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news release

October 24, 2007

 
         
 

#1 in M&A

According to the newly released Globe & Mail/Thomson Financial league tables of legal advisors in Canadian M&A, Stikeman Elliott was the leading law firm through the end of Q3 2007:

  • #1 in Canadian M&A with deal value of US$115.9 billion

  • #1 in Canadian M&A with 93 transactions

  • acted in 4 of the Top 10 deals of 2007 YTD

This follows other first place rankings for the firm in Q3 league tables from mergermarket, Bloomberg and Mergerstat Review:

mergermarket

  • #1 in Canadian M&A with deal value of US$155 billion
  • #1 Canadian firm in Global Buyouts with 18 transactions
  • #1 Canadian firm in North American M&A with deal value of US$200 billion
  • #1 Canadian firm in North American Buyouts with 16 transactions

Bloomberg

  • #1 in Canadian M&A with deal value of US$106 billion
  • #1 in Canadian M&A with market share of 35.4%

Mergerstat Review

  • #1 Canadian firm in Canada-U.S. cross-border M&A with deal value of US$137 billion
  • #1 Canadian firm in Canada-U.S. cross-border M&A with 51 transactions
 

MEDIA CONTACT

For further information, please contact:

Diana Lawrence
National Director, Marketing and Communications
(416) 869-7743

 

 
 

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With over 460 lawyers across Canada and around the world, Stikeman Elliott is recognized nationally and internationally for the sophistication of its business law practice. Nationally, the firm has offices in Montréal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver and internationally, in New York, London and Sydney. The firm serves its clients wherever their business takes them.

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