Genivar Inc. was a Canadian

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firm. As of January 1, 2014, it became WSP Global. Its head office remains located at 1600 René Lévesque Boulevard West in

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. On August 29, 2011, Genivar Inc. and Montreal-based architectural firm

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announced a strategic alliance. 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

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as well as investors holding 37% of the company's shares. The deal closed on August 1, 2012. 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. The rebrand followed a reorganisation to a holding structure that enabled the company to separate its regional operations into distinct subsidiaries.

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