M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-07-07 |
| Target | SlipStream Data |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Buyer(s) | BlackBerry |
| Sellers(s) | EdgeStone Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Sector | Technology Hardware |
| Employees | 1,820 |
| Revenue | 535M USD (2025) |
BlackBerry a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry in 1999. Since then, BlackBerry products and services have continued to change the way millions of people around the world stay connected. BlackBerry was founded in 1984 and is based in Waterloo, Ontario.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 25 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 2 of 24 |
| State: Ontario M&A | 1 of 6 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 1 of 7 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-10 |
Ascendent Telecommunications
Redwood City, California, United States Ascendent has developed hardware and software telecommunications technology that allows any type of wireless phone to be easily linked to any type of PBX. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-11 |
Chalk Media
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Chalk’s mobile content deployment system, Mobile chalkboard™, allows multimedia content to be created, securely pushed and tracked on BlackBerry® smartphones. Chalk’s software and content helps organizations communicate with their employees, business partners and customers. |
Buy | $23M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.5B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. is a private equity firm that targets middle market companies located in the Canada. The Firm targets to invest in companies with an EBITDA range $10 - $50 million and Enterprise value of $50 - $250 million. It seeks to invest in equity and equity related instruments and seeks to hold majority position and board seat in portfolio companies. Specific areas of interest include light manufacturing, business services, and consumer services. Type of transaction includes MBO, recapitalizations, growth capital, divestiture or non-core business and succession planning. EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. is based in Toronto, Ontario.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 25 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 1 of 4 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 6 of 17 |
| State: Ontario M&A | 7 of 14 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 8 of 18 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-19 |
Shoplogix
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Shoplogix enables manufacturers to drive immediate, quantifiable improvements to output and profitability by providing operators, supervisors and management with real-time visibility into plant equipment performance. By delivering a visual display of real-time equipment performance above assets on the plant floor, Shoplogix empowers operators to take action that increases uptime, quality and efficiency while reducing waste and costs. Shoplogix customers report rapid payback, and typically set production records within days of implementation. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-21 |
Datawire Communication Networks
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Datawire has proven the benefits of the VXN through successful connectivity to industry-leading payment processors and integration with many point-of-sale applications and devices to provide fast and secure transaction transport. The successful adoption of the Datawire network by the financial transaction processing services industry has led to cost savings, flexibility, increased revenue and increased ease of use for its customers. |
Sell | - |
