Securitas completes acquisition of Liferaft
On March 18, 2026, Securitas AB ("Securitas") completed its acquisition of Social Navigator Inc. (doing business as "Liferaft"), a leading SaaS threat intelligence platform provider. The transaction had been announced on February 3, 2026 and had been subject to customary closing conditions and approvals.
Liferaft, headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a leading provider of SaaS-based Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) threat solutions. The company is expanding its position in the rapidly growing, multi-billion-US-dollar threat-intelligence market and currently serves hundreds of large enterprise clients in North America. Liferaft’s flagship platform delivers continuous, automated aggregation of threat data through 24/7 monitoring of global public sources. Advanced analytics and visualization capabilities allow security teams to validate intelligence rapidly, collaborate seamlessly, and distribute findings across the enterprise.
Securitas, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a world-leading safety and security solutions partner. It leverages technology in partnership with its clients, combined with an innovative, holistic approach, to transform the security industry. Securitas is listed on the NASDAQ Stockholm Exchange and has approximately 322,000 employees in 44 markets.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP advised Securitas on the acquisition with a team led by Pavan Jawanda and Aathmika Kularatnam that included Connor O’Brien, Meghan Noel, Shaun Shepherd, Raye Willms (M&A), Kim Brown, Mike Hegedus, Tyler Warchola (Tax), Michael Scherman, James C. Parker, Mohammad M’Hiri (Tech Commercial), Vincent Yip (Intellectual Property), Justine Lindner, Tish T. Lewis (Employment), Kelleher Lynch, Julia Miller (Pensions and Benefits), Erin Keogh (Foreign Investment), Gajan Sathananthan, Tasia Ntwari (International Trade), and Erica Barrera (Paraprofessional).
