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Cars.com Inc. acquired D2C Media Inc. for C$140 million

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Client

Cars.com Inc.

Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company empowering the automotive industry, acquired D2C Media Inc., a leading automotive technology and digital solutions provider for C$140 million.

Cars.com Inc. paid C$105 million in cash at closing plus the potential of additional performance-based consideration of up to C$35 million based on achievement of certain financial thresholds.

This acquisition will help expand Cars.com’s geographic footprint across North America, support the acceleration of its growth trajectory and create significant cross-selling opportunities through rapid expansion of its Canadian dealer base.

A multijurisdictional and multidisciplinary Fasken team from the offices of Toronto and Montreal composed of Jack Yu, Guillaume Saliah, Andrew A. Alleyne, Dalia Tullio, Luigi Pasqualitto (student), Jonathan Duforest (student), Armand Benitah, Paul Burbank, Mitchell L. Thaw, Katerina Ignatova, Rhonda Grintuch, Florence Gauthier, Iara Griffith, Xavier Plamondon and Lucas Cesaratto Desrosiers advised Cars.com Inc. in connection with this acquisition.

Jurisdictions

  • Ontario
  • Québec

Team

  • Jack Yu, Partner | CO-LEADER, CHINA PRACTICE GROUP, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3457, jyu@fasken.com
  • Guillaume Saliah, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4371, gsaliah@fasken.com
  • Andrew C. Alleyne, Partner, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3338, aalleyne@fasken.com
  • Dalia Tullio, Associate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5115, dtullio@fasken.com
  • Luigi Pasqualitto, Associate, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 7832, lpasqualitto@fasken.com
  • Jonathan Duforest, Associate, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3471, jduforest@fasken.com
  • Armand M. Benitah, Partner | Patent Agent | Trademark Agent, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 3470, abenitah@fasken.com
  • Paul Burbank, Associate, Toronto, ON | Ottawa, ON, +1 416 865 4427, pburbank@fasken.com
  • Katerina Ignatova, Associate, Toronto, ON, +1 416 868 7852, kignatova@fasken.com
  • Rhonda Grintuch, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 5240, rgrintuch@fasken.com
  • Florence Gauthier, Associate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7550, flgauthier@fasken.com
  • Iara Griffith, Associate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7596, igriffith@fasken.com
  • Xavier Plamondon, Associate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7510, xplamondon@fasken.com
  • Lucas Cesaratto Desrosiers , Associate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 4375, lcesaratto@fasken.com