Vancouver’s Retsly Acquired by Real Estate Marketplace Zillow
Former GrowLab startup Retsly has been acquired. Zillow, Inc, the Seattle-based real estate and home-related marketplace,…
Acquisitions
Montreal’s Amaya Gaming Buys PokerStars for $4.9 Billion All-Cash Deal
Montreal-based gaming site conglomerate, Amaya Gaming, has agreed to acquire Oldford Group, which owns the Rational Group…
Canadian Startups Want to Exit But Show a “Startling Lack of Acquisition Preparedness”
Contrary to our “build Canada’s billion dollar company” cheerleading, Canadian startup founders are apparently…
Where Do Founders Go to Sell Their Business? BizON Thinks It Has the Answer
Ever wondered where businesses turn to when they want their business to get acquired? Or how about when another company is…
Staples to Acquire Vancouver’s PNI Digital Media for $74 Million
Staples is about to acquire Vancouver’s PNI Digital Media for $74 million, at a value of CDN$1.70 per share. Large companies…
Intel Officially Completes Deal to Acquire BASIS Science
Although we published based on rumour earlier this month that BASIS Science had been acquired by Intel, the deal is now officially…
Rosetta Stone Language Learning Platform Acquires Vancouver Creator of Fit Brains
Rosetta Stone Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire Vivity Labs Inc., creator of the successful Fit Brains product…
Most of HomeSav’s Staff Lose Their Jobs Amid “Restructuring” by Parent Company Rebellion Media
In late July we reported that Toronto-based private shopping “club” for home decor and lifestyle products HomeSav had…
Vancouver’s LX Ventures To Acquire Strutta Media
Vancouver’s seed-stage venture capital investment firm, LX Ventures, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Vancouver-based…
Calgary’s Slyce Acquires Former INcubes Startup Hovr.It
Toronto-based startup Slyce, the advanced visual search platform which enables smartphone users to discover and buy any product…
PasswordBox CEO on Acquisition: “To Get Our Footprint in San Francisco”
PasswordBox CEO Dan Robichaud told me over the phone that this morning’s acquisition news involving San Francisco-based…
An Ad-Buying Marriage: Toronto’s SiteScout Acquired by Centro for $40 Million
Centro, a Chicago-based provider of digital media software and services, today announced the acquisition of Toronto startup SiteScout,…
Who is John Chen, BlackBerry’s New Man in Charge?
News struck quickly this morning that BlackBerry, the embattled Canadian smartphone maker that had apparently found a buyer…
Multinational Company Accenture to Acquire Montreal’s PCO Innovation
Accenture plc, the multinational management consulting and technology company based in Dublin today announced plans to acquire…
Waterloo’s TribeHR to be Acquired by NetSuite
It’s not the sexiest acquisition news you’ve ever heard, but another Canadian startup has hit paydirt. Waterloo-based…