TorontoTop Canadian firms Blake Cassels & Graydon and McCarthy Tetrault have scored roles advising on Canada’s largest ever financial services deal – Great-West Life’s c$7.3bn (£3.1bn) takeover of Canada Life.

McCarthy Tetrault advised Canada Life opposite Blake Cassels on the deal, which scuppered a hostile takeover bid by Manulife Financial, which was advised by Torys.