Public M&A

Miller Thomson's M&A work earns it 4th place by deal value, and 5th for deal volume among all Canadian law firms (Thomson Reuters), and top ranking as one of only two Canadian law firms to appear in FactSet's top 50 firms, globally, for the number of announced deals in first quarter of 2011. Click here to read more.

Our Group

Miller Thomson’s Public M&A Group consists of lawyers who advise clients on transactions ranging from business combinations and plans of arrangement to unsolicited, contested or supported take-over bids for companies of all sizes.

Our Clients

Our firm has been involved in a large number of Public M&A transactions, including large and complex transactions involving both domestic and international public companies.

Our Services

Our specific services include:

• Public tender offers
• Mergers and restructurings
• Acquisitions and divestitures of control blocks
• Going private transactions
• Proxy fights

We are also frequently called upon to counsel target companies, boards of directors, special committees and acquirers in the defence of take-over bids.

Given the complex and varied legal and regulatory issues that arise in such transactions, our Public M&A Group will assemble a multidisciplinary team of lawyers on every transaction, drawing upon our firm’s expertise in other areas of specialty such as tax, competition/antitrust, foreign investment review, and financing, among others. 

Our Experience

For examples of our work in the area of Public M&A, visit our Mergers and Acquisitions service page for our representative transaction list.