Wave to be acquired by H&R Block for $537 million CAD
Toronto-based Wave Financial, a financial planning platform for small business owners, is set to be acquired by international tax preparation company H&R Block for…
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Shopify acquires Handshake, marking its third acquisition in six months
Shopify has acquired New York-based B2B ecommerce wholesale platform Handshake, to be integrated into the Canadian ecommerce giant’s growing Shopify Plus offering. Shopify had…
Mortgage startup, Lendesk, acquired by Quicken Loans parent company
Vancouver-based FinTech Lendesk has announced Rock Holdings, the parent company of US-based Quicken Loans, has acquired a majority stake in the company. The financial…
Tiny acquires Pixel Union, commits $25 million CAD to acquire more Shopify partners
Victoria-based technology holding company, Tiny, has procured a majority stake in Pixel Union, a major Shopify partner. The purchase price was not disclosed, but…
NexTech AR signs LOI to acquire ecommerce business for $1.85 million CAD
NexTech AR, a developer of a proprietary augmented reality (AR) advertising platform, is looking to acquire an unnamed ecommerce business for $1.85 million CAD. Acquisitions…
Mastercard acquires Ethoca to help reduce digital commerce fraud
Mastercard has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Toronto-based Ethoca, a global provider of technology solutions that help identify and resolve…
Today in acquisitions: Dye & Durham acquires legal tech companies, Epik acquires BitMitigate
Two companies have recently made announcements on acquiring startups. Here’s the latest on Canadian companies making acquisitions. Dye & Durham acquires two legal tech…
PointClickCare acquires medical management company QuickMAR
Mississauga-based PointClickCare, which provides cloud-based software for long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) and senior care, has acquired QuickMAR. QuickMAR, based out of Idaho, is a…
Wave acquires Every to expand financial services integration
Toronto-based financial services provider Wave has acquired Every, a FinTech startup that provides business accounts and debit cards to small businesses. The financial terms…
Fleet Complete finalizes partnership with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Fleet Complete, a tech company operating in the connected vehicle space, has closed a previously announced investment partnership with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan….
Blok Technologies to acquire US-based Sierra Blockchain
Blok Technologies, a Vancouver-based company investing in, and developing companies in the blockchain industry, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to…
Ottawa-based Interset acquired by UK software company
Interset, a SaaS company specializing in cybersecurity and security analytics software, has been acquired by UK-based Micro Focus. Micro Focus is a software company…
Talemetry acquired by US investment firm in $200M USD three-company merger
Vancouver-based recruitment company Talemetry today announced that along with three other companies in the recruitment industry, it will be acquired in a $200 million…