Calian - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Calian M&A Summary

Calian has acquired 19 companies, including 11 in the last 5 years.

Calian’s largest acquisition to date was in 2023, when it acquired Decisive Group for $57M. Calian has acquired in 2 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (27%) and healthcare services (22%).

Calian Business Overview

Where is Calian headquartered?

Calian is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario.

What is Calian’s revenue?

Calian disclosed revenue of 659M CAD for 2023 and 582M CAD for 2022.

How many employees does Calian have?

Calian has 4,400 employees.

What sector is Calian in?

Calian is an information technology company.

When was Calian founded?

Calian was founded in 1982.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity19
- M&A Buy Activity19
Total Sectors Invested 9
Total Countries Invested 4
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Calian

Calian Group Ltd.

770 Palladium Drive 4th floor,
Ottawa, Ontario K2V 1C8
Canada,
(613) 599-8600
www.calian.com

Calian is a provider of quality assurance services to both the private and public sectors across Canada. Calian was founded in 1982 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '20	'21	'22	'23	'24	'25	T
Buy (1.0/yr)	#	14	-	1	1	2	1	19
Buy (1.0/yr)	vol				$57M	$31M		$88M
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								19

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Advanced Medical Solutions, Inc.	2025-05-14	-	Add-on Acquisition
Yellowknife, Northwest Territory · www.advancedmedic.com
Mabway Ltd.	2024-05-10	31M CAD	Add-on Acquisition
Dorset, United Kingdom · www.mabway.com
MDA - Nuclear Assets	2024-03-05	-	Divestiture
Brampton, Ontario
Decisive Group, Inc.	2023-11-09	57M CAD	Add-on Acquisition
Ottawa, Ontario · www.decisivegroup.com
Computex Technology Solutions	2022-01-27	-	Divestiture
Houston, Texas · www.computex-inc.com
Cadence Consultancy Ltd.	2020-11-02	-	Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.cadenceconsultancy.com
Tallysman Wireless, Inc.	2020-09-03	-	Add-on Acquisition
Ottawa, Ontario · www.tallysman.com
EMSEC Solutions, Inc.	2020-07-14	-	Add-on Acquisition
Smiths Falls, Ontario · www.emsecsolutions.com
Comprehensive training Solutions AS	2020-07-08	-	Add-on Acquisition
Stavanger, Norway · www.cts.international
Allphase Clinical Research Services, Inc.	2020-01-31	-	Add-on Acquisition
Iselin, New Jersey · www.allphaseclinical.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector	Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Information Technology	5 (26%)	57M (65%)	-	-
Healthcare Services	4 (21%)	-	-	-
Business Services	3 (16%)	31M (35%)	-	-
Engineering	2 (11%)	-	-	-
Communications	1 (5%)	-	-	-
Education	1 (5%)	-	-	-
Life Science	1 (5%)	-	-	-
Staffing	1 (5%)	-	-	-
Technology Hardware	1 (5%)	-	-	-
Total	19	$88M	-	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
Canada		14	57M	-	-
	Ontario	10	57M	-	-
	Saskatchewan	1	-	-	-
	Northwest Territory	1	-	-	-
	Alberta	1	-	-	-
United Kingdom		2	31M	-	-
United States		2	-	-	-
	Texas	1	-	-	-
	New Jersey	1	-	-	-
Norway		1	-	-	-
Domestic		14 (74%)	57M (65%)	-	-
Cross-border		5 (26%)	31M (35%)	-	-
Total		19	$88M	-	-

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
< $100M	2	$88M
TOTAL		$88M
Largest	Decisive Group, Inc. $57M (2023-11-09)

M&A Connections

		Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)	11%	2 (11%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Information Technology

Revenue

659 14%	2023
582 13%	2022
518 20%	2021
432 26%	2020
343 13%	2019
305 11%	2018
275 0%	2017
275 14%	2016
242 15%	2015
211	2014
(millions of CAD)	Show More Show Less

Employees

4,400

Established

1982

Public

Toronto (TSX): CGY

Former Name

Calian Technology Ltd.

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