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A&O Shearman

7 Oct 2026

Wittington Investments, with Fairfax as partner, to acquire Boots in US$8.9 billion deal

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryHealthcare

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsWittington Investments, Limited, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, The Boots Group, Sycamore Partners:
14 Sep 2026

Generation Mining closes $200 million bought deal financing for Marathon Copper-Palladium Project

Deal TypeFinancing/Investment

IndustryMining

Transaction Value$ 200,000,000

ClientsCanada Growth Fund Inc., BMO Capital Markets, Generation Mining Limited
20 Jul 2026

Eurofins to acquire Element Materials Technology's North American life sciences testing business

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryHealthcare

Transaction Value$ 557,940,000

ClientsElement Materials Technology, North American Life Sciences Testing Services business
20 Jan 2026

Energy Fuels completes $416 million acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryMining

Transaction Value$ 416,000,000

ClientsEnergy Fuels Inc., Australian Strategic Materials Limited, EFR Critical Materials Pty Ltd
8 Jan 2026

Rio Tinto and Glencore pursue merger to create world's largest miner

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryMining

Transaction Value$ 193,400,000,000

ClientsRio Tinto PLC, Glencore PLC
17 Nov 2025

TPG, La Caisse to acquire majority stake in Pike Corporation

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryInfrastructure

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsTPG, La Caisse (formerly CDPQ), Pike Corporation
9 Oct 2025

CPP Investments acquires additional 25 percent in FCC Enviro for €1 billion

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryInfrastructure

Transaction Value$ 1,600,000,000

ClientsCanada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), FCC Enviro
30 Sep 2025

CDP Financial announces €1 billion senior notes offering of series 25 notes

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 1,622,275,000

ClientsCDP Financial Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities PLC, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
31 Jul 2025

Brookfield to acquire UK’s Just Group for £2.4 billion in push into pension risk market

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 3,200,000,000

ClientsBrookfield Wealth Solutions, Just Group plc, Royal Bank of Canada
30 Jun 2025

Clio completes US$1B vLex acquisition

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryTech/Computer/IT

Transaction Value$ 1,370,000,000

ClientsClio, vLex