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Stikeman Elliott LLP

16 Apr 2026

KingSett, Choice Properties to acquire First Capital in $9.4 billion deal

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 9,400,000,000

ClientsFirst Capital REIT, KingSett Capital, Choice Properties REIT, TD Securities, Desjardins Securties Inc.
8 Apr 2026

Blackline Safety to go private in Francisco Partners acquisition transaction

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryTech/Computer/IT

Transaction Value$ 850,000,000

ClientsBlackline Special Committee, Blackline, Special Committee, DAK, Lowy Family Group, Francisco Partners
2 Apr 2026

Bell Canada files prospectus supplement for unsecured MTN Debenture Program

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryInfrastructure

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsBell Canada, Barclays Capital Canada Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Casgrain & Company Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., Mizuho Securities Canada Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities Canada, Ltd., TD Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd., CIBC World Markets Inc.
25 Mar 2026

Brookfield and La Caisse to acquire Boralex

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryEnergy

Transaction Value$ 9,000,000,000

ClientsBoralex Inc., Brookfield Asset Management, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
13 Mar 2026

Overbay Capital Partners receives strategic investment from funds managed by Charlesbank Capital Partners

Deal TypeFinancing/Investment

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsOverbay Capital Partners Inc., Charlesbank Capital Partners
2 Mar 2026

European Residential REIT announces going private transaction with CAPREIT

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryInfrastructure

Transaction Value$ 441,000,000

ClientsEuropean Residential Real Estate Investment Trust, Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
27 Feb 2026

Brompton Split Banc Corp. issues up to $55.3 million in preferred shares

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 55,320,647

ClientsBrompton Split Banc Corp., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Hampton Securities Limited, Canaccord Genuity Corp., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Raymond James Ltd., TD Securities Inc., iA Private Wealth Inc., CI Investment Services Inc., Manulife Wealth Inc., Research Capital Corporation, Ventum Financial Corp., Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.
27 Feb 2026

Algoma acquires Mainstay Maritime's Canadian operations and fleet

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryInfrastructure

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsMainstay Maritime Inc., Algoma Central Corporation
25 Feb 2026

Desjardins issues $1 billion in subordinated notes due 2036

Deal TypePublic/Private Offering

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 1,000,000,000

ClientsFédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, Desjardins Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., TD Securities Inc., BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc., Casgrain & Company Limited, Cedar Leaf Capital Inc., Laurentian Bank Securities Inc., Manulife Wealth Inc.
19 Feb 2026

Valsoft acquires Waterloo-based STEM EdTech firm DigitalEd

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryTech/Computer/IT

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsValsoft Corporation Inc., DigitalEd