Genivar Inc. was a Canadian engineering consulting firm. As of January 1, 2014, it became WSP Global. Its head office remains located at 1600 René Lévesque Boulevard West in Montreal, Quebec.[3]
On August 29, 2011, Genivar Inc. and Montreal-based architectural firm Arcop announced a strategic alliance.[4][5]
On June 7, 2012, Genivar Inc. announced that it made a friendly takeover cash offer of C$442 million (£278 million) for WSP Group PLC. The offer is backed by WSP's board of directors as well as investors holding 37% of the company's shares. The deal closed on August 1, 2012.[6][7][8]
In 2013, the company announced it will be changing its name to WSP Global, reflecting a $442-million purchase of the British-based WSP Group PLC.[9] The rebrand followed a reorganisation to a holding structure that enabled the company to separate its regional operations into distinct subsidiaries.[10]
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- Profile About Us, retrieved 9 June 2012^
- Consolidated Financial Statements - 2011 Genivar, 2012-04-30, retrieved 9 June 2012^
- WSP Global Inc - Head Office GlobalData, retrieved 2025-09-29^
- GENIVAR and the ARCOP Group establish a strategic alliance Press release, 29 August 2011, retrieved 21 August 2012^
- GENIVAR makes match with notable architects CanadianConsultingEngineer, 6 September 2011, retrieved 29 September 2025^
- Nicolas Van Praet. Genivar bids for WSP Group as Quebec firms continue Europe takeover binge Financial Post, 2012-06-07, retrieved 9 June 2012^
- Genivar's $442 million WSP Group PLC takeover, no job cuts The Gazette, retrieved 9 June 2012^
- GENIVAR and WSP Group join forces to become a global professional services firm with world-class expertise GENIVAR Inc. (GNV), TMX Group, 2012-06-07, retrieved 9 June 2012^
- Ron Gallagher. Genivar is buying U.K. designer WSP Group Construction Dive, 2012-06-12, retrieved 2019-11-01^
- Nicolas Van Praet. Genivar rebranding as WSP Global amid Quebec corruption scandal Financial Post, 2013-04-17, retrieved 2019-11-01^