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John Laffin

Partner at Stikeman Elliott

Lawyer

Toronto

Deal Bio

Total Deals16

Valued Deals14

Total Value£36,957M

Avg. Deal Size£2,640M

Market Context

Awards

2022 Top M&A Lawyers in Canada

2021 Top M&A Lawyers in Canada

Expertise (16)

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Canada

Entertainment

MajorityAcquisitionPublic

target

Entertainment One

bidder

Hasbro

£2,900m

129 dealmakers

Canada

Gaming

PublicMergerMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

The Stars Group

bidder

Flutter Entertainment

£8,345m

103 dealmakers

Canada

Gold Mining

MajorityAcquisitionPublicMergerDomestic

target

Detour Gold

bidder

Kirkland Lake Gold

£2,355m

42 dealmakers

United States

Software

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticDisposal

target

Saba Software

bidder

Cornerstone Ondemand

£1,053m

61 dealmakers

Canada

Residential REITs

DomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

Northview Apartment Reit

bidder

Starlight Group Property Holdings

£3,701m

56 dealmakers

Canada

Integrated Oil and Gas

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublicPrivate Equity

target

Husky Energy

bidder

Cenovus Energy

£5,953m

61 dealmakers

Canada

Digital Services

PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

MOBIFY

bidder

Salesforce

value n/a

42 dealmakers

Canada

Integrated Oil and Gas

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic

target

Bonterra Energy Corp

bidder

Obsidian Energy

£181m

12 dealmakers

Canada

Commercial REITs

PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

bidder

Sandpiper Group

£4,146m

74 dealmakers

Canada

IT Services: Other

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

SERTI

bidder

KEYLOOP

value n/a

36 dealmakers

Canada

Other Specialty REITs

MajorityPublicCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Summit Industrial Income Reit

bidder

Dream Industrial Reit

£3,846m

64 dealmakers

Canada

Software

AcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

target

MEDIAVALET

bidder

Symphony Technology Group

£46m

32 dealmakers

Canada

Construction Services

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate

target

Nrb Modular Solutions

bidder

Atco Structures & Logistics

£31m

21 dealmakers

Canada

Iron and Steel

AcquisitionMajorityPublicCross Border

target

Stelco Holdings

bidder

Cleveland-cliffs

£1,924m

72 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajority

target

Hamilton Thorne

bidder

Astorg Partners

£218m

78 dealmakers

Canada

General Mining

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Filo Corp

bidder

Lundin Mining Corporation

£2,253m

77 dealmakers

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