Norton Rose Fulbright draws on its experienced team and global reach (over 50 locations worldwide and offices in Calgary, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Quebec City) to advise multinational corporates, major investment banks, financial institutions and private equity players, involved in high-value, multi-jurisdictional M&A and corporate finance transactions. The practice's active client base spans sectors ranging from energy, telecoms and financial services to mining, tech, pharmaceuticals and food and beverages. The team is headed in Montreal by Mathieu Deschamps, who brings expertise to complex equity and debt financings and who co-chairs the M&A team along with Troy Ungerman in Toronto, who also leads the firm’s M&A representation and warranty insurance practice. Other names to note include Toronto office managing partner Terence Dobbin; senior partner Paul Raymond in Montreal; Canadian chair Walied Soliman KC in Toronto; the firm's Canadian life sciences and healthcare head Janet Grove and Kristopher Miks in Vancouver, who draws on a background in corporate and securities law; and Trevor Zeyl in Toronto.
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‘The M&A practice at Norton Rose Fulbright is excellent and is a leader in the field. This is due to NRF providing the best in class talent to this area and the depth of knowledge and experience not only encompasses Canada, but also the United States, which makes NRF the go-to and best pick for M&A transactions.’
‘Janet Grove is an exceptional talent and stands far above her peers. Her knowledge, experience, instincts and professionalism are beyond the levels I have seen in other counsel. Her colleague, Trevor Zeyl, is also an exceptionally talented counsel.’
‘Regardless of niche, their team has someone on hand with an impressive level of relevant experience.'
‘We have worked a great deal with Kristopher Miks of the Vancouver office, and have been presented with nothing but exceptional service. He offers the unique blend of expertise, reliability and personality that mark him as a leading lawyer in the city.’
‘Very strong and capable M&A and corporate law team who deliver outstanding service on both the technical legal side as well as business guidance.’
‘Walied Soliman brings a level of strategic thinking to any transaction, and is very good at staffing at bringing the right NRF lawyers to a deal, whether based on their individual talents or how he believes their personalities will best interact with the client.'
‘Troy Ungerman is a conscientious, attentive and thoughtful lead on our file. He is always promptly responsive, and leverages his - and his team's - historical knowledge of our business and circumstances to ensure a persistently high level of service, as well as an attentiveness to cost and efficiency.'
Key clients
- Aimia
- Bonavista Energy Corp.
- Bombardier
- Canadian Tire Corporation
- Carlsberg Group
- Cogeco Communications
- Crescent Point Energy Corp.
- Gibson Energy
- PayByPhone Technologies
- Poka
Work highlights
Representing Crescent Point Energy Corp. on its C$1.7bn asset sale agreement to acquire Spartan Delta Corp.’s oil and liquids rich Montney assets in Alberta; and, in collaboration with our Toronto and Vancouver offices, acted for Crescent Point Energy Corp. on its approximately C$2.55bn acquisition of Hammerhead Energy.
Representing the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Canaccord Genuity Group, an independent investment dealer, in connection with the reconstituted Special Committee’s response to an unsolicited management-led take-over bid, valuing the target at C$1.13bn.
Representing Porter Aviation Holdings in connection with the investment by a subsidiary of Macquarie Asset Management in a limited partnership.
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Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Mathieu Deschamps; Troy Ungerman
Other key lawyers
Terence Dobbin; Paul Raymond; Walied Soliman KC; Janet Grove; Kristopher Miks; Trevor Zeyl