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Osler again ranked top Canadian firm by LSEG and Pitchbook

Nov 28, 2024 2 MIN READ

Osler is proud to be listed as the top-ranked Canadian legal advisor in LSEG’s (Refinitiv) global rankings for the first nine months of 2024.

  • #1 Canadian firm as advisors to company based on round value (VC)
  • #1 Canadian firm as advisors to company based on number of rounds (VC)
  • #1 Canadian firm as advisors to the firm based on number of rounds (VC)

PitchBook has also ranked Osler as the #1 Canadian firm for venture capital deals across several categories for Q3 including:

  • #1 Canadian firm by geography for being the most active globally on VC deals.
  • #1 Canadian firm by geography for being the most active in rest of the world (outside of the U.S. and Europe) on VC deals.
  • #1 Canadian firm for being most active at later stage on VC deals
  • #1 Canadian firm for being most active in rest of the world (outside of the U.S. and Europe): investors

Osler acts for more than 2,000 early, growth and late stages ventures and venture investors across Canada, the U.S. and around the world.

From 2020 to 2023, Osler represented clients in the emerging and high growth companies space in 1,106 financing transactions, including preferred share equity financings and the issuance of convertible securities (such as Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFEs) and convertible promissory notes), with an aggregate deal value of approximately US$14.16 billion

In 2023, Osler advised on 269 deals with more than $2.9 billion raised by EHG companies.