Blake, Cassels & Graydon

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

199 Bay Street Suite 4000, Commerce Court West,
Toronto, Ontario M5L 1A9
Canada
(416) 863-2400
www.blakes.com

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP is a business law firm focused on providing legal services to businesses in Canada and around the world. The Firm's practice areas include competition and antitrust, cybersecurity, litigation and dispute resolution, international trade, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and insolvency, and intellectual property. The Firm’s sector experience includes automotive, construction, financial services, franchising, food, beverage, agribusiness, infrastructure, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, mining, oil & gas, utilities, retail, consumer products, and technology. Blake, Cassels & Graydon was formed in 1856 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


M&A Advisory Summary

Buyside vs Sellside

Year '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buyside (8.4/yr) 43 3 14 7 11 7 85
Sellside (6.2/yr) 25 8 8 5 5 5 56
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Most Recent

Target Company Date Value Type
Sign-up to View 2024-11-13 - Distribution
Sign-up to View 2024-09-10 - Electrical Equipment
Sign-up to View 2024-08-21 125M USD Information Technology
Sign-up to View 2024-08-13 - Metals/Mining
Sign-up to View 2024-08-01 - Financial Services
Sign-up to View 2024-07-15 3.4B CAD Metals/Mining
Sign-up to View 2024-07-03 985M USD Life Science
Sign-up to View 2024-06-18 - Automotive
Sign-up to View 2024-05-02 - Metals/Mining
Sign-up to View 2024-04-01 6.3B USD Information Technology
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Sector Experience

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Top M&A Clients

PE Firms (21) Deals
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Corporate (107) Deals
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Deal Values

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Largest Nexen Energy ULC
$15.1B (2012-07-23)