M&A Deal Summary

Lightspeed Acquires ReUp

On December 14, 2018, Lightspeed acquired software company ReUp

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lightspeed’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Lightspeed’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Lightspeed’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-14
Target ReUp
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Lightspeed
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ReUp

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ReUp is making mobile loyalty a reality for independent businesses. ReUp allows users to build their own custom loyalty experiences for iOS and Android devices. ReUp has built a simple drag and drop solution, resulting in the big brand experience without the big brand price tag. Completely self-service, ReUp has a global reach and is perfect for restaurants, cafes, salons, and gyms looking to offer their customers a convenient loyalty option.

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Buyer

Lightspeed

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Software
Employees1,800
Revenue 1.1B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Lightspeed is a provider of POS platform for stores and restaurants. The company provides customers with a simple way to build, manage, and grow their retail, restaurant, or e-commerce business, and create a best-in-class customer experience. Its end-to-end solutions unify inventory, customer management, sales, and analytics across all channels, in-store, and online. Lightspeed was founded in 2005 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 11
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 11
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-19 SEOshop Group BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands

SEOshop Group BV is an eCommerce platform provider.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-30 Chronogolf

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Chronogolf, Inc. is a cloud-based software offering that facilitates management for golf course operators around the world. Chronogolf, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

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