Canada’s capital markets are a dynamic source of funding for many industries, especially oil and gas and mining, and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is recognized as one of the world’s leading exchanges. 

The Securities and Corporate Finance Group at Dentons regularly represents Canadian, US and international issuers (public and private), underwriters and others on debt and equity financings, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Be confident in our leading capabilities in mining, oil and gas, financial products, healthcare/biotech, technology, real estate, forest products, and infrastructure financing, especially public/private partnerships.

No matter where you are located, you can depend on lawyers in  in all our offices—Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary in western Canada and Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal in the east—to work with colleagues in other practice groups such as taxation, financial services, competition law and real estate to contribute their talent and experience to the successful conclusion of your transaction.

Apply our innovative, practical, forward-thinking approach to initial public offerings, secondary offerings, multijurisdictional/cross-border offerings and M&A transactions, including friendly and hostile takeover bids.  Whether you are an issuer, dealer, adviser or fund manager, we can advise you on compliance and corporate governance.

In both transactional and non-transactional work, we focus on finding creative, efficient solutions for your specific situation.

Recognition

Dentons recognized in the inaugural edition of Best Law Firms – Canada

October 31, 2024

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to be recognized in the first edition of the Best Law Firms – Canada rankings, based on comprehensive data collected from client interviews and peer review surveys.

Dentons named Top International Law Firm in the JD Supra 2020 Readers' Choice Awards

May 7, 2020

Dentons was named Top International Law Firm in the JD Supra 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards. In addition, six lawyers from Dentons’ offices around the world received Top Author awards, in recognition of the visibility and engagement that their thought leadership earned among JD Supra’s readers in 2019.

Dentons partner Heather Barnhouse wins prestigious Lexpert "Rising Star" award

November 21, 2016

Dentons is pleased to announce that Heather Barnhouse, partner in the Firm’s Edmonton office, has been named a winner of Lexpert’s 2016 "Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40” award. This honour recognizes her proficiency in all aspects of corporate/commercial law, coupled with her exemplary leadership at Dentons, in the legal community and community at large.

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Insights

The CSA introduces coordinated blanket orders to support the competitiveness of Canadian capital markets

May 8, 2025

On April 17, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued a series of coordinated blanket orders intended to address ongoing global market uncertainty and its impact on companies and investors’ decisions to participate in Canadian capital markets.

Canadian Securities Administrators pauses climate-related and diversity-related disclosure rules

April 28, 2025

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced on April 23, 2025, that it will pause the development of a new mandatory climate-related disclosure rule and amendments to the existing diversity-related disclosure requirements.

The Ontario Securities Commission releases research report on finfluencers’ power of persuasion: Key insights and implications

April 24, 2025

On April 22, 2025, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a news release titled “OSC research uncovers concerns about finfluencers’ power of persuasion.”

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons continues to enhance integrated corporate/commercial client offering with new Montréal partner Kosta Kostic

May 20, 2025

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Kosta Kostic as a partner in the Corporate group in Montréal. With extensive experience in the areas of M&A, private equity, and securities and corporate finance, Kosta is a trusted advisor to clients across various industries in the context of complex commercial transactions.

Dentons welcomes Sanjay Joshi as a partner in the Corporate group in Toronto

February 27, 2025

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Sanjay Joshi as a partner in the Corporate group in Toronto.

Dentons welcomes Rick Pawluk as a partner in the Corporate group in Calgary

February 18, 2025

Dentons, Canada’s Global Law Firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Rick Pawluk as a partner in the Corporate group in Calgary.

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