34 LEXPERT MAGAZINE
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MARCH 2016
COVER STORY
As the only program of its
kind in Canada, the Canadian
Dealmakers Awards recognize
participants who have made
significant contributions
to the
M&A market
BY SANDRA RUBIN
WITH THE PROLIFERATION
of business news on the Internet
these days, it's not difficult to keep up with the transactions that shape Canada's
capital markets. Yet the men and women behind the scenes who shape the deals
are oen invisible to all but their direct colleagues. Lexpert, Deloitte, e Globe
and Mail and omson Reuters founded the Canadian Dealmakers program in
2007 in order to change that.
Here's how the program works. A committee of preeminent business leaders
evaluates the candidate deals according to Award criteria. e panelists are pulled
from the top ranks of the business world and, this year, include a Director of
TMX Group and the Dean Emeritus of the Harvard Business School. Together
the panel looks for hallmarks of excellence, which can be a deal steered through
incredible complexities, a transaction that promotes growth and innovation, one
that creates value for stakeholders or brings best practices to a new level.
e selected winners are then recognized at the annual Canadian Dealmak-
ers gala dinner. e net proceeds from this year's event, held on March 10th at
Toronto's Fairmont Royal York Hotel, will go to Junior Achievement of Canada.
Here are the Canadian Dealmakers Award winners for 2015.
DEALS THAT
SHAPE BUSINESS
PHOTO:
SHUTTERSTOCK
