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Recommended firms Tier 1 Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Stikeman Elliott Torys Tier 2 Bennett Jones Blake Cassels & Graydon Goodmans McCarthy Tétrault Ogilvy Renault Canadian M&A had a record-breaking 2006 as foreign investment and private equity transactions drove further growth.

Recommended firms Tier 1 Allens Arthur Robinson Blake Dawson Waldron Clayton Utz Freehills Mallesons Stephen Jaques Tier 2 Gilbert + Tobin Minter Ellison Tier 3 Atanaskovic Hartnell Baker & McKenzie Australia's M&A market has enjoyed strong growth this year, almost doubling its total deal value from the same period in 2005.

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Recommended firms Tier 1 Bär & Karrer Homburger Lenz & Staehelin Tier 2 Baker & McKenzie Niederer Kraft & Frey Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry Vischer Walder Wyss & Partners Wenger & Vieli M&A deal value more than doubled in Switzerland last year, rising to $40.3 billion from $19 billion in 2005, according to data from Dealogic. Activity remained remarkably consistent in terms of deal volume, with Dealogic recording 227 transactions for 2006 and 225 for 2005, revealing that M&A instructions were considerably more lucrative for banks and their legal advisers.

Singapore's M&A market has grown in 2006. The total number of M&A deals stands at 344, with a value of $11.8 billion, showing an improvement from last year's $8.2 billion total within 300 deals, according to Dealogic.

Recommended firms Tier 1 Allen & Overy De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Tier 2 Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer NautaDutilh Stibbe Tier 3 Houthoff Buruma Loyens & Loeff Simmons & Simmons The Netherlands has seen large M&A increases in January to October (inclusive) compared to last year's results, according to Dealogic. In private equity, the amount of deals has fallen by 14, but the total deal value has risen by almost three quarters. The past year's 78 deals yielded $21.97 billion, but the 64 deals closed in 2006 have brought in $35.26 billion.

Mexico city recently witnessed the first ever leveraged buyout in the country, the $200 million joint acquisition of Controladora Milano The first 10 months of 2006 has seen a boom in Mexico's M&A activity. Company-to-company deals have almost doubled from 65 totaling $5.14 billion to 123 deals totaling $9.77 billion. The rise on the private equity side does not contain such dramatic figures, but the combined deal value has risen from $130 million (from eight deals) to $229 million (from seven deals).

Recommended firms Tier 1 Allen & Overy Luxembourg Arendt & Medernach Bonn Schmitt Steichen Elvinger Hoss & Prussen Linklaters Loesch Tier 2 Kremer Associés & Clifford Chance Luxembourg's M&A market was dominated by one merger this year as steel manufacturer Mittal took over Arcelor for €26 billion ($33 billion).