Lightspeed Looks for Efficiencies as Strategic Review Continues

  • Shares rose as much as 13% as outlook for core profit improved
  • Company has hired JPMorgan and RBC for the review process

Dax Dasilva, founder and chairman of Lightspeed Commerce Inc.

Photographer: Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg
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Shares of Canadian payment company Lightspeed Commerce Inc. rose as much as 13% Thursday after it reported a better outlook amid a strategic review that could lead to a sale.

“Since I came back to Lightspeed, we’ve been just looking at operations, simplifying operations across the business, looking for efficiencies,” said the founder and Chief Executive Officer Dax Dasilva in an interview.