Mergers & Acquisitions

A properly structured and executed merger & acquisition (M&A) strategy can fuel growth for companies and businesses in today’s highly competitive environment. With a focus on our clients’ needs and business goals, the team at McLennan Ross offers a full range of public and private M&A services while providing the exceptional guidance our clients deserve.

Our strong reputation for structuring and efficiently executing deals has been achieved through our decades of work. Our lawyers have extensive experience with both Canadian and international M&A markets and stay on the leading edge of current and emerging trends and developments.

From strategy to execution.

There are many important layers to successful M&A transactions that are unique to each individual client and situation. We make the effort to get to know each client to help execute an effective M&A strategy by understanding and mitigating risk, conducting thorough due diligence, and helping to maintain important relationships between stakeholders.

With decades of experience, we advise clients across all industries, including but not limited to energy, environment, construction, financial services, technology, mining, health, manufacturing, cannabis, hospitality, real estate, and transportation. Our M&A team can call upon any lawyer in our diverse firm for customized assistance in areas that include tax, regulatory, employment, environmental, and competition law.

Our lawyers are dedicated to each client’s business success. Both public and private sector clients trust our lawyers with their most critical M&A transactions and can count on us for efficiency and accuracy to get a deal done. Our reputation for personal and responsive service is well earned. We are proud of our many years of results and successful relationships with clients, including but not limited to private equity funds, investors, strategic buyers, financial advisers, special committees, and other related stakeholders.

Contact us today for advice on any M&A matter. We’re always ready to help.

Our experience includes:

• Acquisition financing
• Amalgamations
• Buyouts
• Contested shareholder meetings
• Corporate governance
• Cross-border transactions
• Directors' duties
• Distressed assets
• Escrow agreements
• Government relations
• Insider bids
• Issuer bids
• Joint ventures
• Leveraged buyouts
• Management buyouts
• Mergers
• Partnership agreements
• Plans of arrangement
• Private equity
• Recapitalizations
• Regulatory review
• Sale transactions
• Share and asset purchases and sales
• Shareholder subscriptions
• Special committee obligations
• Strategic alliances
• Takeover bids and defence
• Venture capital investments.