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Brought to you by www.lawawards.ca 47 M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR Air Canada Acquires Aeroplan Firms: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Miller Thomson LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Torys LLP Organization: Air Canada Banks: TD Bank, CIBC, American Express Aphria's Takeover Defence of Green Growth's Hostile Bid Firms: Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Axium and Manulife Buy Northwest British Columbia Hydroelectric Facilities from AltaGas Firm: Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP Canadian Natural Acquires Devon Canada Assets Firms: Bennett Jones LLP, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Digital Colony Buys Cogeco Peer Firms: McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Miller Thomson LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP First Air and Canadian North Merge Firms: Bennett Jones LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Osisko Mining Reverse Takeover of Chantrell Ventures Firms: Bennett Jones LLP, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Peterson McVicar LLP The Stars Group Combine with Flutter Entertainment Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL OF THE YEAR CROSS BORDER DEAL OF THE YEAR BC Partners Buys GardaWorld Firms: McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP CCMP Purchase of BGIS from Brookfield Firms: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Ropes & Gray LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Torys LLP Organization: BGIS Global Integrated Solutions Accountants: Alvarez and Marsal, Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, Wilmington Trust Banks: Bank of Montreal, Citibank, CIBC, Morgan Stanley Onex Acquires WestJet Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Dentons Canada LLP, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Goodmans LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP Sale of Canada's Shares in Ridley Terminals Firms: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Goodmans LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Lawson Lundell LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP Banks: Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd Brookfield Acquires Genworth Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Goodmans LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Torys LLP Banks: Bank of Montreal, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank, National Bank of Canada, TD Bank, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC Canopy Acquires Acreage Firms: Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP Dream Global Sale to Blackstone Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Goodmans LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Hasbro Acquires Entertainment One Firms: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Stikeman Elliott LLP Newmont Acquires Goldcorp/ Newmont Barrick Joint Venture Firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Goodmans LLP, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP