Toronto (Canada) – Fasken continues to lead the way in advising on M&A and Capital Markets transactions, as demonstrated by its remarkable performance in the first quarter of 2025. The Firm achieved No. 1 rankings as legal advisor in the latest league tables from Mergermarket, LSEG Data & Analytics, Bloomberg and PitchBook.
Detailed Q1 2025 M&A league table rankings include:
- #1 for Canadian M&A deals by deal count (Mergermarket)
- #1 for completed deals with any Canadian involvement by deal count (LSEG Data & Analytics)
- #1 for announced deals with any Canadian involvement by deal count (LSEG Data & Analytics)
- #1 for Canadian involvement (mid-market) by deal count (LSEG Data & Analytics)
- #1 for Canadian involvement (small-cap) by deal count (LSEG Data & Analytics)
- #1 for M&A deals, geography – Most active in the rest of the world (PitchBook)
- #1 for M&A deals, representing – Most active in the rest of the world: investors (PitchBook)
Detailed Q1 2025 Capital Markets league table rankings include:
- #1 (tied) for Canada Equity Offerings: Legal adviser - issuer ranked by deal count (Bloomberg)
- #1 for Canada Equity IPO: Legal adviser - manager ranked by volume (Bloomberg)
- #1 for Canada Equity IPO: Legal adviser - manager ranked by deal count (Bloomberg)
These results reflect our team’s nation-wide M&A and Capital Markets strength and commitment to outstanding client service, as well as our forward-thinking, multi-disciplinary approach.
Our additional resources include Private M&A in Canada: Transactions & Litigation, Canada’s first comprehensive book on private M&A, as well as the latest market-leading insights in our Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Knowledge Centre.
Fasken’s Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Group is a clear leader in Canada and among the country’s largest. Our M&A team advises our clients on the most complex and noteworthy transactions and cross-border deals. The group also calls upon our 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. The Capital Markets group regularly acts for underwriters and issuers 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.
About Fasken
As a premier law firm with over 950 lawyers worldwide, Fasken is where excellence meets expertise. We are dedicated to shaping the future our clients want, precisely when it matters most. For more information, visit fasken.com.
