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Woodbridge International Closes Sale of Shift Marketing to A5 Capital

August 18, 2017

Woodbridge International, an innovative middle-market mergers and acquisitions firm, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Ontario, Canada-based Shift Marketing Studio, Inc. to A5 Capital, an investment group also based in Ontario.

Founded in 2010, Shift Marketing Studio provides digital loyalty and conquest marketing programs to a client base of approximately 300 Canadian auto dealerships. The company improves dealerships’ bottom lines by engaging potential customers through discounts and promotional offers for pre-negotiated deals.

A5 Capital, located in Pickering, Ontario, is a private equity firm comprised of entrepreneurial, growth-oriented investors focused on acquiring and building successful businesses.

Over $2 billion

in client liquidity last 5 years
(from September 2020 - September 2025)

Over 450k

strategic and financial buyers in our database
(of 9/29/2025)

30 years

in business
(operating since 1993)