July 14, 2017
Osler is ranked #1 among Canadian firms in the M&A league tables published by Thomson Reuters, Mergermarket and Bloomberg for the first half of 2017. Highlights of Osler’s rankings for the first half of 2017 include:
- Ranked by Thomson Reuters as #1 law firm for Canadian announced deals (by value)
- Ranked by Mergermarket as #1 law firm for Canadian announced deals (by value)
- Ranked by Bloomberg as #1 Canadian law firm for Canadian announced deals (by value)
According to Thomson Reuters, there was US$120.5 billion of deal activity with Canadian involvement announced in the first half of the year, up 12.6% from the same period last year. Osler advised on US$35.1 billion in total transaction value represented by 56 deals.
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.