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Canadian LAW AWARDS 2024 42 www.lawawards.ca DEAL AWARDS CAPITAL MARKETS DEAL OF THE YEAR M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR WINNER Pembina Pipeline Corporation's $1.28 billion offering of subscription receipts Canadian firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for Pembina Pipeline Corporation); Stikeman Elliott LLP (for underwriters) Non-Canadian firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Accountants: KPMG LLP; RBC Dominion Securities Inc.; Scotia Capital Inc.; TD Securities Inc. EXCELLENCE AWARDEES Hammerhead Resources' business combination with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV, forming Hammerhead Energy Canadian firms: Bennett Jones LLP (for Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation IV); Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for the special committee of the board of directors of Hammerhead Resources Inc.); Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (for Hammerhead Resources) WINNER Rogers Communications' $26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Canadian firms: Bennett Jones LLP (competition counsel to Videotron); Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (lead counsel for Shaw Communications Inc.); Dentons Canada LLP (for Shaw Family Trust); Goodmans LLP (lead counsel for Rogers Communications Inc.); Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP; McCarthy Tétrault (for Bank of America N.A. and Bank of America Securities Inc.); Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (lead counsel for Quebecor); Torys LLP (for Rogers Control Trust) EXCELLENCE AWARDEES Cameco/Brookfield acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company Canadian firms: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP; Goodmans LLP (for the independent directors of Brookfield Renewable Partners); McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for Cameco Corporation); Stikeman Elliott LLP (for Westinghouse Electric Company); Torys LLP Non-Canadian firms: Covington & Burling LLP; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP Pan American Silver Corp. and Agnico Eagle Mines' $6.59 billion joint acquisition of Yamana Gold Inc. Canadian firms: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (lead counsel for Pan American Silver Corp.); Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP (for Yamana Gold Inc.); Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (lead counsel for Agnico Eagle Mines Limited); Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (counsel to the special committee of the board of Yamana Gold Inc.) Non-Canadian firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (for Hammerhead Resources) Thoma Bravo's acquisition of Magnet Forensics Inc. Canadian firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (for Magnet Forensics); Dentons Canada LLP (for special committee of Magnet); Goodmans LLP (for Nellore); McMillan LLP (Canadian counsel for Thoma Bravo) Non-Canadian firms: Allen & Overy LLP (for the lenders); Kirkland & Ellis LLP (US counsel for Thoma Bravo) Accountants: CIBC Capital Markets (independent valuator to the special committee); Morgan Stanley (exclusive financial advisor to the special committee of Magnet) Thomson Reuters' US$2.2 billion return of capital and reverse- stock-split transaction Canadian firm: Torys LLP (for Thomson Reuters) Non-Canadian firms: Ashurst (UK counsel to Pan American); Carey y Cia Ltda (Chilian counsel to Pan American); Mattos Filho Advogados (Brazilian counsel to Pan American); Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (US counsel to Yamana); Pinheiro Neto Advogados (Brazilian counsel to Yamana); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (US counsel to Pan American) Accountants: BMO Capital Markets (financial advisor to Pan American); Canaccord Genuity Ltd. (financial advisor to Yamana); GenCap Mining Advisory Ltd. (financial advisor to Pan American); Scotia Capital Inc. (financial advisor to the special committee of the board of Yamana); Stifel Financial Corp. (financial advisor to Yamana) Smith Financial Corporation's $1.7 billion acquisition of Home Capital Canadian firms: Stikeman Elliott LLP (for Smith Financial Corporation); Torys LLP (for Home Capital) Organizations: BMO Capital Markets; Deloitte; Home Capital Group Inc.; RBC Capital Markets; TD Securities Strathcona Resources' $8.6 billion acquisition of Pipestone Energy Canadian firms: Bennett Jones LLP (for Riverstone Pipestone – largest shareholders of Pipestone); Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (lead counsel for Strathcona Resources Ltd.); McCarthy Tétrault LLP (for Pipestone Energy Corp.); Stikeman Elliott LLP (for Waterous Energy Fund) Non-Canadian firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (US legal advisors to Strathcona) Organizations: BMO Capital Markets; CIBC Capital Markets; Mizuho Securities USA; Raymond James Ltd.; Scotiabank; Strathcona Resources Ltd.; TD Securities; The Bank of Nova Scotia TotalEnergies' $5.5 billion sale of its Canadian oil and gas assets Canadian firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (lead for Suncor Energy); Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (lead for Conoco); Torys LLP (lead for TotalEnergies) Organizations: KPMG France (accountant for TotalEnergies); TotalEnergies