Genivar

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]

Genivar Inc.

Genivar office in Markham
Company type	Public
Traded as	TSX: GNV
Industry	Engineering consulting Construction management
Predecessor	Groupe-Conseil Solivar Inc.
Founded	1959; 66 years ago (1959)
Fate	Reorganized after acquiring WSP Group plc.
Successor	WSP Global Inc.
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec , Canada
Key people	Pierre Shoiry (CEO) Richard Bélanger (Chairman)
Revenue	C$651.9 million
Operating income	C$63.3 million
Net income	C$50.1 million
Total assets	C$726 million
Total equity	C$501.4 million
Number of employees	15,000
Website	genivar.com
Footnotes / references [1][2]

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]