Acquisition

U.S. retail instalment plan financer Affirm buys Canada’s PayBright for $340-million

WSP becomes world’s second biggest environmental-consulting firm with purchase of earth-sciences specialist

Lightspeed stock hits record high after Montreal software company announces second major U.S. acquisition in a month

Salesforce to buy Slack for US$27.7-billion

Element AI hands out pink slips hours after announcement of sale to U.S.-based ServiceNow

How Intact landed its biggest takeover yet in a market ripe for consolidation

Vans owner VF Corp to buy streetwear brand Supreme for $2.1-billion

CI Financial announces second acquisition in days as it continues U.S. expansion

Lightspeed to buy New York-based ShopKeep for $440-million; stock surges

Yamana Gold buying Wasamac and Camflo assets from Monarch

Tiffany and LVMH agree on lower price for takeover, sources say, potentially ending legal dispute

N.B. seafood giant Cooke buys insolvent U.S. fish processor, expands global reach

‘A pinch-me moment’: Spin Master buys Rubik’s Brand for $50-million

Brookfield to take full ownership of mortgage insurer Genworth in $1.6-billion deal

Cenovus Energy to acquire Husky Energy in $3.8-billion deal

Cogeco Communications to acquire Quebec cable company DERYtelecom

Intel selling NAND memory-chip unit to South Korea’s SK Hynix for $9-billion

ConocoPhillips buying Concho Resources for $9.7-billion in 2020’s biggest shale deal

Volkswagen trucks unit raises Navistar bid to clinch deal

AltaGas agrees to pay $715-million to double stake in midstream firm Petrogas

Morgan Stanley acquiring asset manager Eaton Vance for $7-billion

NextEra’s Duke Energy bid faces plethora of regulatory hurdles

Caesars to buy William Hill for $3.7-billion in sports-betting drive

TMX to acquire Canada’s AST Investor Services for $165-million

E.W. Scripps scales up with $2.65-billion Berkshire-backed deal for ION Media

CI Financial buying U.S. investment adviser Bowling Portfolio Management

LVMH and Tiffany wrangle over court dates after acquisition turns sour

Chevron’s deal for Noble Energy wins backing of proxy adviser ISS

LVMH drops $16-billion Tiffany deal, setting stage for legal dispute

Whitecap Resources strikes $155-million all-stock deal for NAL

Johnson & Johnson buying Momenta Pharmaceuticals for around $6.5-billion

Sanofi snags another U.S. biotech firm with $3.7-billion Principia deal

Great-West Lifeco to sell Canadian subsidiary for $175-million to Mackenzie