Cossette, Citizen Relations Gain New Owners, Returns To Canadian Ownership

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Back in 2019 the holding company behind agencies such as Eleven, Cossette Communications,  Eleven, The Camps Collective, Citizen Relations was sold.  A few hours ago a deal was finalized between Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and CVC Capital Partners to acquire a 60% stake in BlueFocus International.

The group include Vision7 International Inc. (includes Cossette, Cossette Media, Eleven and Citizen Relations) of Quebec City, We Are Very Social Limited (includes Metta Communications Limited ) of London, UK, and Fuse Project, based in San Francisco.
The deal is said to be valued at US $350 million, and set to be finalized in Q3 2021.



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Dave “The Connector” Forde is a 20-year veteran of the Canadian marketing, PR, and tech industries. He is the founder of The Connected One network, including industry news sites Profectio and PR In Canada, and serves as a strategic business advisor. Connect with him on LinkedIn and X.


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