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Cohere in its acquisition of Ottogrid

On May 19, 2025, Cohere announced its acquisition of Ottogrid. This acquisition supports Cohere expansion of its AI capabilities, through the integration of Ottogrid’s technology into Cohere’s broader platform offering. Cohere is a Toronto-based AI company that specializes in providing...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Announced: May 19, 2025 Value: --

Publicis Groupe in its acquisition of Moov AI

On March 25, 2025, Publicis Groupe announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Moov AI, Canada's leading artificial intelligence and data solutions company, delivering strategic AI activations for more than 100 clients in Canada. This acquisition is a reflection of Publicis...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Announced: March 25, 2025 Value: --

Pocketed (deepND) in its acquisition by Deloitte Canada

On March 10, 2025, Deloitte Canada announced the acquisition of Pocketed (deepND Inc.). Pocketed’s matching program and AI-powered capabilities will enhance Deloitte’s ability to deliver value to clients by expanding the firm’s grant and SR&ED suite of services, whilst enabling Pocketed...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Announced: March 10, 2025 Value: --

Reach in its strategic investment by Primus Capital

On February 10, 2025, Reach announced a strategic investment by Primus Capital into the business. This investment will allow for Reach to accelerate its operations and offerings for retail and SaaS businesses globally. Reach is a leading global Merchant of Record (MoR) solution. Osler,...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Announced: February 10, 2025 Value: --

Agnostiq Inc. in its acquisition by DataRobot

On February 10, 2025, DataRobot announced that it acquired Agnostiq. Through this acquisition, the company plans to advance its agentic AI application with compute orchestration and optimization. Agnostiq develops software to make quantum and high-performance computing resources easily...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Announced: February 10, 2025 Value: --

Purolator in its acquisition of Livingston International

On February 4, 2025, Purolator announced the completion of its acquisition of Livingston International, an international trade services firm that is one of the largest customs brokers in North America and also specializes in global freight forwarding and trade consulting, from Platinum...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 4, 2025 Value: --

Spire Global in its agreement to sell its maritime business for approximately US$241 million

On November 13, 2024, Spire Global announced its agreement to sell its maritime business for approximately US$241 million to Kpler. Spire Global intends to use the proceeds of the sale to retire all outstanding debt and invest in near-term growth opportunities. The transaction consists of a...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Announced: November 12, 2024 Value: US$241 million

Chevron Canada Limited on the sale of its interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and the Kaybob Duvernay Shale Gas Project to Canadian Natural Resources Limited for US$6.5 billion

On October 7, 2024, Chevron Canada Limited announced its sale to Canadian Natural Resources Limited of Chevron’s 20% interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project and 70% interest in the Kaybob Duvernay Shale Gas Project, as well as certain other oil sands and petroleum and natural gas rights...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Announced: October 7, 2024 Value: $6.5 billion

Viggle AI in its securing of $26-million Series A financing

On August 26, 2024, Viggle AI announced it had secured $26 million of Series A financing. The company plans to utilize the funding towards the growth of its platform which integrates artificial intelligence to assist users with building videos. This round was led by a16z and saw participation from...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Announced: August 26, 2024 Value: $26 million

Cohere announced it has raised US$500 million in its Series D financing round at a US$5.5-billion valuation

On July 22, 2024, Cohere announced that it closed its Series D financing round, raising US$500 million with a US$5.5-billion valuation. The round was led by PSP Investments and included investments from NVIDIA, Fujitsu, Cisco, AMD Ventures and Export Development Canada. This round of financing...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Announced: July 22, 2024 Value: US$500 million