Oh, Canada? A Canadian investment bank made a rare appearance in the 2009 league tables of top M&A advisers, suggesting a brigther future for RBC Capital Markets. The Toronto-based bank finished 19th among the lists of top merger advisers, aiding in 40 transactions worth a total of $45.9 billion. With Canada's robust natural materials sector attracting interest from around the world, there's probably work for bankers who know timber, tar sands, and how to speak Canadian.