We are proud to partner with our clients on M&A deals across the country. For this work, Cassels is consistently recognized among our peers by such prestigious third-party league table ranking authorities as Mergermarket, Pitchbook, and LSEG.
For the first quarter of 2026, Cassels was ranked the #1 Canadian law firm among those of a similar size* for:
- Volume of announced and completed Canadian M&A deals (Mergermarket)
- Value of announced and completed Greater China M&A deals (Mergermarket)
- Value and volume of announced M&A deals with any Canadian involvement (LSEG)
- Value of announced M&A deals with any Asia (ex. Japan) involvement (LSEG)
- Value of announced M&A deals with any China involvement (LSEG)
- Volume of announced and completed Canadian M&A mid-market deals (LSEG)
- Value of announced M&A deals with any emerging market involvement (LSEG)
- Volume of announced and completed M&A deals in Canada (PitchBook)
- Volume of announced and completed M&A deals in Canada representing investors (PitchBook)
- Volume of announced and completed M&A, PE, and VC deals combined in Canada representing investors (PitchBook)
Congratulations to our Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, and High Growth & Venture Capital teams on a tremendously busy and successful start to 2026.
*Similar sized firms refers to Canadian national firms with less than 360 lawyers.