Dec. 19, 2024 - Despite a strong start to the year, activist activity in Canada in 2024 tapered to pre-pandemic levels. This reversion to more historic annual totals follows a notable resurgence of shareholder demands directed at Canadian public companies in 2023, when shareholder engagement reached its...
Announcement
Forty-Nine Davies Lawyers Recognized as Leaders in Finance and M&A
Lexpert Magazine has named 49 Davies partners among the best lawyers in Canada in its 2022 Special Edition: Finance and M&A.
The recognition caps another year of outstanding transactional success for our team, with highlights including advising
- Shaw Communications Inc. in its transformative $26-billion deal with Rogers Communications Inc. – the largest M&A deal involving a Canadian target in 2021;
- Kansas City Southern as Canadian counsel in its transformative US$31-billion merger with Canada Pacific Railway to create the first U.S.-Mexico-Canada rail network;
- Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in its merger with Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. to create a C$30-billion combined company, the gold industry's highest-quality senior producer and the third-largest gold company in the world;
- Cominar REIT in its C$5.7-billion sale to Iris Acquisition II LP, an entity created by a consortium led by Canderel Real Estate Property; and
- TPG Real Estate Partners in its acquisition and related financing of Cinespace Film Studios, North America's second-largest independent sound stage platform.
The Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A profiles the highest-ranked Lexpert lawyers with practices focusing on corporate law and encompassing finance and M&A.
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