Ranked by dollar value of the deal in CAD
Published March 16, 2020. Sources: Interviews with companies, agents and advisers below, and BIV research. For a deal to be included on this list, with the acquiring or target company must have headquarters in B.C. Foreign currency has been converted using Bank of Canada's closing rate on date of deal announcement. NP = Not provided
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| Rank'20 | Acquiring company | Target company | Deal announced/Deal closed | Description of the deal | Primary financial/accounting firms and underwriters | Primary law firms | Deal value in CAD |
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Newmont Mining Corp |
Goldcorp Inc |
January 14, 2019 |
Newmont Mining Corp acquired Goldcorp Inc for US$9.8 billion in cash and stock |
BMO Capital Markets, Citi and Goldman Sachs (Newmont); Bank of America Merrill Lynch, TD Securities (Goldcorp) |
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Bank of America); Goodmans LLP, Wachtell Lipton and White & Case LLP (Newmont); Cassels Brock, Dorsey & Whitney, King & Wood Mallesons, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (Goldcorp) |
$13.3 billion |
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2
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Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd |
Teck Resources Ltd |
December 4, 2018 |
Teck Resources Ltd closed the acquisition by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd and Sumitomo Corp of a 30% indirect interest in Compañia Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca S.A., which owns the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project |
NP |
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP |
$1.6 billion |
|
3
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Pan American Silver Corp |
Tahoe Resources Inc |
November 14, 2018 |
Pan American Silver Corp closed its US$1.07 billion acquisition of Tahoe Resources Inc by way of a plan of arrangement |
CIBC World Markets (Pan American Silver); Trinity Advisors Corp (Tahoe) |
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Pan American Silver); Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (Tahoe) |
$1.4 billion |
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4
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Newcrest Mining Ltd |
Imperial Metals Corp |
March 11, 2019 |
Imperial Metals Corp's US$804 million sale of a 70% interest in the Red Chris mine in British Columbia to Newcrest Mining Ltd and a follow-on joint venture between the parties for the ongoing operation of the Red Chris mine |
JP Morgan (Newcrest); BMO Capital Markets (Imperial Metals) |
Allens, McCarthy Tétrault (Newcrest); Borden Ladner (Imperial Metals) |
$1.1 billion |
|
5
|
St Barbara Ltd |
Atlantic Gold Corp |
May 14, 2019 |
St Barbara Ltd (parent company: Nord Pacific Ltd) acquired Atlantic Gold Corp from Beedie Investments Ltd and other shareholders |
NP |
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Atlantic Gold Corp) |
$802 million |
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