Canadian firms McCarthy Tétrault, Blake, Cassels & Graydon and Stikeman Elliott, along with A&O Shearman and Davis Polk & Wardwell, are the legal advisers in a deal that will see U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. buy storied Canadian steelmaker Stelco Holdings Inc.

The transaction announced Monday is worth approximately C$3.4 billion (US$2.5 billion).