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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
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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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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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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 2
17 firms ranked
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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
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Stikeman Elliott
16 practice areas
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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
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Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
15 practice areas
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Fasken
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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
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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
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
12 practice areas
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McMillan
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Borden Ladner Gervais
14 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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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

Founded in 1952, Stikeman Elliott has become an international powerhouse, renowned for its capital markets and M&A expertise. With five Canadian offices and three international locations, the firm excels in banking, project development, and financial services regulation. Their banking team handles cross-border and domestic financing, while the capital markets team is adept in debt, equity, and structured finance. The M&A team serves a diverse clientele, and the project development team focuses on infrastructure and energy projects. Additionally, their restructuring and insolvency team supports debtors, monitors, trustees, and lenders. 

 

Highlights 

Stikeman Elliott advised on transformative transactions in mining, infrastructure, and energy in 2024. The firm acted as lead counsel to Osisko Bermuda Limited in its syndicated gold stream agreement with Franco-Nevada for SolGold’s Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador—one of the world’s largest mineral developments—requiring intricate structuring of multi-tranche funding and stream rights. Stikeman also represents Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the sale of its 7.51% stake in 407 ETR to PSP Investments and its simultaneous acquisition of a 6.76% stake from AtkinsRéalis, reinforcing CPP’s infrastructure portfolio. Additionally, the firm advises First Nations Limited Partnership on the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project, a landmark 1,800 km line bringing electricity to remote communities in Northwestern Ontario. 

 

Key Clients 

Air Canada, Boralex, Canada Growth Fund, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, First Nations Limited Partnership, Hudson’s Bay Company, New Foundland & Labrador Hydro, Osisko Gold Royalties and TC Energy 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
SCM Insurance Services Inc. - M&A
2022-03-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
SCM Insurance Services Inc.
Seller
Clearlake Capital Group LP - M&A
2022-03-08
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Clearlake Capital Group LP
Buyer
CPPIB Capital Inc - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Underwriter
Canacol Energy - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Citigroup, Credit Suisse
Underwriter
Royal Bank of Canada - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada
Underwriter
Bank of Nova Scotia - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Nova Scotia
Underwriter
Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. - M&A
2022-03-10
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc.
Buyer
ESO Solutions Inc. - M&A
2022-03-14
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
ESO Solutions Inc.
Buyer
CIBC - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, CIBC, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Groupe BPCE, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UBS
Underwriter
Navacord Corp. - M&A
2021-11-04
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Navacord Corp.
Buyer
Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. - M&A
2022-03-15
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Bertrand Menard, Charif El-Khouri, Chelsea Pellegrino, Eric Levesque, Francis Blais-Lord, Geneviève Paradis, Jeff Li, Justine Whitehead, Karine Bilodeau, Mark Firman, Mathilde Mercier, Nicholas Blach, Pierre-Yves Leduc, Sagar Darar
Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.
Seller
Knowlton Development Corp. Inc. - M&A
2022-03-30
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Knowlton Development Corp. Inc.
Target
EdenPark Inc. - M&A
2022-04-06
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
EdenPark Inc.
Target
ETS Strategic Capital - M&A
2021-11-11
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Andrea Kroetch, Carol Bai, Jacqueline Ferreira, Jalen Nordmark, Jonathan Auerbach, Jonathan Willson, Kathleen Chevalier, Laura Rowe, Luca Di Donato, Natasha vandenHoven, Neil Shapiro, Sara Shayan, Shawn Neylan, Shawn Smith, Terry Grazier, Victor Gerchikov
ETS Strategic Capital
Buyer
VersaCold Logistics Services - M&A
2022-04-13
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
VersaCold Logistics Services
Target
Plusgrade - M&A
2022-05-09
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Plusgrade
Buyer
Penfund - M&A
2022-05-03
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Penfund
Target
Corealis Pharma Inc. - M&A
2022-05-24
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Corealis Pharma Inc.
Target
Kaycan Ltd. - M&A
2022-05-31
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Kevin Custodio, Sophie Lamonde
Kaycan Ltd.
Target
Information Services Corp. - M&A
2022-06-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Information Services Corp.
Buyer
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