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Provided by Stikeman Elliott LLP

Stikeman Elliott’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group is perennially among the most active in Canada. Whether advising on Canada’s largest contested public company transactions or friendly acquisitions of privately owned family businesses, we utilize our expertise and creativity to pragmatically achieve client goals.

One of the hallmarks of our practice is our understanding of risk. We see managing and minimizing risk as one of our key roles in any transaction – identifying and mitigating third party issues before they become a problem.

Stikeman Elliott lawyers have well-earned, long-standing relationships with all Canadian regulators. Our strategic management of regulatory interactions has helped clients close some of the most highly scrutinized deals in Canada. We also understand that successful transactions must be designed having regard to their real and perceived implications to our client’s key stakeholders. As such, we work with clients to help them present transactions that best preserve and leverage these often critical relationships

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Canada

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What the Team is Known For

Stikeman Elliott is a go-to Canadian law firm for sophisticated securities, M&A and corporate finance matters, advising on high-profile deals from a nationwide base, with offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Vancouver and Calgary. The team advises on both inbound and outbound transactions, with a particularly high profile for its representation of foreign investors. The team's industry expertise encompasses mining, oil and gas, telecoms, tech and real estate, with further experience in retail and hospitality sector transactions. The firm stands out for its experience of both debt and equity capital markets and securities expertise. The group offers a strong bench in private equity, advising on domestic and cross-border buyouts, recapitalisations and financings across industries.

Work Highlights

  • Stikeman Elliott acted as counsel to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in connection with the sale of its 7.51% stake in 407 Express Toll Route to Public Sector Pension Investment Board for CAD2.39 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christopher Nixon
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Christopher Nixon
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Senior Statespeople
Boasting a longstanding leading reputation, Christopher Nixon operates an impressive transactional practice in Calgary that sees him advise on high-profile M&A transactions.

Christopher brings a wealth of experience and gravitas.

Sidney M Horn
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Sidney M Horn
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Senior Statespeople

Sidney Horn is a highly regarded lawyer in the corporate and commercial space in Québec. He acts as a trusted adviser to domestic and international clients on transactional matters, including M&A, corporate governance and securities law issues.

Sid Horn is a go-getter.

William J Braithwaite
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William J Braithwaite
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Senior Statespeople

William Braithwaite offers a vast wealth of experience to clients in the corporate arena. He advises on both domestic and cross-border M&A, securities and corporate governance matters.

Bill is a good resource and a trusted voice.

Bill is one of the all time best in Canada!

Jeffrey Singer
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Jeffrey Singer
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Eminent Practitioners

Jeffrey Singer enjoys an esteemed reputation for his handling of complex M&A mandates.

Jeff is great to work with. He is very sharp and thoughtful. He provides advice when required and lets his team run with the deal where it makes sense.

Brian M Pukier
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Brian M Pukier
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Toronto-based Brian Pukier has three decades of experience in high-value transactions and is held in extremely high regard for the quality of his private equity counsel.

Of all the lawyers that I've worked with, Brian is among the best. He is one of the best strategists and has great business sense.

John Ciardullo
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John Ciardullo
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Band 1

Toronto managing partner John Ciardullo has a wealth of experience in M&A and capital markets mandates, and displays additional strength in assisting clients with shareholder activism and corporate governance matters.

The combination of his technical skills, strategic thinking and experience level places John at the top of his peer group.

John is a terrific lawyer and a terrific guy. He is pragmatic, has great relationship with clients and is incredibly practical.

John is a standout lawyer and relationship manager. His legal skills are second to none and his negotiation skills are top notch.

He is overall excellent.

John is an amazing client facing counsel. He is well-versed in all major transactions.

John W Leopold
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John W Leopold
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Band 2

Montréal-based John Leopold maintains a leading reputation for his impressive corporate practice, which sees him handle M&A transactions and private equity deals, among other matters.

John is the gold standard when it comes to private equity lawyers in Canada.

John Leopold is outstanding.

John is excellent.

Peter Castiel
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Peter Castiel
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Band 2
Montréal-based Peter Castiel acts for several significant private equity houses on high-value, cross-border buyout transactions.
Robert Carelli
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Robert Carelli
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Band 2

Robert Carelli combines his role as head of the Montréal office's corporate group with an active client-facing practice. He demonstrates strength in mergers, acquisitions and equity deals. He is also noted for his expertise in securities law.

Robert is a very well seasoned extremely experienced partner. He's an outstanding lawyer.

Samantha Horn
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Samantha Horn
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Band 2

Toronto-based Samantha Horn has a highly regarded private equity practice with a strong focus on buyout transactions. She has particular expertise concerning matters in the technology space.

Samantha has a wealth of knowledge, a depth of experience and knows how to drive deals successfully.

Samantha Horn is a tough negotiator who represents her client's interests aggressively and pushes deals through.

Samantha is attentive and judicious.

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Sean Vanderpol
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Band 2

Sean Vanderpol is a well-regarded corporate lawyer based in Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office. He routinely acts for public companies on securities and M&A transactions.

Sean is phenomenal. He is really good at never losing sight of the bigger picture. All the advice he gives is incredibly strategic. He always picks up my calls and I always feel prioritised.

Sean is technically very strong and also a great partner.

Craig A Story
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Craig A Story
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Craig Story is highly accomplished in handling mergers and acquisitions and private equity matters, as well as joint ventures and capital markets transactions.

Craig is the perfect example of knowledgeable and experienced counsel.

He is great at dealing with complexities.

Craig is great at understanding the issues and provides great advice.

Jean Marc Huot
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Jean Marc Huot
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Band 3

Montréal-based Jean Marc Huot attracts praise for his consummate handling of high-level corporate matters. He frequently advises clients on securities, corporate governance and M&A transactions.

Jean Marc is nothing short of fantastic, I'm very pleased with his depth of expertise.

Jean Marc Huot is always available, reliable and is the best counsel we have.

Simon A Romano
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Simon A Romano
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Band 3

Toronto-based Simon Romano exhibits a strong grasp of both M&A and the capital markets, acting for a diverse client base that includes private equity firms and financial institutions.

Sophie Lamonde
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Sophie Lamonde
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Sophie Lamonde is a well-regarded lawyer who has significant experience representing major private equity firms. She is the managing partner in the Montréal office and frequently assists clients with add-on acquisitions.

Sophie is a great technical lawyer.

Sophie consistently delivers impeccable service and demonstrates strong business acumen.

Stewart Sutcliffe
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Stewart Sutcliffe
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Toronto-based Stewart Sutcliffe attracts strong praise for his capabilities in the private equity space. He has notable experience representing major private equity houses in acquisitions arising in a wide variety of sectors.

Stewart is a great resource on Canadian matters as he has deep private equity and M&A expertise. He is also very smart, very responsive and very commercial.

Stewart Sutcliffe provides excellent advice, is very thoughtful and also very easy to work with.

Warren Katz
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Warren Katz
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Band 3

Warren Katz regularly advises public and private corporations on securities, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity matters. He previously served as the managing partner of the Montréal office.

Warren is an excellent lawyer, a great negotiator and an all around brilliant person.

Warren is business-oriented, solution-oriented and very pragmatic.

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Evan Marcus
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Evan Marcus is a Toronto-based lawyer in Stikeman Elliott's M&A and private equity group. He frequently assists clients with both domestic and cross-border acquisitions, with his recent work including a number of matters in the fields of tech, software and cybersecurity.

Evan is our go-to lawyer.

Evan is a good negotiator.

Leland P Corbett
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Leland P Corbett
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Calgary-based Leland Corbett handles a wide array of corporate transactions, including M&A and capital markets mandates.

Leland is very intelligent and he knows the law well.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Canada

Corporate/M&A

Christopher Nixon
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Christopher Nixon
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Senior Statespeople
Sidney M Horn
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Sidney M Horn
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Senior Statespeople
William J Braithwaite
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William J Braithwaite
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Senior Statespeople
Jeffrey Singer
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Jeffrey Singer
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Eminent Practitioners
John Ciardullo
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John Ciardullo
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Band 1
John W Leopold
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John W Leopold
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Band 2
Robert Carelli
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Robert Carelli
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Band 2
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Sean Vanderpol
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Band 2
Brian M Pukier
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Brian M Pukier
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Band 3
Craig A Story
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Craig A Story
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Band 3
Jean Marc Huot
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Jean Marc Huot
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Band 3
Peter Castiel
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Peter Castiel
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Band 3
Simon A Romano
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Simon A Romano
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Band 3
Warren Katz
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Warren Katz
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Band 3
Leland P Corbett
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Leland P Corbett
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Band 4
Private Equity: Buyouts

Brian M Pukier
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Brian M Pukier
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Band 1
Peter Castiel
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Peter Castiel
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Band 2
Samantha Horn
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Samantha Horn
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Band 2
Sophie Lamonde
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Sophie Lamonde
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Band 3
Stewart Sutcliffe
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Stewart Sutcliffe
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Band 3
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