M&A Deal Summary

RapidSOS Acquires Northern911

On November 10, 2025, RapidSOS acquired communications company Northern911 from Northern Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RapidSOS’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is RapidSOS’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is RapidSOS’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-11-10
Target Northern911
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) RapidSOS
Sellers(s) Northern Communications
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Northern911

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Northern911 provides 24/7 emergency communication and monitoring services, including 9-1-1 call taking, fire dispatch, PSAP backup, VoIP and satellite 9-1-1 routing, alarm monitoring, vehicle telematics, and IoT emergency response. Northern911 was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Sudbury, Ontario.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

RapidSOS

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

RapidSOS is an emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices directly to 911 and first responders. Through the platform, RapidSOS provides intelligent data that supports over 4,700 Emergency Communications Centers, protecting 90%+ of people in the US, across 150 million emergencies annually. RapidSOS is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Northern Communications

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

Northern Communications firm offering services such as 24/7 telephone answering, emergency services support, mobile messaging, and call-tracking solutions. Northern Communications was founded in 1954 and is based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1