Corporate/M&A
Global Guide 2024 : Canada
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As entrepreneurial thinkers and business people ourselves, we understand our clients’ businesses and we focus on their transaction objectives. McCarthy Tétrault’s national Mergers & Acquisitions team comprises some of the most talented transactional lawyers in Canada — a team that brings the right combination of seasoned expertise and youthful energy to bear on our clients’ most sophisticated and important deals and projects.
- Knowledge and expertise in every type of M&A transaction
- Have played a principal role acting for every type of transaction participant
- Often the first call for domestic and cross-border transactions that involve complex or novel issues
- Full participation in both large and mid-market deals
- Clients ranging from emerging companies to global conglomerates
Reputation for excellence
- Top-tier strength in each of Canada’s principal business centres
- The most developed industry group expertise in Canada
- Full and complete integration of our offices and practices
Chambers Review
McCarthy Tétrault houses a highly regarded national corporate law practice offering a wide range of industry specialities. The firm is especially strong in real estate, private equity and energy and is also well equipped to cover major deals in the telecoms, financial services, tech and retail sectors. The team advises on large M&A transactions as well as debt and equity securities offerings, and can regularly be seen acting for private equity sponsors and portfolio companies, as well as major Canadian and international investment banks.
Work Highlights
- McCarthy Tétrault represented Rio Tinto in its USD3.3 billion acquisition of the remaining 49% holding in Turquoise Hill Resources, securing a 66% direct interest in the Oyu Tolgoi underground mine in Mongolia.
Strengths
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"The team is very complete and competent. I feel confident and I know that my needs will be adequately and effectively taken care of."
"The lawyers at McCarthy Tétrault facilitate the transaction and work very well with the other side and their counsel. They are very responsive and meet difficult timelines. Finally, they are personable and genuinely a pleasure to deal with."
"McCarthy Tétrault are focused on the client's benefit and articulating the pros and cons of a structure or direction. They are able to articulate market standards and the risks of decisions very clearly."
"The team's depth is excellent. From paralegal to associate to partner, they are incredibly strong. The level of responsiveness and accessibility is excellent."
"The team is very complete and competent. I feel confident and I know that my needs will be adequately and effectively taken care of."
"The lawyers at McCarthy Tétrault facilitate the transaction and work very well with the other side and their counsel. They are very responsive and meet difficult timelines. Finally, they are personable and genuinely a pleasure to deal with."
"McCarthy Tétrault are focused on the client's benefit and articulating the pros and cons of a structure or direction. They are able to articulate market standards and the risks of decisions very clearly."
"The team's depth is excellent. From paralegal to associate to partner, they are incredibly strong. The level of responsiveness and accessibility is excellent."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of the firm's M&A group Cameron Belsher KC is a well-established corporate lawyer. He has notable experience advising clients on high-value M&A transactions and splits his time between Toronto and Vancouver.
"He is unquestionably someone that is highly regarded and is a very talented individual."
Montréal-based Clemens Mayr has a wide-ranging practice that covers areas including M&A, securities law and corporate finance. He handles both domestic and cross-border mandates.
"Clemens Mayr does our strategic work, his involvement is very appreciated."
Montréal-based Patrick Shea has a broad corporate practice which includes representing clients in capital markets and M&A transactions, as well as private equity investments and leveraged buyouts.
Toronto-based Shevaun McGrath acts for a variety of clients, including institutional investors and target companies, on the full gamut of fund formation, investment management and buyout matters. She co-heads the firm's private equity group nationally.
Toronto-based David Woollcombe operates a longstanding transactional practice spanning a number of industries, including media and energy.
"David Woollcombe listens to what we need and gets it done. He has a great personality and is solutions-oriented. Where he doesn't have the expertise, David is immediately thinking about who else to bring in to solve the problem."
Montréal-based Patrick Boucher offers leading expertise in acquisition and equity issuance mandates and also co-heads the firm's national capital markets group.
"Patrick Boucher is a very seasoned and senior lawyer, he is very strong on various types of cases, with a wealth of experience. He is a very fair lawyer."
"Patrick demonstrated very good communication skills."
Sven Milelli is well versed in handling M&A transactions in the energy, mining and construction spaces, among others. He currently serves as the firm's managing partner for the BC region.
"He has a great client list and is a really thoughtful lawyer who is very good at what he does."
"Sven has a great balance in his negotiating style. I always want to see Sven across the table, because he gets the deal done."
Matthew Cumming runs the firm's New York office, from where he advises on a range of private equity and securities transactions.
Robert Brant is the managing partner of the firm's office in London. He regularly advises on M&A and corporate finance transactions across various sectors including oil and gas, cannabis and real estate. He also often advises Canadian companies on new stock exchange listings, including on the LSE.
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