The Firm again swept all eight major Canadian M&A and capital market league tables for 2023.
Toronto (Canada) – Fasken continued its remarkable performance for its outstanding client service throughout 2023 with eight No. 1 rankings as legal advisor for M&A transactions in league tables released by Bloomberg, LSEG Data & Analytics (formerly Refinitiv), Mergermarket and Financial Post.
Fasken also continues to rank among the top 15 firms globally for M&A advisory work by deal count according multiple organizations, including top 10 rankings in global M&A mid-market tables and global Private Equity tables.
For capital markets advisory work, Fasken was recognized with an additional No. 1 spot in the league tables by Bloomberg.
Detailed FY 2023 M&A league table rankings include:
- LSEG Data & Analytics ranked Fasken No. 1 for both completed and announced deals with any Canadian involvement based on deal count; No. 1 for mid-market deals with any Canadian involvement based on deal count and No. 1 for small-cap deals with any Canadian involvement based on deal count
- Bloomberg ranked Fasken No. 1 for announced Canadian M&A deals by deal count; No. 1 for Canadian mid-market by deal count (up to $500M and up to $250M); and No. 1 for Canadian mid-market by volume (up to $250M)
- Mergermarket ranked Fasken No. 1 Canadian M&A deals by deal count Detailed FY 2023 Capital Markets league table rankings include:
- Bloomberg ranked Fasken No. 1 in Canadian equity IPO – legal adviser by deal count
Fasken's Mergers & Acquisitions practice group is a clear leader in Canada and among Canada's largest, advising our clients on the most complex and noteworthy transactions and cross-border deals. The group also calls upon the Firm's deep bench for industry specific expertise and advice on regulatory matters including tax strategy, anti-trust and foreign investment, labour and employment, intellectual property, sanctions and corrupt practices and government relations.
Fasken's Capital Markets practice group is a recognized leader in Canada with over 175 lawyers on our team, regularly acting for issuers and underwriters on Canada's most complex corporate finance transactions. A key to our success is our proven ability to maintain longstanding relationships with our publicly traded clients (many of which we have been advising since their IPO) that extend beyond capital markets transactions and throughout their lifecycle as publicly-traded issuers.
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