Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is ranked 14th in the Thomson Financial's Legal Advisor League Table rankings for worldwide announced deals in 2007, with the highest average deal value of any law firm in the world. Click here for the 2007 Thomson Legal League Table Rankings

According to Thomson Financial, Davies advised on 43 announced M&A deals in 2007, worth more than US $332 billion. Selected major M&A transactions where Davies has advised clients during 2007 include:

Advising BHP Billiton on its proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Group	$150 billion
Advising BCE Inc. on its acquisition by a private equity investor group	$51.7 billion
Advised Reuters Group plc on its merger with The Thomson Corporation	$19.1 billion
Advised Goldman Sachs Group Inc., financial advisor to IPSCO Inc. on its acquisition by SSAB Svenskt Stal AB	$8.5 billion
Advised Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Fidelity National Financial Inc. on its acquisition of Ceridian Corporation	$5.3 billion
Advised Xstrata plc on its supported take-over bid for LionOre Mining International, ultimately acquired by MMC Norilsk Nickel	$4.6 billion
Advised Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. on its merger with Bowater Inc.	merger of equals
Advised Fortis Inc on its acquisition of Terasen Inc.	$3.7 billion
Advised BCE Inc. on its sale of Telesat Canada to Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board and Loral Space & Communications	$3.4 billion
Advised InnVest REIT, Cadbridge Investors LP and Westmont Hospitality Group on its acquisition of Legacy Hotels REIT	$2.5 billion
Advised Onex Corporation on its acquisition of Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group, Carestream Health, Inc.	$2.4 billion
Advised Agricore United on its acquisition by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool	$1.8 billion
Advised Dynatec Corporation on its acquisition by Sherritt International Corporation	$1.6 billion
Advised Dako Denmark A/S on its acquisition by private equity fund EQT V	$1.3 billion

This list is a small but representative selection of major transactions in which Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP’s involvement is a matter of public record.

Focused on business law, Davies manages complex and sophisticated commercial and financial matters, regardless of borders. Year after year, the firm is consistently ranked by independent rating agencies as a market leader in our core practice areas.

Our M&A practice spans every industrial and service business sector and includes representation in transactions of every size. While our reputation was built by our successes in multi-jurisdictional transactions where we provide sophisticated multi-practice advice, we also handle many transactions which are small in comparison, but are often extremely complex and require significant expertise.

Davies has a particular expertise in cross-border M&A, advising clients on both southbound and northbound acquisitions and dispositions. Our trans-border tax capability provides our clients with end-to-end advice in structuring transactions between Canada and the United States and frequently involving a number of other jurisdictions around the world.

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