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Firm Managing Partner: Bryson Stokes
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

640

Other offices

Montréal, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, London

Key practice areas
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Project development
Project development : Mining
Project development : Infrastructure
Project development : Energy
Projects : Mining
Projects : Energy and infrastructure
Firm overview

At Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), we serve a diverse national and international client base. Our integrated network of offices provides clients with access to the Firm’s full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity. We also focus on building long-term relationships with clients by providing unparalleled client service and the highest standard of legal advice.

Key transactional practices
  • Banking and Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Financial Services Regulatory
  • Investment Funds
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Project Finance
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Structured finance/securitisation
Address:
199 Bay Street
Suite 4000, Commerce Court West
Toronto, Ontario M5L 1A9
Tel:+1 416 863 2400 Fax:+1 416 863 2653 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.blakes.com/English/Pages/default.aspx
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dentons
12 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
5 practice areas
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Aird & Berlis
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Miller Thomson
6 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Fasken
15 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Notable

Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 1
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Miller Thomson
6 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Notable

Burnet Duckworth & Palmer
8 practice areas
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Lawson Lundell
1 practice area
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Loopstra Nixon
1 practice area
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McInnes Cooper
3 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Projects : Energy and infrastructure
Tier 1
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
View profile
Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Aird & Berlis
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Farris
3 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Notable

Fasken
15 practice areas
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Projects : Mining
Active
8 firms ranked
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Active

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
View profile
Torys
14 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Goodmans
14 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
15 practice areas
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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Thornton Grout Finnigan
2 practice areas
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Torys
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bennett Jones
15 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
14 practice areas
View profile
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
View profile
Fasken
15 practice areas
View profile
McMillan
12 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
View profile
Dentons
12 practice areas
View profile
Gowling WLG
5 practice areas
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Miller Thomson
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
13 practice areas
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Notable

Aird & Berlis
6 practice areas
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Chaitons
1 practice area
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Fishman Flanz Meland Paquin
1 practice area
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McInnes Cooper
3 practice areas
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Sangra Moller LLP
6 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Blake Cassels & Graydon, a historic member of the Seven Sisters, was founded in 1856. This full-service firm has expanded to five Canadian cities—Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Montréal, and Ottawa—and two international locations in New York and London. Renowned for its corporate and project development expertise, the firm excels in financial services, advising on regulatory and transactional matters, including refinancing and acquisition financing. Its capital markets team handles diverse equity, debt, and structured finance issues, while the M&A team supports strategic acquisitions and reorganizations. The restructuring and insolvency team is adept at managing all sides of restructuring proceedings. 

 

Highlights 

Blakes advised on two of Canada’s most significant transactions in 2024. The firm represented Advent International in its take-private acquisition of Nuvei Corporation, a global fintech leader. The deal involved complex structuring of multi-billion-dollar debt financing, concurrent reorganizations, and a new governance framework among Advent and rollover shareholders, alongside global regulatory approvals—setting a benchmark for cross-border private equity transactions. Blakes also acted for South Bow Corporation in its notes offering, the largest debt capital markets transaction in Canadian history, tied to TC Energy’s liquids pipeline spinoff. The transaction required innovative hybrid securities structuring, regulatory approvals across Canada and the U.S., and the creation of a dual-listed public company on TSX and NYSE. 

 

Key Clients  

Algonquin Power & Utilities, AstraZeneca, Cleveland Cliffs, Coastal Gaslink Pipeline, Equinox Gold Corporation, JP Morgan Securities, RBC Capital Markets, Royal Bank of Canada and South Bow Corporation.

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
L Catterton - M&A
2021-04-23
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Kurt Sarno
L Catterton
Acquirer
LifeSpeak Inc - IPO
2021-07-06
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
IPO
Tim Andison, Linda Tu
LifeSpeak Inc
Underwriter
Lower Mattagami Energy - Bond issue
2021-05-14
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Catherine Youdan
Lower Mattagami Energy
Issuer
Magnet Forensics - IPO
2021-05-03
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
IPO
Chris Hewat
Magnet Forensics
Issuer
MCAP - M&A
2021-12-08
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Frank Guarascio, David Kruse
MCAP
Acquirer
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation - Secondary share offering
2021-11-05
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
Secondary share offering
Michael Burke, Adam Jackson
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation
Issuer
Morgan Stanley; Credit Suisse; Canaccord Genuity; Macquarie Capital - IPO
2021-02-24
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
IPO
Michael Hickey
Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Canaccord Genuity, Macquarie Capital
Underwriter
Nasdaq - M&A
2021-11-02
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Graham Smith, David Kruse
Nasdaq
Acquirer
Oak Street Capital Management - Secondary share offering
2021-10-12
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
Secondary share offering
Adam Jackson
Oak Street Capital Management
Issuer
Pembina Pipeline Corporation - M&A
2021-07-26
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Chad Schneider
Pembina Pipeline Corporation
Acquirer
Penn National Gaming - M&A
2021-10-19
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Shlomi Feiner, Geoff Belsher, Bryson Stokes
Penn National Gaming
Acquirer
Pretium Resources Inc - M&A
2022-02-24
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Bob Wooder, Kathleen Keilty
Pretium Resources Inc
Target
RBC Capital Markets; Credit Suisse Securities - Bond issue
2021-06-15
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Olga Kary
RBC Capital Markets, Credit Suisse Securities
Underwriter
RBC Dominion Securities; Canaccord Genuity Corp - IPO
2021-10-12
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
IPO
John Wilkin, Tim Andison
RBC Dominion Securities, Canaccord Genuity Corp
Underwriter
Savaria Corporation - Secondary share offering
2021-02-19
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
Secondary share offering
Howard Levine
Savaria Corporation
Issuer
Shell Canada Energy - M&A
2021-01-04
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Chris Harris, Ross Bentley
Shell Canada Energy
Seller
Starlight Group Property Holdings Inc - M&A
2021-10-26
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Alex Moore, Will Fung
Starlight Group Property Holdings Inc
Seller
Strathcona Resources - Bond issue
2021-07-20
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Olga Kary
Strathcona Resources
Issuer
The Canada Life Assurance Company; Great-West Lifeco - M&A
2021-01-09
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Cheryl Satin
The Canada Life Assurance Company, Great-West Lifeco
Acquirer
Waterous Energy Fund - M&A
2021-11-06
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Canada (National)
M&A
Olga Kary
Waterous Energy Fund
Acquirer
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