Osler tops Canadian M&A rankings for the first nine months of 2017

Oct 6, 2017

Osler is ranked as the #1 law firm in the Canadian M&A league tables published by Thomson Reuters, Mergermarket and Bloomberg for the first nine months of 2017. Highlights of Osler’s rankings 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 law firm for Canadian announced deals (by value)
  • Ranked by Bloomberg as the #1 law firm for Canadian mid-market deals up to $500 million (by value) 

According to Thomson Reuters, there was US$159.9 billion of deal activity with Canadian involvement announced in the first nine months of the year. Osler advised on US$47.3 billion in total transaction value represented by 81 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.