Summary of decisions and notifications – April-May-June 2021

Decisions

Summary of decisions – April-May-June 2021
Investor Type of investment Canadian business Type of business

Stagwell Media LP

Washington, DC, United States

Indirect acquisition

MDC Partners Inc. and 11 subsidiaries

  1. Toronto, ON;
  2. Mississauga, ON; and
  3. Montréal, QC
Ancillary production of video products and of audio recordings (advertising)

Red Apple Holdings, ULC

Bethesda, MD, United States

Direct acquisition

Red Apple Stores Inc.

Multiple locations (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NS, NB and NL)

Ancillary sale of books and video products

Infinity Bidco US LLC

New York City, NY, United States

Indirect acquisition
  1. Company 3 / Method Ltd.;
  2. Stereo D Canada Ltd.; and
  3. Atomic Fiction Canada, Inc.
  1. Toronto, ON;
  2. Sudbury, ON;
  3. Montréal, QC; and
  4. Vancouver, BC
Production of film or video products (post-production, visual effects and animation services)

Infinity Bidco Limited

London, United Kingdom (United States)

Indirect acquisition

Studios Framestore Inc.

Montréal, QC

Production of film or video products (visual effects services)

Naver Corporation

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi province, South Korea

Direct acquisition
  1. Wattpad Corp.;
  2. Wattpad Studios Inc.; and
  3. Wattpad Studios (Cell Phone Swap) Inc.
  1. Toronto, ON; and
  2. Halifax, NS
Publication of books

London Stock Exchange Group plc

London, United Kingdom

Indirect acquisition

Refinitiv Canada Holdings Limited

  1. Calgary, AB;
  2. Montréal, QC;
  3. Toronto, ON; and
  4. Vancouver, BC
Ancillary sale of magazines, periodicals and video products

Pocket Outdoor Media Canada, Inc.

Boulder, CO, United States

Direct acquisition

Fireroad Holdings Inc. (doing business as Pinkbike.com)

Garibaldi Highlands, BC

Ancillary sale of video products

Finale Post Production Inc.

Vancouver, BC (United States)

Direct acquisition

Post-production business of SIM Video International Inc.

  1. Toronto, ON; and
  2. Vancouver, BC
Production of film or video products (post-production services)

Notifications

Summary of notifications – April-May-June 2021
Investor Type of investment Canadian business Type of business

Room 8 Holding LTD

Limassol, Cyprus (Ukraine)

Establishment of a new business

R8G Canada Inc.

Montréal, QC

Production of video products (video games)

Skydance Silicon Valley, LLC

Santa Monica, CA, United States

Establishment of a new business

Skydance Media Canada Ltd.

Vancouver, BC

Production of video products (support for video games production)
  1. BuzzFeed Canada, Inc. and
  2. BuzzFeed, Inc.
  1. Toronto, ON, (United States)
  2. New York City, NY, United States
Direct acquisition

Assets of the Huffington Post Canada's Business

  1. Montréal, QC;
  2. Ottawa, ON; and
  3. Toronto, ON
Publication of a newspaper (online news)

Vault Merger Sub, Inc.

Redmond, WA, United States

Indirect acquisition
  1. Bethesda Studios Montreal, Inc. and
  2. ZeniMax Halifax Ltd.
  1. Montréal, QC and
  2. Halifax, NS
Production and publication of video products (video games)
  1. Yes And Enterprises Parent, Inc. and
  2. Yes And Enterprises Canada Parent, Inc.

New York City, NY, United States

  1. Direct acquisition and
  2. Indirect acquisition
  1. The Second City GWN, Inc.;
  2. The Second City Canada Inc.;
  3. Second City Entertainment Inc.;
  4. Firecom Syndication Inc.;
  5. Slap Shot Live Partners; and
  6. Second City Anniversary Productions Inc.

Toronto, ON

Ancillary production and sale of film (television) and video products

geoLOGIC NewsMedia Partnership

Calgary, AB (United States)

Direct acquisition

Assets of Glacier RIG Ltd. (related to providing news, data, information, analysis and education to the oil and gas industry)

  1. Vancouver, BC; and
  2. Toronto, ON
Publication of newspapers (online news)

Embracer Group AB

Karlstad, Sweden

Indirect acquisition

Gearbox Studio Quebec Inc.

Québec, QC

Production of video products (video games)

PCF Group Spółka Akcyjna

Warsaw, Poland

Direct acquisition

Game On Creative, Inc.

Montréal, QC

Production of film or video products as well as of audio music recordings (post-production services and audio services for film and video games)

Vancouver Aquarium Ltd.

Peachtree Corners, GA, United States

Establishment of a new business

Vancouver Aquarium

Vancouver, BC

  1. Sale of books, magazines, periodicals, newspapers, film/video products and audio/video music recordings
  2. Exhibition of films

Electronic Arts (Canada), Inc.

Burnaby, BC (United States)

Direct acquisition

Metalhead Software Inc.

Victoria, BC

Production and publication of video products (video games)

12910632 Canada Inc.

Cary, NC, United States

Direct acquisition

Ballistiq Digital Inc.

  1. Montréal, QC; and
  2. Charlottetown, PE
Ancillary publication and sale of books (publishing services)

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