Corporate/M&A
Global Guide 2024 : Canada
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Torys' M&A Practice has an established reputation for creative transactional acumen, helping clients to fully maximize the potential of their deals. We have a decades-long history of being considered among the best M&A practices in Canada, with a strong and active presence in public and private markets across Canada, the U.S. and worldwide.
We specialize in sophisticated, complex and innovative transactions, both public and private, for organizations of all sizes. Our experience and commercially minded approach allow us to run deals of any level of complexity or profile smoothly. Our clients include major corporations, entrepreneurial and growth-oriented companies in all major industrial sectors, investment funds, and all levels of government. A substantial amount of our work is international and involves more than one jurisdiction; our presence in Toronto, New York, Calgary and Montreal uniquely positions us to assist as a single firm to advise on cross-border and international transactions.
We have top-ranked M&A expertise in financial services (banks, insurance, investment dealers, mutual funds), pension funds, private equity funds and other investment and asset managers.
Our services include
- corporate
- securities
- leveraged buyouts
- litigation and dispute resolution
- competition and foreign investment review
- tax
- regulatory matters, including stock exchange requirements
Chambers Review
Torys is an eminent Toronto-headquartered law firm with a strong and growing presence in Calgary. The team regularly features on high-profile domestic deals as well as global transactions, and is highly regarded for its representation of major pension funds, financial institutions and resources companies. The firm's outstanding M&A expertise is coupled with a robust private equity offering and experience of company reorganisation and advisory work; industry expertise cuts across sectors including technology, electricity, oil and gas, and transportation. Clients benefit from the support of the firm's legal services centre in Halifax as well as its New York office providing US law expertise.
Work Highlights
- Torys continued to advised the Rogers Control Trust in connection with its CAD26 billion proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications.
Strengths
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"The lawyers at Torys are extremely client-focused and make you feel you are the only client they have to deal with at any particular time, which of course is not the case."
"The Torys team have proven to be highly capable of managing very complicated transaction structures. Their advice and support is practical and very much aligned with business objectives and priorities."
"The lawyers at Torys are extremely client-focused and make you feel you are the only client they have to deal with at any particular time, which of course is not the case."
"The Torys team have proven to be highly capable of managing very complicated transaction structures. Their advice and support is practical and very much aligned with business objectives and priorities."
Notable Practitioners
Matthew Cockburn advises clients on significant M&A and leveraged buyout transactions, with a key focus on the private equity space. He currently serves as the firm's managing partner in Toronto.
"Matthew Cockburn is an excellent lawyer, genuine person and sophisticated practitioner."
Toronto-based Guy Berman has extensive experience advising on buyouts, public M&A and a variety of corporate structuring mandates.
"Guy Berman is an excellent lawyer and a true businessperson. He is very commercial and strategic as well as providing great client service."
"Guy Berman was outstanding and very helpful."
"He is very capable, practical and knows the private equity space."
John Emanoilidis is noted for his experienced handling of M&A and securities transactions across a number of industries. He currently serves as co-head of the firm's M&A group in Toronto.
"John Emanoilidis has very good responsiveness and provides clear, thoughtful counsel."
"John is a diligent lawyer and cares about his clients. He is on top of everything and is a guy that can do a lot of different things too. Most people are specialised; John can do it all."
Toronto-based Laurie Duke is a respected lawyer in Canada's private equity buyouts space, with a long list of notable deals to her name.
"Laurie Duke is pragmatic and walks that fine line of protecting you as a client while not being dogmatic."
"She is dedicated, she surrounds herself with the right people and, like all the lawyers at Torys, she cares. It is not just about getting the fastest answer and she takes great pride in finding solutions that are truly optimal."
"Laurie is a fantastic private equity lawyer. She is highly skilled and extremely client-friendly."
Co-head of the firm's M&A practice in Toronto, Karrin Powys-Lybbe is held in high esteem for her experienced counsel on corporate transactions, ranging from mergers and acquisitions to securities and corporate governance matters.
"Karrin Powys-Lybbe has a deep understanding of the legal areas in which she practises, excellent judgement and a relentless focus on client service."
"Karrin is very pragmatic and business-minded. She is very solutions-oriented too and very informative."
Don Bell has extensive experience working on transactions involving Asia-Pacific, and spent many years working in Japan as the founding partner of the Tokyo office of a large Canadian law firm. He is fluent in Japanese.
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