The Canadian Dealmaker awards were handed out Wednesday March 2 in Toronto. The event was co-sponsored by Deloitte, Lexpert, The Globe and Mail and Thomson Reuters.
Here is a complete list of the winners:
DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
IESI-BFC Ltd. for multiple acquisitions
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Deal Team
Keith Carrigan
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IESI-BFC Advisors
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Torys LLP
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Waste Services Advisors
CIBC World Markets, Inc.
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Information Agent
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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MINING INDUSTRY AWARD
Kinross Gold Corporation for its acquisition of Red Back Mining Inc.
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Deal Team
Tye Burt
Paul Rollinson
Tom Elliott
Guido Lenarduzzi
David Penswick
Peter Eunson
Josh Clelland
Rob Henderson
Mark Sedore
Daniel Moore
Scott Jimmerson
Kevin Morris
Peter Bourke
Glen Masterman
Charlie Davies
Geoff Gold
Nick Hayduk
Shelley Riley
Kathleen Grandy
Thom Boehlert
Julie Lam
Pier Fiorino
Andrea Freeborough
Doug Yokota
Benny Guidoni
Ken Thomas
Mark Isto
Ian Ward
James Crossland
Steve Mitchell
Mac Penney
Louie Diaz
Caroline McTague
Erwyn Naidoo
Stephen Tang
Jennifer Cameron
Lisa Colnett
Jaana Harkonen
Mike Osborne
Brian McAlpine
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Kinross Advisors
Morgan Stanley Canada Limited
BMO Capital Markets Corp.
GMP Securities Ltd.
N M Rothschild & Sons Canada Holdings Limited
Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Computershare Investor Services LLC
Jeantet Associés
KPMG
Duff & Phelps
Wilcox Group
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Red Back Advisors
CIBC World Markets, Inc.
Scotia Capital Inc.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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ENERGY INDUSTRY AWARD
Daylight Energy Ltd. for its acquisition of West Energy Ltd.
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Deal Team
Kelly Nichol
Morad Rizkalla
Pam Kazeil
Brock Young
Cameron Proctor
Christine Ezinga
Kim Findlay
Brad Barrie
Lou Sanche
Susanne Young
Ted Hanbury
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Daylight Energy Advisors
GMP Securities LP
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Valiant Trust Company
KPMG LLP
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
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West Energy Advisors
CIBC World Markets Inc.
Stikeman Elliott LLP
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
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MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
Shaw Communications Inc. for its acquisition of Canwest Global Communications Corp.
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Deal Team
Jim Shaw
Brad Shaw
Peter Bissonnette
Steve Wilson
Trevor English
Peter Johnson
Ken Stein
Rhonda Bashnick
Ella Stuart
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Shaw Communications Advisors
TD Securities Inc.
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canwest Global Communications Advisors
RBC Capital Markets Corporation
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Other Advisors
Goodmans LLP
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
McKinsey & Company
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Ogilvy Renault LLP
Stikeman Elliott LLP
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY AWARD
CGI Group Inc. for its acquisition of Stanley, Inc.
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Deal Team
Claude Séguin
George Schindler
Jo-An Skowronek
Jacques Leclerc
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CGI Group Advisors
Computershare Investor Services Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
TD Securities Inc.
Laurel Hill Advisory Group, LLC
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Kaye Scholer LLP
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
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Stanley Advisors
Sagent Advisors Inc.
Covington & Burling LLP
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
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FOREIGN OUTBOUND AWARD - UNITED STATES
CGI Group Inc. for its acquisition of Stanley, Inc.
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Deal Team
Claude Séguin
George Schindler
Jo-An Skowronek
Jacques Leclerc
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CGI Group Advisors
Computershare Investor Services Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
TD Securities Inc.
Laurel Hill Advisory Group, LLC
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Kaye Scholer LLP
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
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Stanley Advisors
Sagent Advisors Inc.
Covington & Burling LLP
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
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HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AWARD
Biovail Corporation (now called Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.) for its merger with Valeant Pharmaceuticals.
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Biovail Advisors
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Georgeson Inc.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Valeant Advisors
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP
Ogilvy Renault LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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IPO OF THE YEAR
MEG Energy Corp. for its $660-million initial public offering
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Deal Team
Bill McCaffrey
Dale Hohm
Dave Wizinsky
Ted Semadeni
Rob Innes
Shannon Glover
Tom Greenberg
John Blake
Erik Toews
Mark Horsfall
Michael Freeborn
Robert Mason
Robyn Hemminger
Cam Plewes
Mike Jackson
Cal Jacober
Mark Powell
Andrew Foley
Pat Finnerty
Dean Naugler
Steen Skorstengaard
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MEG Advisors
Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc.
Barclays Capital Canada Inc.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Morgan Stanley Canada Limited
Goldman Sachs Canada, Inc.
TD Securities Inc.
FirstEnergy Capital Corp.
Peters & Co., Limited
Scotia Capital Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Canada
Bennett Jones LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Olympia Trust Company
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Shearman & Sterling LLP
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VALUE CREATION AWARD
Eldorado Gold Corporation for multiple deals
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Advisors on Value Creation Acquisitions - from Lexpert
Allens Arthur Robinson
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
BMO Capital Markets
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Freehills
GMP Securities
Goldman Sachs JBWere Pty Ltd.
Grant Samuel & Associates Pty Limited
KPMG LLP
Link Market Services Limited
Linklaters LLP
Macquarie Capital Advisors Limited
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Registries Limited
Shearman Sterling LLP
Valiant Trust Company
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PRIVATE EQUITY AWARD
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board/Onex Corporation for the acquisition of Tomkins plc
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Deal Team
Tony Morgan
Sam Blaichman
Scott Nishi
David Lubek
Yiyi Yang
Rob Spindler
Kristina Fanjoy
Seth Mersky
Anthony Munk
Kosty Gilis
Manish Srivastava
Matt Ross
Todd Clegg
Mike Fizzell
Aneil Manhas
Adam Cobourn
Chris Govan
David Copeland
Andrea Daly
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CPP Investment Board/Onex Advisors
Barclays Capital
BofA Merrill Lynch
Citigroup Inc.
RBC Capital Markets
UBS Investment Bank
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Torys LLP
KPMG LLP
McKinsey & Company
Bain & Company
Marsch
Aon
Mercer
Maitland
URS Corporation
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Tomkins Advisors
JPMorgan Cazenove Limited
Morgan Stanley
Slaughter and May
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
Sidley Austin LLP
Finsbury Limited
Deloitte & Touche LLP
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PRIVATE EQUITY MID-MARKET AWARD
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) Private Equity/Société générale de financement du Québec (SGF) for the acquisition of Logibec Groupe Informatique Ltd.
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Deal Team
Lisa Melchior
Jim Orlando
Mark Van Wart
Teresa Lee
James McGlynn
Chantal Thibault
Pierre Puglièse
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OMERS Advisors
National Bank Financial, Inc.
Goodmans LLP
Lavery, de Billy L.L.P.
KPMG LLP
L.E.K.
Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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Société générale de financement du Québec Advisors
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
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Logibec Advisors
Ogilvy Renault LLP
GMP Securities L.P.
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Other Advisors
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
McKinsey & Company
Stikeman Elliott LLP
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INNOVATION AWARD -- CROSS-BORDER PARTNERSHIP
China Investment Corporation and Penn West Exploration for its Cross-Border Partnership
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Deal Team
Hilary Foulkes
Keith Luft
Gregg Gegunde
Todd Takeyasu
Kristen Lewicki
Jessica LaCroix
Frank Potter
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China Investment Advisors
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Penn West Advisors
Mackie Research Capital Corporation
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
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FOREIGN OUTBOUND AWARD -- GLOBAL
Agrium Inc. for its acquisition of AWB Limited
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Deal Team
Michael Wilson
Bruce Waterman
Leslie O'Donoghue
Richard Gearheard
Joni Paulus
Jeff Tarsi
Andy Kelemen
Doug Barber
David Perrins
Fred Thun
Alan Tamaki
Richard Downey
Todd Coakwell
Tanya Stewart
Annie Degioanni
Jeff Bright
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Agrium Advisors
Barclays Capital Canada Inc.
Goldman Sachs
Clayton Utz
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Ernst & Young
Georgeson Inc.
Edelman
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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AWB Advisors
Lonergan Edwards & Associates Limited
Deutsche Australia Limited
Freehills
Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
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INDUSTRIALS INDUSTRY AWARD
IESI-BFC Ltd. for its merger with Waste Services, Inc.
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Deal Team
Keith Carrigan
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IESI-BFC Advisors
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Torys LLP
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP
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Waste Services Advisors
CIBC World Markets, Inc.
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Information Agent
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP