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On September 16, 2025, GreenSlate LLC (GreenSlate) announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Circus Technologies Inc. (Circus), a trailblazer in streamlining and digitizing critical production management workflows. The acquisition is intended to strengthen GreenSlate’s position as the industry’s most comprehensive, technology-focused partner for producers, studios and networks, and underscores GreenSlate’s commitment to the Canadian market, a vital hub in the global entertainment landscape.

Circus, based in Vancouver, B.C., is a platform designed to give production companies the ability to onboard workers with a simple QR code, control complex workflows and approvals across multiple products and regions and track time on any device to process payroll more efficiently.

GreenSlate, headquartered in Burbank, CA, is the technology leader in digital payroll and production accounting solutions for the entertainment industry, serving the world’s largest streaming services, studios and independent storytellers.

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised Circus with a team consisting of Mark Longo, Ian Morrison (Emerging and High Growth Companies), Fraser Love (Corporate) and Erika Romanow (Employment and Labour).