Globalive Bid for Canada's Wealth One Bank Wins Federal Approval
Freedom Mobile founder Anthony Lacavera's investment firm won federal approval to acquire Wealth One Bank of Canada.
Globalive led a consortium of Canadian investors to buy all the issued and outstanding shares of the digital bank, founded in 2016. The government of Canada approved the transaction, Globalive said in a statement Wednesday, and the deal is expected to be completed 'within weeks.'
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