Osler tops Canadian M&A rankings for 2016

Jan. 11, 2017

Osler is proud to be ranked #1 among Canadian law firms in the full-year 2016 M&A league tables published by Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg and Mergermarket. Highlights of Osler’s rankings for full year 2016 include:

• Ranked by Thomson Reuters as the #1 law firm for Canadian completed deals (by value), with US$54.3 billion in total transaction value represented by 70 deals

• Ranked by Thomson Reuters as the #2 Canadian law firm for Canadian announced deals (by value), with US$56.9 billion in total transaction value represented by 79 deals

• Ranked by Bloomberg as the #1 Canadian law firm for Canadian announced deals (by value)

• Ranked by Bloomberg as the #1 Canadian law firm for Global private equity deals (by value)

• Ranked by Mergermarket as the #1 Canadian law firm for Canadian announced deals (by value)

According to Thomson Reuters, there was US$250.9 billion of deal activity with Canadian involvement announced in 2016, up 8.4% from 2015, and Osler advised on US$56.9 billion in total transaction value represented by 79 deals. Osler’s notable transactions in 2016 included:

• Canadian Oil Sands Limited in its $6.6 billion acquisition by Suncor Energy Inc.

• Corus Entertainment in its $2.65 billion purchase of Shaw Media from Shaw Communications

• Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. in its $1.4 billion acquisition by Vail Resorts

• Constellation Brands, Inc. in the sale of its Canadian wine business to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan for approximately $1.03 billion

With offices in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York, Osler is consistently ranked as one of the top M&A law firms in Canada. Our roles on domestic, cross-border and international transactions include advising public companies, private companies, private equity sponsors, emerging companies and start-ups, global conglomerates, pension funds, sovereign funds, and financial advisors.