Wi-Lan - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Wi-Lan M&A Summary

Wi-Lan has acquired 11 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 3 assets.

Wi-Lan’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired International Road Dynamics for $64M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold VIZIYA to Prometheus Group for $38M. Wi-Lan has acquired in 3 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include technology hardware (37%) and information technology (28%).

Wi-Lan Business Overview

Where is Wi-Lan headquartered?

Wi-Lan is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario.

How many employees does Wi-Lan have?

Wi-Lan has 66 employees.

What sector is Wi-Lan in?

Wi-Lan is an information technology company.

When was Wi-Lan founded?

Wi-Lan was founded in 1992.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity14
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 3

Wi-Lan, Inc.

303 Terry Fox Drive, Suite 300,
Ottawa, Ontario K2K 3J1
Canada,
(613) 688-4900
www.wilan.com

Wi-Lan, Inc. is a developer of patented technologies, which are used in products in the communications and consumer electronics markets. The Company was founded in 1992 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 10 1 - - - - 11
vol $104M $104M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 2 1 - - - - 3
vol $38M $38M
  14

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
VIZIYA Corp. 2020-05-19 38M CAD Divestiture
Hamilton, Ontario · www.viziya.com
IBM - Patent Portfolio 2020-02-20 - Divestiture
Armonk, New York
Wave Systems Corp. - Patent Portfolio 2017-10-13 - Divestiture
Ottawa, Ontario
VIZIYA Corp. 2017-05-04 41M USD Add-on Acquisition
Hamilton, Ontario · www.viziya.com
International Road Dynamics, Inc. 2017-04-17 64M USD Add-on Acquisition
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · www.irdinc.com
IXYS CH GmbH - Semiconductor Patents 2013-11-26 - Divestiture
Brugg, Switzerland
Cypress Semiconductors Corp. - Semiconductor Portfolio 2013-06-11 - Divestiture
San Jose, California
Glenayre Electronics, Inc. - Mobile Communication Patents 2011-06-29 - Divestiture
Duluth, Georgia
NextWave Broadband, Inc. - Wireless Technology Portfolio 2009-07-23 - Divestiture
San Diego, California
Wi-LAN, Inc. - W-OFDM 2003-12-10 - Divestiture
Ottawa, Ontario
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Technology Hardware 4 (36%) - 1 (33%) -
Information Technology 3 (27%) - 1 (33%) -
Semiconductors 2 (18%) - - -
Software 1 (9%) 41M (39%) 1 (33%) 38M (100%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (9%) 64M (61%) - -
Total 11 $104M 3 $38M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Canada 4 104M 3 38M
  Ontario 3 41M 3 38M
  Saskatchewan 1 64M - -
United States 6 - - -
  California 3 - - -
  Georgia 2 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 4 (36%) 104M (100%) 3 (100%) 38M (100%)
Cross-border 7 (64%) - - -
Total 11 $104M 3 $38M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Canaccord Genuity Corp.
 1
Sampford Advisors Inc.
 1
Legal Deals
Norton Rose Fulbright
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $104M
TOTAL $104M
Largest International Road Dynamics, Inc.
$64M (2017-04-17)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $38M
TOTAL $38M
Largest VIZIYA Corp.
$38M (2020-05-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
55%
6 (55%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Information Technology

Revenue

98   2014
(millions of USD)

Employees

66

Established

1992

Subsidiary of

Quarterhill

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