Toronto (Canada) – Fasken has once again demonstrated its dominance in M&A and Capital Markets across Canada by securing top positions in league tables published by LSEG Data & Analytics, Mergermarket, Bloomberg and PitchBook for the first half of 2025. This outstanding performance underscores the Firm’s M&A and Capital Markets strength, as the team consistently provides robust support to clients and facilitates significant and complex transactions through turbulent economic times.
Detailed H1 2025 M&A league table rankings include:
- #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 Canadian M&A deals by deal count (Mergermarket)
- #1 for M&A deals, geography – Most active in rest of world (PitchBook)
- #1 for M&A deals, representing – Most active in rest of world: companies (PitchBook)
Detailed H1 2025 Capital Markets league table rankings include:
- #1 for Canada Equity IPO: Legal adviser - issuer ranked by volume (Bloomberg)
- #1 for Canada Equity IPO: Legal adviser - issuer ranked by deal count (Bloomberg)
These results reflect Fasken’s nationwide M&A and Capital Markets strength, forward-thinking, multi-disciplinary approach and dedication to providing clients the highest level of service.
Additional Firm 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.
About the Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups
Fasken’s Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice groups are clear leaders 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.
