TELUS International in its US$1.225 billion acquisition of WillowTree

On October 27, 2022, TELUS International and TELUS Corporation announced they had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire WillowTree, a premier, full-service digital product provider focused on end user experiences, such as native mobile applications and unified web interfaces. Under the agreement, TELUS International will acquire WillowTree for a total enterprise value of US$1.225 billion. With this acquisition, WillowTree will enhance TELUS International’s ability to accelerate TELUS’ own ongoing digital transformation and support key product development across their business, particularly within health and agriculture and consumer goods.

TELUS International is a leading digital customer experience innovator that designs, builds and delivers next-generation solutions.

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised TELUS International as Canadian counsel with a team consisting of Andrew MacDougall, Desmond Lee, James Brown, Nicole Cargill (Corporate), Damian Rigolo (Employment and Labour), Jonathan Marin, Olivia Suppa (Pensions & Benefits), Patrick Marley and James Chang (Tax).