Western Canada's Hottest Internet Media Companies
This list is compiled by my crack research team. It is based on popularity (traffic or subscribers), business growth, revenue model and overall enterprise value. To be "hot" it has to appeal to investors and buyers in the current market.
Why are my lists to 11?
Did you see Spinal Tap?
11 is one more louder than 10...
Alberta's Hottest Technology Companies
Largest Technology M&A Exits In Western Canada
1) Crystal Decisions $1,200M to Business Objects
2) Abatis Systems $980M to Redback Networks
3) Aspreva Pharma $915M to Galencia
4) Club Penguin $750M to Disney
5) ALI Technologies $540M to McKesson
6) Hothaus Tech $420M to Broadcom
7) Datum Telegraphic $250M to PMC-Sierra
8) Gemcom Software $180M to JMI Equity
9) Octiga Bay Tech $153M to Cray Computer
10) Bioware Games $120M to Elevation Partners*
11) Workfire $108M to Packeteer
All CDN dollars converted at the time of closing.
Includes public companies that had either:
- gone public as a source of venture financing
- sold within "hold period" for insiders after IPO
Notable Western Canadian companies sold at values that could be on this list but DO NOT
fall in this public company criteria includes:
Creo (Kodak), Xantrex (Schneider), Telus (BC Tel) and others
* Estimate of Bioware value in US$300M deal to acquire Bioware and Pandemic