CDPQ co-leads $300 mln growth financing of AvidXchange
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has made a US$100 million growth equity investment in AvidXchange, a Charlotte, North Carolina provider of accounts payable and payment automation...
View ArticleAI conversational platform Automat raises $11 mln in Series A
Automat, an artificial intelligence-driven conversational marketing platform, has secured about $11 million (US$8.3 million) in a Series A financing. The round was led by U.S. brandtech company You...
View ArticleQuark Venture, GF Securities invest $5 mln in Eloxx Pharma
Quark Venture and GF Securities Co Ltd have invested US$5 million in Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a Rehovot, Israel clinical-stage company that is developing therapeutics to treat genetic diseases caused...
View ArticleMcRock Capital’s Whitney Rockley becomes CVCA’s first female chair
Whitney Rockley, co-founder and managing partner of McRock Capital, has been named the new chair of the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA). With the appointment, Rockley...
View ArticleFinanceit closes $85 mln in securitization, warehouse facilities
Toronto-based financial technology company Financeit Canada Inc has closed a $75 million renewable securitization facility and a $10 million warehouse facility with an unidentified Canadian life...
View ArticleCBRE to acquire majority interest in Caledon Capital Management
CBRE Group Inc (NYSE: CBG) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Caledon Capital Management, a Toronto-based portfolio management and advisory firm specializing in infrastructure and private equity...
View ArticleDifference Capital invests $4 mln in Mogo Finance Technology
Difference Capital Financial (DCF) has acquired a $4 million senior secured convertible debenture issued by Mogo Finance Technology Inc (TSX: MOGO), a Vancouver online lending platform. The investment,...
View ArticleNBIF makes commitment to 500 Startups Canada’s debut fund
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) has made an undisclosed commitment to the debut venture capital fund of 500 Startups Canada. The investment is part of a partnership struck between NBIF and...
View ArticleCourt OKs Stelco’s restructuring deal with Bedrock Industries
Stelco Inc, formerly U. S. Steel Canada Inc, announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has sanctioned its restructuring arrangement and transaction with Bedrock Industries Group, a U.S....
View ArticleNorthern Vertex closes first tranche of $20 mln Greenstone funding
Canadian mining company Northern Vertex Mining Corp (TSX-V: NEE) has closed the initial tranche of a US$20 million private placement deal with Greenstone Resources, a U.K. metals and mining private...
View ArticleESW Capital to back stop Redknee’s $54 mln rights offering
Redknee Solutions Inc (TSX: RKN) has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of U.S. private equity firm ESW Capital to back stop the company’s launch of a US$54 million rights offering. The...
View ArticleMarlin Equity’s Longview Solutions merges with Tidemark
Longview Solutions Inc, a Canadian finance and tax performance management software company, has merged with Tidemark Systems Inc, a U.S. enterprise financial planning and analytics software provider....
View ArticleVista Equity-backed Aptean acquires FDM Software
Aptean, a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, has acquired FDM Software, a Vancouver provider of records management, computer-aided dispatch, mapping and analysis...
View ArticleCapital croissance PME backs Nutrinor’s buy of cheesemaker
Nutrinor Inc has acquired a majority interest in Fromagerie Champêtre, a Repentigny, Québec maker of a range of cheese products. No financial terms were disclosed. Saint-Bruno, Québec-based Nutrinor, a...
View ArticleWarburg Pincus-backed Rubicon acquires World Oil Tools
World Oil Tools Inc, a Calgary maker and supplier of specialty inflatable products and technology consumed in downhole completions operations, has been acquired by Rubicon Oilfield International...
View ArticleImpression Ventures closes Fund II at $30 mln, hires Maor Amar
Canadian venture capital firm Impression Ventures has closed its second fund at more than $30 million. Impression Ventures Fund II, which invests in early-stage financial technology companies in...
View ArticleWellington provides $24 mln to support Exari’s buy of Adsensa
Canadian specialty finance firm Wellington Financial has provided US$24 million in debt financing to Exari, a Boston-based provider of enterprise contract management software. The funds raised will be...
View ArticleTricor Founders’ Freshstone Brands acquires Keybrand Foods
Tricor Pacific Founders Capital has acquired Keybrand Foods Inc, a Kitchener, Ontario manufacturer of branded and private label wet salads, hand-rolled products and fruit salads. The deal’s financial...
View ArticleUrban data platform Local Logic nets $1.15 mln in Cycle-led round
Local Logic Inc, a Montréal specialist in urban data collection and analysis, has secured $1.15 million in a first-time financing. The round was led by Canadian venture capital firm Cycle Capital...
View ArticleAudax acquires CRO Altasciences from Kilmer Capital Partners
U.S. private equity firm Audax Private Equity has acquired Altasciences Company Inc, a Laval, Québec-based early-phase clinical research organization (CRO) operating across North America. No financial...
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