Summer Danakas

Contractor Compliance in its acquisition by VelocityEHS

On January 8, 2024, Contractor Compliance announced that it has been acquired by VelocityEHS. Through this acquisition, the VelocityEHS Accelerate Platform will incorporate Contractor Compliance’s innovative third-party contractor and vendor compliance capabilities. The enhanced solution will...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Announced: Jan 8, 2024 Value: -

Nav Technologies Inc. in its acquisition of Nuula

On January 26, 2023, Nav Technologies Inc. acquired Nuula, a fintech company offering loans to small business, formerly known as BFS Capital.  The Nuula technology, which addresses data and integration challenges and provides an engaging mobile experience for small business owners, will...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 26, 2023 Value: -

MoonPay in its acquisition of Nightshift

On January 19, 2023, MoonPay acquired Nightshift, a Web3 creative agency focusing on branding and strategy. MoonPay plans on utilizing Nightshift’s services to provide companies, brands and creative agencies with world-class, end-to-end support to unlock new revenue through...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 19, 2023 Value: -

Waabi in its launch and US$83.5 million Series A financing round

On June 8, 2021, Waabi announced its launch to build the next generation of self-driving technology, funded by its US$83.5 million Series A financing round. The funding is one of the largest Series A rounds ever raised by a Canadian startup and was led by Khosla Ventures and included...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: June 8, 2021 Value: US$83.5 million

Borrowell’s acquisition of Refresh Financial

On December 15, 2020, Borrowell announced it is acquiring Refresh Financial. The acquisition will integrate Refresh into Borrowell, increasing the breadth and accessibility of Borrowell’s offering by providing its user base with a way to build credit history and access payment...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 22, 2021 Value: -

Pier 1 Imports in its Chapter 11 and CCAA Recognition Proceedings

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (“Pier 1” and together with its affiliates, the “Pier 1 Entities”) is an omni-channel retailer specialized in unique home décor and accessories. On February 17, 2020, the Pier 1 Entities entered into a plan support agreement with a majority of...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 3, 2020 Value: -

Trufan in its acquisition of PLAYR.gg

On November 19, 2020, Trufan completed its acquisition of PLAYR.gg. The transaction includes PLAYR.gg’s technology, which will be integrated into Trufan’s audience analytics platform to provide customers with a single dashboard to segment and filter data. The acquisition was...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 19, 2020 Value: -

Rubikloud in its US $60 million acquisition by Kinaxis

On June 15, 2020, Rubikloud announced it will be acquired by Kinaxis for US $60 million (CAD $81.4 million). Under the terms of the acquisition, 80 members from Rubikloud will join Kinaxis’ AI and machine learning team. The acquisition will allow Rubikloud and Kinaxis to contribute to...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 2, 2020 Value: US $60 million

Dessa in its acquisition by Square

On February 7, 2020, Dessa, a Canadian computer applications company, announced its acquisition by Square, a mobile payment company based in California. The acquisition of Dessa will further improve Square's machine learning abilities as it looks to improve its products. Square...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 7, 2020 Value: -

Uberflip in its acquisition of SnapApp

On December 3, 2019, Uberflip announced their acquisition of Boston-based SnapApp. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction will strengthen Uberflip’s capabilities for demand marketers on its platform by providing more insights on how to automate personalized content....

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 16, 2019 Value: -