Ironbridge Equity Partners acquires Canada Metal Pacific
Ironbridge Equity Partners has acquired Canada Metal (Pacific) Ltd (CMP), a Delta, British Columbia-based maker and distributor of products serving the recreational marine, commercial marine and...
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Tricor Pacific Capital brand renewed with unveiling of family office
Tricor Pacific Capital, which for nearly two decades operated as a North American private equity investor, has returned to the market as a family office. The new Tricor, led by Managing Partner Rod...
View ArticleTaloflow raises $1.1 mln in Victory Square-led pre-seed round
Taloflow, a Vancouver-based cloud infrastructure management platform, has raised $1.1 million in a pre-seed financing. The round was led by Canadian technology accelerator Victory Square Technologies....
View ArticleCDPQ launches Cheffes de file to support women-led companies
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has launched Cheffes de file, an initiative intended to help grow women-led companies in Québec. Cheffes de file will operate as a collaboration platform,...
View ArticleAltas Partners to acquire Tecta America from ONCAP
Canadian long-term private equity firm Altas Partners has agreed to buy U.S. commercial-roofing contractor Tecta America Corp, according to a news release. Terms weren’t released for the deal, which is...
View ArticleOttawa invests $49.3 mln in venture-backed General Fusion
General Fusion, a Vancouver-based fusion energy technology company, has raised $49.3 million from Ottawa’s Strategic Innovation Fund. The funds raised will support the company’s development of a...
View ArticleDesjardins Capital, IQ invest in software developer AZUR
Montréal-based software modernization company AZUR Group Inc has raised an undisclosed financing led by Mazars Consulting Inc. Desjardins Capital invested in the business as part of the deal, while...
View ArticleFintech investor Portag3 raises $198 mln in first close of Fund II
Portag3 Ventures, the financial technology firm of Canadian holding company Power Corp, has secured $198 million in the initial close of its second fund. Portag3 Ventures II LP, which is targeted to...
View ArticleDigital healthcare platform Think Research nabs $25 mln in VC
Toronto-based digital healthcare software provider Think Research has raised more than $25 million in its latest financing. The round was backed by new and existing investors. They include Fidelity...
View ArticleCallidus appoints credit veteran Patrick Dalton as interim CEO
Toronto-based specialty lender Callidus Capital Corp (TSX: CBL) has appointed Patrick Dalton as interim CEO, effective November 5. Dalton has more than 25 years of experience in private credit markets,...
View ArticleRelay Ventures to invest in theScore’s $8.5 mln private offering
Toronto-based digital sports platform theScore Inc (TSX-V: SCR) has launched a private placement offering intended to generate $8.5 million in proceeds. Relay Ventures, a Canadian mobile venture...
View ArticleBDC Capital’s co-investment arm deploys $38 mln to tech deals
BDC Capital said its co-investments team has deployed $38.1 million to Canadian technology financings over the past 18 months. The team, set up to increase late-stage deal capitalization alongside...
View ArticleOPTrust invests in environmental commodity trader ACT
OPTrust has invested in ACT Commodities, a Dutch trading house active in the global environmental commodities market. The Canadian pension fund invested alongside U.K. private equity firm Three Hills...
View ArticleCaisse de dépôt to put $25 mln to work in Osisko Mining
Osisko Mining Inc (TSX: OSK), a Toronto-based mineral exploration company, has agreed to a $25 million equity investment by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Osisko is focused on the acquisition,...
View ArticleRiverstone-backed Pipeline Oil to merge with Blackbird Energy
Calgary-based oil and gas companies Blackbird Energy Inc (TSX-V: BBI) and Pipestone Oil Corp have agreed to combine. The deal, which will create Pipestone Energy Corp, will be achieved by a conversion...
View ArticleWalter Capital makes Edge Imaging its debut deal in Ontario
Canadian private equity firm Walter Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Edge Imaging, a Burlington, Ontario-based school and sports photography provider. No financial terms were...
View ArticleOil and gas tech startup Validere raises $7 mln in seed round
Validere Technologies, a Calgary-based oil and gas internet-of-things and artificial intelligence platform, has raised $7 million in a seed-stage financing. The round was led by Sallyport Investments,...
View ArticleTriWest Capital Partners invests in California TrusFrame
Canadian mid-market private equity firm TriWest Capital Partners has invested in California TrusFrame LLC (CTF), a Perris, California-based supplier of structural building components. No financial...
View ArticlePersistence Capital sells EnvironeX to Eurofins Scientific
Canadian healthcare private equity firm Persistence Capital Partners (PCP) has sold EnvironeX Group Inc, a Québec City-based laboratory testing company. Terms weren’t disclosed. The buyer was Eurofins...
View ArticlePeloton Capital, led by Ontario Teachers’ alumni, seeks up to C$600 mln for...
Subscription RequiredPeloton Capital Management, a private equity firm founded by former principals of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has begun raising its debut fund, Buyouts has learned. The fund,...
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