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Brovada Acquired by Towers Watson
September 15, 2015
On September 14, Towers Watson (NASDAQ:TW), a global professional services company, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Brovada, a Canadian insurance technology business. Founded in 2003, Brovada is […]
CogniVue Acquired by Freescale Semiconductor
September 14, 2015
Ottawa’s CogniVue, developer of image cognition technology, has been acquired by Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL), an Austin, Texas-based company that specializes in Internet of Things hardware with a special focus on the ADAS […]
Tweed Marijuana Acquires MedCannAccess
September 6, 2015
Tweed Marijuana Inc. (TSXV:TWD) has agreed to buy MedCannAccess in an all-stock deal that will allow the medical marijuana producer to connect with its clients face-to-face via three community access […]
AccelerateOTT – Thursday, September 24
September 3, 2015
AccelerateOTT is back for its third year in a row – and with a bang! They’re changing up the venue and format to better serve the interests of the Ottawa […]
AirVM Raises a $8.0 Million Series A Financing
August 28, 2015
Yesterday, AirVM announced it has closed $8.0 million in Series A funding, led by RHO Canada Ventures. Build Ventures and previous investor, Wesley Clover, also contributed to the round. According to the press release, […]
The Best Lawyers in Canada®
August 25, 2015
Congratulations to Debbie Weinstein and Randy Taylor, who have been named in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada®. Introduced in 2006, The Best Lawyers in Canada® is one of the most […]
Kik Interactive Raises $50 Million Series D Financing
August 19, 2015
Yesterday, Kik Interactive – creator of the chat network Kik, announced that they raised a $50 million Series D financing. The round was led by China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. LaBarge Weinstein acted as counsel to Kik with […]
When it May be Wise to Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
August 18, 2015
If you have a family member who owes money to the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”), and they transfer property to you (for example: money, car, real estate, art, jewelry) for […]
Google, NASA & Drones
August 13, 2015
According to an article in The Guardian, Google has been testing drones in US airspace and is planning additional trials after making a deal with NASA. The US currently has a […]
Trusts: Documenting Decisions
August 10, 2015
As discussed in a previous blog post, the trustees of a trust make all decisions with respect to the trust and the property held by the trust, within the parameters […]
