On Sept. 20, 2018, Ovivo Inc. announced the acquisition of the business of FilterBoxx Water & Environmental Corp. and its subsidiaries (collectively "FilterBoxx").

Based in Alberta, Canada, FilterBoxx is a leader in the design and supply of modular water and wastewater solutions for a wide array of industrial customers across the Americas. Ovivo will operate all FilterBoxx activities under the name of FilterBoxx Inc., an Ovivo company.

Ovivo is a global provider of equipment, technology and systems producing among the purest water and treating some of the most challenging wastewater in the industry. Ovivo is owned by SKion Water International GmbH and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

Gowling WLG advised Ovivo in this acquisition with a team that included Robert Dorion, Ingrid Anton, Rafal Wrzesien and Frank Sur.