Canadian Law Firm of the Year
- Chambers and Partners Legal Publishers, 2007

Blakes has one of the largest and most experienced mergers and acquisitions practices in Canada. We have extensive involvement in domestic and international transactions, advising acquiror and target companies, private equity funds, financial institutions and leading international law firms. Matters on which we are regularly retained include public company and trust mergers and acquisitions completed by way of take-over bids, amalgamations and plans of arrangement, going private transactions, acquisitions of private enterprises, special committee mandates, take-over defences and contested shareholder meetings.

Our mergers and acquisitions practice is a well-known leader, having been recognized by the following surveys and guides:

• Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2009
• IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms - 2009 Edition
• The 2009 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
• The Best Lawyers in Canada 2009
• PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2009
• PLC Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook 2008/09
• Law Business Research’s The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2008
• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2009

Blakes is regularly recognized as a leader in Canadian M&A in league tables assembled by the financial press, including the following in 2007 and 2008:

2008 (JANUARY TO DECEMBER)

Bloomberg
#1 in Canada Announced Deals by value
#1 in Canada Announced Deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm in Global Announced Deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm in Global Announced Deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm in Cross Border Announced Deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm in Cross Border Announced Deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm in United States Announced Deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm in United States Announced Deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm in India Announced Deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm in India Announced Deals by deal count

Thomson Reuters
#1 Canadian firm in Worldwide Announced Deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm in Worldwide Announced Deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm in Worldwide Completed Deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm in Worldwide Completed Deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm United States Involvement Announced Deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm United States Involvement Announced Deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm United States Involvement Completed Deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm in Any European Public Involvement Completed Deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm in Any European Public Involvement Completed Deals by deal count

2007 (JANUARY TO DECEMBER)

Bloomberg
#1 Canadian firm in Global announced deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm in Global announced deals by deal count
#1 Canada announced deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm in cross border announced deals by deal count

Thomson Reuters
#1 Any Canadian involvement announced deals by deal count
#1 Any Canadian involvement completed deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm in worldwide announced deals by deal value
#1 Canadian firm in worldwide announced deals by deal count
#1 Canadian firm in worldwide completed deals by deal count

For more information on our mergers and acquisitions practice, visit www.blakes.com.