Blakes Ranked Canada’s Leader in Global M&A and Private Equity for 2019

January 7, 2020

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) has been ranked as a leading Canadian law firm for domestic and global M&A in 2019.

Bloomberg, Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters) and Mergermarket rank Blakes as the No. 1 Canadian law firm in domestic and global M&A deals by deal value in their annual league tables.

Blakes is also the No. 1 Canadian law firm in domestic private equity buyouts/exits by deal value, and No. 1 Canadian law firm in American and global private equity buyouts/exits by both deal count and deal value.

Blakes strength in providing Canadian legal advice to companies investing in Canada, as well as Canadian companies doing international transactions, was reflected by best-in-class rankings in multiple international jurisdictions. The Firm has notable rankings for M&A deals in the United States, Asia Pacific, Central and South America and Europe.

Other notable results from the M&A league tables include rankings in specific sectors such as agribusiness, food and beverage, energy and renewables, financial services, healthcare, biotech, pharmaceuticals and mining.

A selection of our 2019 No. 1 rankings are listed below:

M&A

Bloomberg

No. 1 in Canada announced deals – Values up to US$500-million by deal value
No. 1 in Canada announced deals – Values up to US$250-million by deal value
No. 1 Canadian firm in global announced deals by deal value
No. 1 Canadian firm in global announced deals – Values up to US$500-million by deal value
No. 1 Canadian firm in global announced deals – Values up to US$250-million by deal value

Refinitiv

No. 1 in Canada announced deals by deal value
No. 1 Canadian firm in global announced deals by deal value
No. 1 Canadian firm in global announced deals – Values up to US$250-million by deal value

PRIVATE EQUITY

Bloomberg