Jonathan Wypych

Publicis Groupe in its acquisition of Mars United Commerce

On September 19, 2024, Publicis Groupe announced its acquisition of Mars United Commerce, the world’s largest independent commerce marketing company. Publicis Groupe will now be better positioned to create and provide end-to-end commerce solutions that will optimize strategy and insights, media...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Announced: Sep 19, 2024 Value: --

Recursion in its acquisition of Cyclica for US$40 million

On May 8, 2023, Recursion entered into an agreement to acquire Cyclica for US$40 million. Together with the concurrent acquisition of Valence Discovery, the strategic acquisitions add industry-leading capabilities in digital chemistry, as well as machine-learning and artificial intelligence, to...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 8, 2023 Value: $US40 million

Recursion in its acquisition of Valence Discovery for US$47.5 million

On May 8, 2023, Recursion entered into an agreement to acquire Valence Discovery for US$47.5 million. Together with the concurrent acquisition of Cyclica, the strategic acquisitions add industry-leading capabilities in digital chemistry, as well as machine-learning and artificial intelligence, to...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 8, 2023 Value: US$47.5 million

CNH Industrial in its agreement to acquire Hemisphere GNSS for $175 million

On March 30, 2023, CNH Industrial entered into an agreement to purchase Hemisphere GNSS for $175 million from Beijing UniStrong Science & Technology Co., Ltd. This acquisition will allow for CNH Industrial to improve their automation in both its agriculture and construction businesses....

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: $175 million

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: -

LifeWorks in its $2.9 billion acquisition by TELUS

On September 1, 2022, LifeWorks completed its binding agreement with TELUS Corporation under which TELUS has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of LifeWorks. The transaction represents a premium of 80% and 89% to the closing price and 20-day VWAP, respectively, of...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: 1 September 2022 Value: $2.9 billion

Verisk Analytics in its acquisition of Opta

On March 1, 2022, Verisk Analytics announced it had acquired Opta, Canada’s leading provider of property intelligence and innovative technology solutions. With this acquisition, Verisk further expands its footprint in the Canadian market and supports Opta in reshaping risk management with...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 1, 2022 Value: -

Goldman Sachs Asset Management in its US$250 million investment in Hydrostor

On January 10, 2022, Hydrostor Inc. , a long-duration energy storage solutions provider, announced a preferred equity financing commitment of US$250 million from the Private Equity and Sustainable Investing businesses of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Goldman Sachs has agreed to fund its...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: US$250 million

Security Compass Technologies in the sale of its consulting business to Kroll

On December 15, 2021, Security Compass Technologies announced the sale of its Security Compass Advisory business to Kroll. This sale marks the culmination of 17 years of delivering cloud security, penetration testing, red team exercises, and emerging technology services and enables Security...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 15, 2021 Value: -

VTS in its acquisition of Lane Technologies

On October 19, 2021, VTS announced its acquisition of Lane Technologies for approximately $200 million. The acquisition forms the largest office-app firm in the world, makes VTS a global leader for tenant experience, and triples VTS’ presence in Canada. VTS is a New York-based...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: $200 million