Top 3 Again: Thomson Reuters ranks Fasken Martineau in top 3 for Canadian M&A deals for first half of 2010
July 7, 2010
Toronto (Canada) Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced today that it ranked third among law firms globally in the number of Canadian M&A transactions executed in the first half of 2010, as reported by Thomson Reuters.
"We continue to be busy with M&A deals across Canada and worldwide in a variety of industries. We see positive signs of the market bouncing back and anticipate an even busier second half for 2010," said Richard Steinberg, leader of Fasken Martineau's Securities and M&A practice group.
For the first half of 2010, Thomson Reuters credited Fasken Martineau with having advised on 37 announced transactions with a cumulative value of $4.6 billion. It further credited the firm with having advised on 36 completed transactions also with a cumulative value of $4.6 billion. Thomson Reuters has ranked Fasken Martineau among the top five law firms for Canadian M&A deals for the past 3 ½ years. Similarly Bloomberg once again ranked Fasken Martineau in its list of the top five law firms for Canadian M&A deals announced in the first half of 2010.
The firm played key roles on a number of high-profile transactions announced and/or completed in the second quarter of 2010, including:
- CGI Group's proposed US$940 million acquisition of US-based Stanley Inc.
- Uranium One's proposed sale of a controlling interest to Russian-based ARMZ, which will contribute its interests in the Akbastau and Zarechnoye joint ventures and US$610 million in cash, in return for 356 million new common shares of Uranium One.
- Logibec Groupe's proposed $233 million sale to a unit of OMERS.
- China Sci-Tech Holdings' $244 million acquisition of Chariot Resources.
- Grant Forest Products' US$400 million sale of mills in Canada and the US to a subsidiary of Koch Industries.
Fasken Martineau's London office has advised on a number of recent M&A deals, including:
- Platmin Congo's proposed US$284 million sale to a subsidiary of China-based Zijin Mining Group.
- Oxeco Plc's acquisition of Tissue Regenix Limited in a share-based reverse takeover.
Earlier in the year, Fasken Martineau also advised on significant M&A deals for BHP Billiton Canada, International Royalty Corp., MDS Analytical Technologies, Teck Resources, Uranium One, Westaim Corp., Alliance Pharma plc, and First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
About Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Fasken Martineau is a leading international business law and litigation firm. With over 650 lawyers, the firm has offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London, Paris and Johannesburg. For additional information, please visit the firm's website at www.fasken.com.
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