38,000 Quebec businesses will be seeking succession by 2029. Registration is intended for directors of private, family-owned and institutional companies, advisory board members and independent directors, with applications pre-screened for participant experience.