Genivar

Genivar Inc.

Genivar office in Markham
Type	Public
Traded as	: GNV
Industry	Engineering consulting Construction management
Fate	Reorganized after acquiring WSP Group plc.
Predecessor	Groupe-Conseil Solivar Inc.
Successor	WSP Global Inc.
Founded	1959; 58 years ago (1959)
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

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.

On August 29, 2011, Genivar Inc. and Montreal-based architectural firm Arcop 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 board of directors as well as investors holding 37% of the company's shares. The deal closed on August 1, 2012.