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Recent Matters

Counsel to TransGlobe Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust on its proposed acquisition by PD Kanco LP and Starlight Investments Ltd. valued at C$2-billion.

Counsel to Bell on its proposed C$3.38-billion acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Montréal-based Astral Media Inc. and its leading specialty and pay television channels, radio stations, digital media properties and out-of-home advertising platforms in Quebec and across the rest of Canada.

Counsel to Vault Acquisition Corporation, a subsidiary of Twitter Inc., in the purchase of all the issued and outstanding shares of Context Media Technologies Inc., the Vancouver-based creator of the social media aggregation software referred to as "Summify."

Counsel to Gennum Corporation on its proposed C$500-million acquisition by Semtech Corporation.

Counsel to Caterpillar Inc. on the approximately C$465-million sale of part of the former Bucyrus International sales, service and support business to Finning International Inc. Finning is the world’s largest Caterpillar dealer and operates in South America, the UK and Western Canada.

Other matters can be found on our M&A practice page or individual practice pages
 
   
   






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Legal Bulletins

Class Actions (May 2012) - Court Denies Certification in Pharmaceutical Class Action
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Privacy (May 2012) - Alberta Court Declares Substantial Aspects of Privacy Legislation Unconstitutional
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation (May 2012) - Pension Reform in Western Canada Marks Major Milestone
Monday, May 07, 2012
Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation (May 2012) - Ontario Draft Pension Regulations, Consultations and Filing Extension
Friday, May 04, 2012
Securities Litigation and Regulation (May 2012) - Foreign Listed Issuer Subject to Canadian Securities Law Class Action
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Environmental Law (May 2012) Canadian Government Introduces Legislation to Streamline Environmental Approvals
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Communications (May 2012) - Government Proceeds Quickly with Proposed Amendments to Telecommunications Act
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment (April 2012) - Amendments to Investment Canada Act Designed to Boost Transparency and Compliance
Monday, April 30, 2012
Real Estate (April 2012) - Current Issues in Commercial Mortgage Lending
Friday, April 27, 2012
Securities Regulation (April 2012) - Quebec Adopts Regulatory Regime for Offering Derivatives to the Public
Friday, April 27, 2012
Litigation & Dispute Resolution (April 2012) - New Limitation Act (Bill 34) Proposed in British Columbia
Monday, April 23, 2012
Environmental Law (April 2012) - Quebec Presents Bill 65 to Protect 50% of Northern Plan Territory
Monday, April 23, 2012
Litigation & Dispute Resolution (April 2012) - Supreme Court Clarifies Law of Assumed Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Financial Services Regulatory (April 2012) - Update: Revised Mortgage Prepayment Penalty Disclosure Guidance from FCAC
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Gaming (April 2012) - Ontario Budget Says OLG’s Contribution to Government Revenues to Increase by C$600-Million
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Tax (April 2012) - Supreme Court of Canada Upholds New Test for Residency of Trusts
Monday, April 16, 2012
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Anne Stewart honoured with PEAK Lifetime Achievement Award

Global Competition Review’s 40 under 40 recognizes two Blakes lawyers

Blakes Named Canada's Law Firm of the Year for Third Time – More of Our Lawyers Ranked Than Any Other Canadian Law Firm

CHUM Wins Big at the Project Finance Deal of the Year Awards

 

 

Rankings and Recognition

•  Blakes is Recognized as Having Canada's Pre-Eminent Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group
•  No. 1 M&A Rankings in Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters League Tables for 2011
•  No. 1 Corporate Finance Rankings in Bloomberg and Financial Post League Tables for 2011
•  Blakes Is the Busiest and Most Experienced Defence-Side Class Action Firm in Canada According to the Legal Post 2011 Class Action Survey

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