Mergers and Acquisitions

Verisk Analytics in its acquisition of Opta

Verisk Analytics
Key Contact
Douglas Marshall

Partner, Corporate, Toronto

Team
Rosalind Hunter

Partner, Corporate, Toronto

Alexandra Alacchi

Associate, Corporate, Toronto

Damian Rigolo

Partner, Employment and Labour, Toronto

Diana Holloway

Associate, Employment and Labour, Toronto

Kelly Moffatt

Partner, Commercial, Toronto

Barry Fong

Partner, Intellectual Property, Ottawa

Jonathan Marin

Partner, Pensions and Benefits, Toronto

Jonathan Wypych

Associate, Pensions and Benefits, Toronto

Joanna Fine

Partner, Privacy and Data Management, Toronto

Katelyn Smith

Associate, Privacy and Data Management, Toronto

Gregory Corosky, CIPP/C

Associate, Privacy and Data Management, Toronto

Catherine Hart

Associate, Privacy and Data Management, Toronto

Patrick Marley

Partner, Tax, Toronto

Taylor Cao

Associate, Tax, Toronto

Ted Liu

Partner, Technology, Toronto

Sandra Sbrocchi

Head, Osler Works - Transactional, Ottawa

Sergey Stefanishin

Associate Director, Osler Works – Transactional, Toronto

Lynnea Maki

Legal Analytics Lawyer, Osler Works – Transactional, Ottawa

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 valuable business intelligence. As well, Verisk and Opta’s combined technology will assist in helping customers improve operational efficiencies by delivering unique data assets via long-term integration with customer workflows.

Verisk Analytics is a leading global data analytics provider.

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised Verisk Analytics with a team consisting of Doug Marshall,  Rosalind Hunter, Alexandra Alacchi (Corporate), Damian Rigolo, Diana Holloway (Employment and Labour), Kelly Moffatt, Barry Fong (Intellectual Property), Jonathan Marin, Jonathan Wypych (Pension and Benefits), Joanna Fine, Katelyn Smith, Gregory Corosky, Catherine Hart, (Privacy and Data Management), Patrick Marley, Taylor Cao (Tax), Ted Liu (Technology), Sandra Sbrocchi, Sergey Stefanishin and Lynnea Maki  (Osler Works – Transactional).

Value
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Date Closed
March 1, 2022
Lead Office
Toronto
Key Contact
Douglas Marshall

Partner, Corporate, Toronto

Team
Rosalind Hunter

Partner, Corporate, Toronto

Alexandra Alacchi

Associate, Corporate, Toronto

Damian Rigolo

Partner, Employment and Labour, Toronto

Diana Holloway

Associate, Employment and Labour, Toronto

Kelly Moffatt

Partner, Commercial, Toronto

Barry Fong

Partner, Intellectual Property, Ottawa

Jonathan Marin

Partner, Pensions and Benefits, Toronto

Jonathan Wypych

Associate, Pensions and Benefits, Toronto

Joanna Fine

Partner, Privacy and Data Management, Toronto

Katelyn Smith

Associate, Privacy and Data Management, Toronto

Gregory Corosky, CIPP/C

Associate, Privacy and Data Management, Toronto

Catherine Hart

Associate, Privacy and Data Management, Toronto

Patrick Marley

Partner, Tax, Toronto

Taylor Cao

Associate, Tax, Toronto

Ted Liu

Partner, Technology, Toronto

Sandra Sbrocchi

Head, Osler Works - Transactional, Ottawa

Sergey Stefanishin

Associate Director, Osler Works – Transactional, Toronto

Lynnea Maki

Legal Analytics Lawyer, Osler Works – Transactional, Ottawa