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WonderFi to acquire Blockchain Foundry in all-stock deal

WonderFi continues acquisition spree of Canadian crypto companies. Despite the ongoing crypto winter, WonderFi remains active in its acquisition strategy, entering an agreement to…

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Penn Entertainment to Acquire 100% of Barstool Sports
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Penn Entertainment to Acquire 100% of Barstool Sports

Penn Entertainment plans to purchase all the remaining shares of Barstool Sports by February, and the remaining shares are estimated to be worth $387 million….

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BMO to acquire carbon offsets developer Radicle

Radicle’s software measures and aggregates greenhouse gas emissions. The Bank of Montréal (BMO) has entered an agreement to acquire Calgary-based sustainability advisory services and…

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As crypto crashes, WonderFi closes deal to acquire another regulated crypto trading platform in Coinberry
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As crypto crashes, WonderFi closes deal to acquire another regulated crypto trading platform in Coinberry

CEO describes collapse of unregulated crypto lenders as WonderFi’s “thesis playing out in real time.” At the beginning of this year, WonderFi co-founder and…

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Accenture to acquire semiconductor engineering services firm XtremeEDA

Accenture inks deal to purchase chip designer amid global shortage. Global tech and consulting giant Accenture has entered an agreement to acquire Ottawa-based semiconductor…

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Nasdaq to acquire Montréal ESG software provider Metrio

Nasdaq’s last Canadian acquisition was Verafin for $2.75 billion USD. Nasdaq Inc., has entered an agreement to acquire Montréal-based startup Metrio for an undisclosed…

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Converge Technology Solutions to acquire San Diego-based Technology Integration Group
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Converge Technology Solutions to acquire San Diego-based Technology Integration Group

Technology Integration marks Converge’s 31st acquisition since 2017. Toronto and Québec-based Converge Technology Solutions has reached an agreement to acquire American company Technology Integration…

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Fobi AI inks deal to acquire Basket and bolster coupon aggregator offering

Fobi goes shopping for its second couponing solution. Vancouver-based startup Fobi AI is set to acquire grocery couponing app Basket, which is owned and…

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Plusgrade to acquire TSX and Nasdaq-listed loyalty commerce startup Points

Points hopes to surf the wave of the post-pandemic travel boom. Montréal-headquartered Plusgrade has entered an agreement to acquire Nasdaq and Toronto Stock Exchange…

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Shopify’s growth continues to slow in Q1 2022 as it reaches deal to acquire Deliverr for $2.1 billion USD
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Shopify’s growth continues to slow in Q1 2022 as it reaches deal to acquire Deliverr for $2.1 billion USD

In the first quarter of 2022, Shopify’s revenue growth continued to slow, as the pandemic forces that have driven the rise of e-commerce start…

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