Tacora Resources raises $212 mln in PE, debt to restart Scully Mine
Tacora Resources Inc has secured US$212 million ($280 million) in private equity and senior secured debt financing to restart the Scully Mine, an iron ore concentrate maker in Wabush, Newfoundland and...
View ArticleAsahi Kasei tops up Feldan Therapeutics’ Series A to $13.8 mln
Feldan Therapeutics, a Québec City-based pre-clinical biotechnology company, has raised $1.3 million in financing from Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital, the investment arm of Japanese conglomerate...
View ArticleBain to sell more Canada Goose shares in secondary deal
Canada Goose Holdings Inc (TSX, NYSE: GOOS), a Toronto-based luxury outdoor apparel business, said it intends to offer for sale 10 million subordinate voting shares. The secondary offering, which has...
View ArticleVector Capital’s Corel to acquire VC-backed Parallels: report
Corel Corp has agreed to acquire Parallels, a Bellevue, Washington-based provider of cross-platform virtualization and automation software, according to a report by TechCrunch. No financial terms were...
View ArticleOnex invests $172 mln in acquisition of KidsFoundation
Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp has wrapped up its acquisition of KidsFoundation Holdings BV, a Dutch childcare services provider. Onex said it invested about US$172 million ($228 million) in...
View ArticleCaisse invests $200 mln in TA Associates-backed Plusgrade
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has invested $200 million in Plusgrade, a Montréal-based provider of ancillary revenue solutions to the global travel industry. The deal, which values Plusgrade...
View ArticleClairvest Group invests in growth of HVAC contractor Right Time
Canadian mid-market private equity firm Clairvest Group has invested in Right Time Heating and Air Conditioning Canada Inc, a St. Catharines, Ontario-based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning...
View ArticleClaridge, Desjardins, IQ invest in Solotech’s buy of Britain’s SSE
Groupe Solotech Inc, a Montréal-based audiovisual and entertainment technology company, has acquired SSE Audio Group, a Redditch, U.K.-based provider of audio services. No financial terms were...
View ArticleAltas Partners wraps up minority investment in insurer Hub
Canadian long-term private equity firm Altas Partners has completed its minority investment in Hub International Ltd, a Chicago-based insurance brokerage. The deal, announced last month, implies an...
View ArticleAlignvest SPAC to acquire Sagicor Financial for $536 mln
Alignvest Acquisition II Corp (AQY), a Canadian special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), has agreed to combine with Sagicor Financial Corp Ltd, a St. Michael, Barbados-based financial services...
View ArticleVenture-backed HYAS secures $2 mln in debt from SVB
HYAS, a Victoria, British Columbia-based provider of attribution intelligence solutions for information security and cybersecurity professionals, has raised $2 million in debt financing. The source was...
View ArticleCPPIB invests in EV charging network ChargePoint
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has made an undisclosed investment in ChargePoint, a Campbell, California-based electric vehicle (EV) charging network. The investment was part of a US$240...
View ArticleBlueLight Analytics lands $3 mln in CIC Capital-led Series A
BlueLight Analytics, a Halifax-based data-driven dental technology company, has raised $3 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by CIC Capital Ventures, an investment arm of French private...
View ArticleBlue J Legal raises $9.3 mln in Series A led by Relay Ventures
Blue J Legal, a Toronto-based software platform focused on the legal industry, has secured about $9.3 million (US$7 million) in a Series A financing. The round was led by Canadian mobile venture...
View ArticleCPPIB to invest $500 mln in recap of Berlin Packaging
U.S. private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have agreed to recapitalize Berlin Packaging LLC, a Chicago-based supplier of packaging products and...
View ArticleCrown Capital puts $15 mln loan to work in VIQ Solutions
Crown Capital Partners has provided a $15 million loan to VIQ Solutions Inc (TSX-V: VQS), a Toronto-based technology company focused on digital media capture, workflow management and artificial...
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Karl Reckziegel, Alison Nankivell step up in BDC’s changing VC operation
BDC Capital’s Karl Reckziegel and Alison Nankivell have assumed new leadership positions as the organization evolves its $3 billion venture capital strategy. Reckziegel was recently promoted to senior...
View ArticleVenture-backed Ratehub buys MoneySense from Rogers
Ratehub Inc has acquired MoneySense, a personal finance media brand, from an affiliate of Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications Inc. Terms weren’t released for the deal, which...
View ArticleJim Pattison to sell U.S. magazine business to Chatham affiliate
Jim Pattison Group Inc (JPG) has agreed to sell the U.S. magazine distribution assets of TNG Inc to American News Co LLC (ANC), an affiliate of U.S. hedge fund Chatham Asset Management. No financial...
View ArticleBluWave-ai closes $1 mln pre-seed round, Ecofuel invests
BluWave-ai, an Ottawa-based renewable energy usage software platform, has raised more than $1 million in a pre-seed financing. Angel and institutional investors backed the round. They included Ecofuel...
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