Osler ranked #1 for Canadian M&A in 2017

Jan 4, 2018

Osler is proud to be ranked as the #1 law firm in the full-year 2017 Canadian M&A league tables published by Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg and Mergermarket. Highlights of Osler’s 2017 rankings include:

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

• Ranked by Bloomberg as the #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)

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

According to Thomson Reuters, there was US$239.7 billion of deal activity with Canadian involvement announced in 2017. Osler advised on US$55.2 billion in total transaction value represented by 112 deals. Osler’s notable transactions in 2017 included:

• ConocoPhillips in the $17.7 billion sale of its interest in the Foster Creek Christina Lakeoil sands partnership, as well as the majority of its western Canada Deep Basin gas assets, to Cenovus

• Veresen Inc. in its $9.7 billion arrangement agreement with Pembina Pipeline Corporation

• Hydro One Limited in its $6.7 billion acquisition of Avista Corporation

• SmartREIT in its $1.1 billion acquisition of OneREIT

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.