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Strong Start Continues in 2025: Cassels Recognized Among Leaders in M&A and Private Equity

09/02/2025

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 PitchbookRefinitiv, and Mergerrmarket.

For Q2 2025/H1 2025, Cassels is proud to be ranked the #1 Canadian law firm, among those of a similar size*, for:

  • Volume of announced and completed Canadian M&A deals in H1 2025 (Mergermarket)
  • Volume of announced and completed PE deals outside of the US and Europe representing investors in Q2 2025 (PitchBook)
  • Volume of announced and completed M&A deals outside of the US and Europe representing companies in Q2 2025 (PitchBook)
  • Volume of announced and completed PE deals in the US Mountain and Midwest region in Q2 2025 (PitchBook)
  • Volume of announced M&A deals with any Canadian involvement in H1 2025 (Refinitiv)
  • Value of completed M&A deals with any Canadian involvement in H1 2025 (Refinitiv)
  • Volume of announced M&A mid-market deals with Canadian involvement in H1 2025 (Refinitiv)
  • Volume of announced M&A small-cap deals with Canadian involvement in H1 2025 (Refinitiv)

Congratulations to our Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity teams on a tremendously busy and successful first half of 2025.

* similar size refers to Canadian national firms with fewer than 350 lawyers