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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
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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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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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Blake Cassels & Graydon
15 practice areas
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Cassels Brock & Blackwell
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Fasken
15 practice areas
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McCarthy Tétrault
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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
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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
Export Development Canada-EDC - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Montreal, Barclays, BNP Paribas, CIBC, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Nomura, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Scotiabank, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
Bell Canada - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bell Canada
Issuer
CIBC - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
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
Export Development Canada-EDC - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
HSBC, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
CPPIB Capital Inc - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
BMO Capital Markets, CIBC, Desjardins Securities Inc, National Bank Financial, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
Cologix Data Centers Issuer 2022-1CAN LLC - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Cologix Data Centers Issuer 2022-1CAN LLC
Issuer
CIBC - Bond Issue
2022-01-01
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
PBSC Urban Solutions - M&A
2022-04-19
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Alethea Au, Aude Godfroy, Danielle Olofsson, Eric Levesque, Geneviève Paradis, Geraldine Lebeau, Helia Taheri, Jeff Li, Jonathan Auerbach, Madison Sutherland, Mark Firman, Michael Laskey, Myriam Fortin, Nathaniel Lacasse, Neil Bindman, Peter Flynn, Romy Proulx, Ryan Sheahan, Samantha Allen, Sidney Horn, Sophie Lamonde, Stephanie Lapierre, Stephanie Pasternyk, Stephanie Weschler, Thomas Paci
PBSC Urban Solutions
Target
Audax Private Equity - M&A
2022-06-14
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Audax Private Equity
Buyer
Presima Inc. - M&A
2022-06-14
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Presima Inc.
Target
Resolute Forest Products Inc. - M&A
2022-07-06
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
Target
Waterous Energy Fund - M&A
2022-03-14
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Waterous Energy Fund
Buyer
Arcadis NV - M&A
2022-07-18
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Arcadis NV
Buyer
Alberta Investment Management Corp. - M&A
2022-07-20
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Alberta Investment Management Corp.
Buyer
Semtech Corp. - M&A
2022-08-02
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
David Masse, John Leopold
Semtech Corp.
Buyer
Altima Dental Centres - M&A
2022-07-12
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Altima Dental Centres
Target
Valens Co. Inc. - M&A
2022-08-22
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Valens Co. Inc.
Target
TDL Canada - M&A
2022-07-01
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
TDL Canada
Buyer
Aurora Cannabis Inc. - M&A
2022-08-25
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Buyer
Interdynamix - M&A
2022-03-28
Stikeman Elliott
Canada (National)
M&A
Interdynamix
Target
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