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| Rank | Value (US$Bil) | Date (2018) | Target name | Acquirer name | Target advisers | Acquirer advisers | Target legal advisers | Acquirer legal advisers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Jan. 30 | Refinitiv | Blackstone; Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; GIC | Guggenheim Securities; TD Securities; Centerview Partners; Lazard | Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; JPMorgan; Canson Capital Partner; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley | Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz; Torys; Norton Rose Fulbright; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Goodwin Procter; Winston & Strawn | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Dechert; Weil Gotshal & Manges; Osler Hoskin & Harcourt; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas |
| 2 | 13.2 | Nov. 13 | Johnson Controls' Power Solutions Business | Brookfield Business Partners; Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec | Centerview Partners; Barclays; Duff & Phelps | Credit Suisse; JPMorgan; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; BMO Nesbitt Burns; CIBC World Markets; Citi; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; HSBC Holdings RBC Dominion Securities; Scotia Capital; TD Securities; Barclays | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Arthur Cox;White & Case; White & Case; Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz; AZB & Partners | Davis Polk & Wardwell;Baker McKenzie; Cahill Gordon& Reindel; Weil Gotshal & Manges; Kirkland & Ellis; McCann Fitzgerald |
| 3 | 11.4 | July 31 | Forest City Realty Trust | Brookfield Asset Management | Lazard; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley | Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays; BMO Nesbitt Burns; Citi; Deutsche Bank; RBC Dominion Securities; TD Securities; Moelis & Co;Scotia Capital; CIBC World Markets | Sullivan & Cromwell; Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz; Paul, Weiss | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Weil Gotshal & Manges; Torys; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; DLA Piper |
| 4 | 10 | May 17 | Enbridge Energy Partners | Enbridge | Goldman Sachs; Evercore Partners | Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Scotia Capital | Bracewell; Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | McCarthy Tétrault; Sullivan & Cromwell; Vinson & Elkins |
| 5 | 7.7 | Nov. 1 | Newfield Exploration | Encana | JPMorgan; Goldman Sachs; Scotia Capital | Credit Suisse; TD Securities; Citi | Kirkland & Ellis; Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz; Stikeman Elliott; Davis Polk & Wardwell | Paul, Weiss; Blake Cassels & Graydon; Shearman & Sterling; Alston & Bird |
| 6 | 5.5 | Sept. 24 | Randgold Resources | Barrick Gold | CIBC World Markets; Barclays | Morgan Stanley; M Klein & Co | Norton Rose Fulbright; Stikeman Elliott; Ogier & Le Masurier | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Carey Olsen; Borden Ladner Gervais |
| 7 | 4.7 | April 21 | Sky Betting & Gaming | Stars Group | Rothschild; Lazard; Goldman Sachs; Barclays; Citi | Morgan Stanley; Macquarie Capital (USA); PJT Partners; Deutsche Bank | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; Stikeman Elliott; Proskauer Rose | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Blake Cassels & Graydon; Paul, Weiss; Osler Hoskin & Harcourt; A&L Goodbody |
| 8 | 4.6 | Feb. 15 | Canadian REIT | Choice Properties REIT | RBC Dominion Securities | TD Securities | Blake Cassels & Graydon | Torys |
| 9 | 4.6 | Jan. 4 | Westinghouse Electric | Brookfield Business Partners | PJT Partners; AlixPartners; Lazard; Rothschild; Houlihan Lokey | Credit Suisse; BMO Nesbitt Burns; Goldman Sachs | Weil Gotshal & Manges; Nishimura & Asahi; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Kim & Chang; Baker McKenzie | Willkie Farr & Gallagher; Herbert Smith Freehills; Pillsbury Winthrop; Allen & Overy |
| 10 | 4.4 | Nov. 12 | Healthscope | Brookfield Business Partners | UBS | Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays | Herbert Smith Freehills | King & Wood Mallesons; Minter Ellison Rudd Watts |
| 11 | 4.1 | May 17 | Nutrien's Stake in Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile | Tianqi Lithium | Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs | Morgan Stanley; Sinolink Securities Co.; China CITIC Bank | Jones Day; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg | Weil Gotshal & Manges; Carey & Cia; Zhong Lun Law Firm |
| 12 | 3.9 | Aug. 15 | Canopy Growth | Constellation Brands | Greenhill & Co. | Goldman Sachs | Osler Hoskin & Harcourt; Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg; McCarthy Tétrault; Dorsey & Whitney | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| 13 | 3.6 | May 17 | Enbridge Income Fund Holdings | Enbridge | Tudor Pickering Holt & Co | Scotia Capital; Bank of America Merrill Lynch | Norton Rose Fulbright; Stikeman Elliott | McCarthy Tétrault; Sullivan & Cromwell; Vinson & Elkins |
| 14 | 3.5 | May 29 | Trans Mountain Pipeline and Expansion Project | Government of Canada | TD Securities | Osler Hoskin & Harcourt; Blake Cassels & Graydon; Weil Gotshal & Manges | Borden Ladner Gervais; Sidley & Austin; Torys | |
| 15 | 3.3 | July 4 | Enbridge-Western Canadian Assets | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners | RBC Dominion Securities | Credit Suisse Group; Scotia Capital; Citi; CIBC World Markets; HSBC Holdings | Torys | Norton Rose Fulbright; Osler Hoskin & Harcourt |
Source: Refinitiv