M&A Deal Summary

SOVRA Acquires Réseau LesPAC

On November 14, 2011, SOVRA acquired internet software and services company Réseau LesPAC from Yellow Pages for 73M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SOVRA’s 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is SOVRA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SOVRA’s 1st transaction in Canada.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-11-14
Target Réseau LesPAC
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) SOVRA
Sellers(s) Yellow Pages
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 73M USD

Target

Réseau LesPAC

Longueuil, Canada
LesPAC.com is a classified website, with 1.8 million unique monthly visitors.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SOVRA

Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Internet Software and Services
Revenue 128M CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

SOVRA enables the flow of commerce by providing a broad set of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that optimize and accelerate commercial interactions between buyers and sellers. The company's platforms and services empower businesses around the world, allowing them to generate billions of dollars in transactions on an annual basis. SOVRA was founded in 1996 and is based in Longueuil, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 8
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-19 epipeline

Reston, Virginia, United States

epipeline, Inc. is an online source of research for government contractors.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-17 Advanced Software Concepts

Valley Cottage, New York, United States

Advanced Software Concepts, Inc. is a provider of web-based enterprise management solutions for documents, forms, and pricing and quoting.

Buy $19M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Yellow Pages

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1908
Sector Digital Media
Employees566
Revenue 215M CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Yellow Pages is a digital media and marketing solutions company that supports local economies by helping neighbourhood businesses reach new customers and foster stronger relationships with existing clients through its various media and products. Yellow Pages was incorporated in 1908 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-25 Trader

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Trader is a digital automotive marketplace and software solutions provider. The company's marketing software solutions enable dealers to manage their websites, digital marketing campaigns, and inventory. Its online marketplaces and destinations include autotrader.ca, autohebdo.net, and Autos.ca. Trader was founded in 1975 and is based in Etobicoke, Ontario.

Sell $745M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-15 JUICE Mobile

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

JUICE Mobile is a premium advertising technology company whose proprietary programmatic platforms facilitate the automatic buying and selling of mobile advertising between brands and publishers.

Buy $35M