Adam Givertz is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity groups of Paul, Weiss, and is Head of the firm’s Canadian Practice. Based in New York and Toronto, Givertz advises corporate clients, private equity sponsors and pension funds in connection with public M&A as well as private acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. Givertz also regularly advises boards of directors and special committees in connection with strategic review processes and engagements with activist investors
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America | 2026 | M&A, Private Equity, Canada |
Notable transactions include representing:
Financial Services
- AmTrust Financial Services in:
- its strategic partnership with Blackstone Credit & Insurance to form ANV Group Holdings
- the sale of AmTrust Mobile Solutions Singapore Pte to a subsidiary of Pacific Century Group
- CDPQ:
- in its $4.3 billion acquisition of USI Insurance Services with KKR
- in connection with Carlyle’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Sedgwick
- Equitable Holdings in its $22 billion merger of equals with Corebridge Financial
- Madison Dearborn Partners:
- in its all-cash take-private acquisition of The Marygold Companies
- in the $13.4 billion sale of its portfolio company NFP to Aon
- Maple Group Acquisition Corporation in its C$3.8 billion acquisition of TMX Group
Energy and Infrastructure
- Agrium in its $36 billion merger with Potash Corporation
- Nexen Inc. in its $15.1 billion acquisition by CNOOC
- Ovintiv in its:
- $7.7 billion acquisition of Newfield Exploration
- $7.1 billion acquisition of Athlon Energy
- Suncor Energy in its $15 billion acquisition of Petro-Canada
- Talisman in its $8.3 billion acquisition by Repsol
Mining
- Allied Gold Corporation in its terminated all-cash acquisition by Zijin Gold International for an equity value of $4 billion (C$5.5 billion)
- Lundin Mining in its:
- $1.1 billion unsolicited offer to acquire Nevsun
- $1.8 billion acquisition of 80% of Candelaria
- Pretium Resources in its $2.8 billion sale to Newcrest Mining
- Turquoise Hill in its $6.6 billion acquisition by Rio Tinto
- Yamana Gold in its:
- $4.8 billion acquisition by Pan American Silver and Agnico Eagle
- joint C$3.9 billion acquisition of Osisko Mining
Technology
- ATI Technologies in its $5.4 billion acquisition by Advanced Micro Devices
- Mitel Networks in:
- its $2.0 billion sale to funds affiliated with Searchlight Capital
- its proposed $2.0 billion acquisition of Polycom
- Shopify in its $2.1 billion acquisition of Deliverr
Consumer, Retail and Other Industries
- Altor in its acquisition of CCM Hockey
- Medicago in its acquisition by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma
Activism
- Agrium in its proxy contest with Jana Partners
- Taseko Mines in its proxy contest with Raging River
- TransCanada in its response to Sandell