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RECENT WORK   

Acted as Canadian counsel in AbitibiBowater group's US$1.4 billion refinancing.

Acted for Metallica Resources in its US$1.6 billion merger with Peak Gold and New Gold.

Acted as Canadian counsel to the underwriters on the $18.76 billion offering by Visa Inc.

Acted for the underwriters in the $1.56 billion secondary offering by Goldcorp Inc. of its holdings in Silver Wheaton Corp.

Acted for intervenors in successful appeal that upholds the right of employers to test workers in safety-sensitive jobs for drugs

Acted for the underwriters in CIBC's $2.75 billion common share issue

Acted for ATK in its $1.325 billion acquisition of certain MacDonald Dettwiler businesses

Acted for Aeroplan Income Fund in its $720 million acquisition of British counterpart, Loyalty Management Group Ltd.

Acted for Axcan Pharma Inc. in its $1.3 billion sale to TPG Capital

Acted for Emergis Inc. in its $763 million sale to Telus Corp.

Acted for Nikanor plc in its US$3.3 billion merger with Katanga Mining Ltd.

Acted for the underwriters in connection with Franco-Nevada Corp.'s $1 billion IPO, largest in Canada in 2007

Acted for H.I.G.Capital, LLC in its $106 million bid to acquire Gienow Windows & Doors Income Fund's operating entities

Acted for Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. in its $629 million acquisition of TransAlta Power LP

Acted for RBTT Financial Group in its $2.2 billion acquisition by Royal Bank of Canada

Acting for the syndicate who won the tender for the construction of Quebec Autoroute 25

Acted for PrimeWest Energy Trust on its $5 billion sale to Abu Dhabi National Energy

Acted for Frank Stronach and Stronach Trust on the strategic investment in Magna International Inc. by Russian Machines

Acted for North American Oil Sands Corporation in connection with the $2.2 billion cash takeover bid by Statoil ASA

Acted for Cerberus Capital Management LP in its US$4 billion bid for United Rentals

Acted on the $3.5 billion purchase of CCS Income Trust, representing the private equity purchasers

Acted for Essar Global Ltd. in its $1.85 billion acquisition of Algoma Steel Inc.

Acted for Apax Partners, as Canadian counsel, in a US$7.75 billion purchase of Thomson Learning Higher Education Assets

Acted for Reuters Founders Share Company Limited in the US$35 billion merger of Reuters Group and Thomson

LATEST NEWS   

B.C. certification motion defeated
Stikeman Elliott's Litigation Group was successful in defeating certification of a proposed class action in British Columbia alleging price-fixing in silicon memory chips (known as DRAM).

Calgary office community award
The Calgary office of Stikeman Elliott was recognized by Volunteer Calgary with a Leader in Business Award. Volunteer Calgary's Leadership Awards is Calgary's premier, community-focused volunteer recognition event.

#1 in Securities
Stikeman Elliott was ranked #1 in the Financial Post's Q1 corporate finance league tables acting for underwriters in both debt and equity offerings.

Litigation Group appointment
Stikeman Elliott is proud to announce Louis P. Bélanger's appointment as Head of the National Litigation Group.

#1 M&A firm: American Lawyer
Stikeman Elliott was the top Canadian firm in American Lawyer's 2007 ranking of M&A advisors for deals involving a U.S. principal.

World Finance Legal Awards
Stikeman Elliott was honoured as the 2008 Best Corporate & Commercial Team in Canada by World Finance magazine.

AbitibiBowater refinancing
The firm acted as Canadian counsel in AbitibiBowater group's US$1.4 billion refinancing transactions.

Alcoa's development in Quebec
The firm acted for Alcoa in its agreement with the Government of Quebec and the $1.2 billion modernization of its Baie-Comeau plant.

#1 in Mining sector
Stikeman Elliott was ranked #1 by the Financial Post as legal advisers on equity offerings in the Mining sector in 2007. 

Community award for Calgary office
Stikeman Elliott Calgary received Alberta's Best Workplaces 2008 award for Volunteerism & Community Involvement from Alberta Venture Magazine.

2008 Federal Budget Commentary
Stikeman Elliott's Tax Group has prepared a commentary on the tax implications of the 2008 Budget.

Largest IPO in U.S. history
Stikeman Elliott acted as Canadian counsel to the underwriters on the US$19.1 billion offering by Visa Inc., the largest in U.S. history.

"Clear, overall winner" in securities
Stikeman Elliott was ranked first for market share by both value and deal count by the Financial Post's 2007 review of legal advisors in corporate finance.

Firm acts on PPP Deals of the Year
The firm advised on two infrastructure projects selected as Deals of the Year by Project Finance Magazine: Quebec's Autoroute 25 and the Invenergy & St Clair project.

#1 in M&A: Globe & Mail
Stikeman Elliott was the top-ranked legal advisor in the Globe & Mail's 2007 review of Canadian M&A, acting on over $130 billion in deals, and seven of the top 24 transactions of the year.

Lexpert Top 10 Deals of 2007
Stikeman Elliott was credited with acting on 6 of Lexpert's Top 10 Corporate Deals of 2007, including the top 2 deals of the year.

#1 in M&A and Securities in 2007
Stikeman Elliott was ranked #1 in year-end M&A league tables from Thomson Financial and Mergermarket, and #1 in Securities league tables from Bloomberg.


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