March 4, 2011


Toronto (Canada) - Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, is proud to announced that it has been recognized as part of The Globe and Mail's dealmakers of the year for its work in three deals.

The acquisition by CGI Group Inc. of Stanley, Inc., worth US$1.07 billion, was rewarded in two distinct categories: the Information technology industry Award and the Foreign outbound Award.

CGI's legal advisors included Fasken Martineau with a team led by Robert Paré, and including Michel Boislard, Jean Michel Lapierre, Marc Novello, Martin Racicot, Alexandre Gagnon and Jay Choi.

The acquisition by OMERS Private Equity and Société générale de financement du Québec of Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltd was given the Private equity mid-market Award.

Fasken Martineau advised Société générale de financement du Québec with a group comprised of Gilles Leclerc, Marie-Josée Neveu, Jean-Philippe Mikus and Félix Gutierrez.

Finally, deals by Eldorado Gold Corporation, including the acquisition of Brazauro Resources Corporation, were given the Value creation Award. Eldorado Gold Corporation is a long time client of Fasken Martineau.

Eldorado received advice from a team of Fasken Martineau lawyers consisting of Josh Lewis, Lata Casciano, Amanda MacAdams and Georald Ingborg.

"These deals are good examples of the kind of expertise Fasken Martineau can bring to the table. We are extremely proud of our teams who have worked on these deals as they represent the best of what we can offer to our clients," said Richard Steinberg, Leader of Fasken Martineau's Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions practice group.

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