Cycle Capital Management hires Dan Pinault as principal
Cycle Capital Management, a Canadian clean technology venture capital firm, has hired Dan Pinault as a principal. Pinault previously served as director of mergers and acquisitions at Brookfield Asset...
View ArticleVenture-backed WorkJam acquires Peerio Technologies
WorkJam, a Montréal-based digital workplace solutions provider, has acquired Peerio Technologies, a Montréal-based employee communication software company. No financial terms were disclosed. WorkJam...
View ArticleIK-owned Linxis Group acquires Unifiller Systems
Linxis Group has acquired Unifiller Systems Inc, a Vancouver-based designer and maker of portioning and depositing equipment for small and mid-sized bakeries. No financial terms were disclosed. Founded...
View ArticleCDPQ and Fonds de solidarité FTQ-backed Ocean buys Techsol
Ocean Group has acquired Techsol Marine Inc, a Québec City-based specialist in electrical and electronic marine engineering. No financial terms were released. Established in 1996, Techsol installs and...
View ArticleHealthy beverage brand Greenhouse raises $9 mln in financing
Greenhouse, a Toronto-based healthy beverage company, has raised $9 million in financing from Canopy Rivers, the venture capital arm of Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. Founded in 2014 by...
View ArticleAmorChem invests in project to advance new RNA technology
Canadian life sciences venture capital firm AmorChem has made an undisclosed investment to develop new technology focused on short sequences of RNA that direct intracellular traffic. AmorChem invested...
View ArticleOnex, BPEA to list Clarivate Analytics in $4.2 bln merger deal
Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp and Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) have agreed to publicly list Clarivate Analytics, a Philadelphia-based owner and operator of subscription-based businesses....
View ArticleArdenton sells stake in Interpro Technical Services
Canadian private equity firm Ardenton Capital Corp has sold its 50 percent equity stake in Interpro Technical Services Ltd, a Port Coquitlam, British Columbia-based specialist in field maintenance...
View ArticleOMERS Ventures opens Silicon Valley office, hires Michael Yang
OMERS Ventures (OV) has expanded to the United States with the opening of an office in Silicon Valley. OV, the venture capital arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), also...
View ArticleSonrai Security launches with $24.5 mln Series A financing
Sonrai Security, a Fredericton-based provider of cloud data control and compliance solutions, has officially launched with the close of a $24.5 million (US$18.5 million) Series A financing. U.S....
View ArticleSolink nabs $16.3 mln in Valor Equity Partners-led Series A
Solink, an Ottawa-based data-driven cloud security platform, has raised $16.3 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by U.S. growth equity firm Valor Equity Partners. It was joined by...
View ArticleOMERS Ventures opens Silicon Valley office, hires Michael Yang
Subscription RequiredOMERS Ventures (OV) has expanded to the United States with the opening of an office in Silicon Valley. OV, the venture arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System...
View ArticleBain Capital leads $17 mln Series A financing of Vention
Vention, a Montréal-based digital manufacturing platform for machine design, has secured $17 million in a Series A financing. U.S. venture capital firm Bain Capital Ventures led the round, with...
View ArticlePSP Investments acquires majority of agribusiness BFB
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) has acquired a majority stake in BFB Pty Ltd, a Temora, Australia-based diversified farming business. Terms weren’t disclosed. The seller was...
View ArticleCatalyst’s Gateway acquires Chances Casino Kamloops
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd has acquired Chances Casino Kamloops, a Kamloops, British Columbia-based gaming company. No financial terms were disclosed. Gateway, a Vancouver-based gaming and...
View ArticleEquicapita buys Shaw Group of Dental Laboratories
Canadian private equity firm Equicapita last month acquired Shaw Group of Dental Laboratories, a Toronto-based network of dental laboratories. No financial terms were disclosed. The seller was the...
View ArticleBold Commerce closes $22 mln Series A with Whitecap, Round13
Bold Commerce, a Winnipeg-based developer of e-commerce software solutions, has raised $22 million in a Series A financing. The investors were Canadian venture capital firms Whitecap Venture Partners...
View ArticleIAM wraps up sixth private corporate debt fund at $843 mln
IAM Private Debt Group, an affiliate of Integrated Asset Management Corp (IAM), has secured $843 million in the close of its sixth private corporate debt fund. The close brings the group’s total assets...
View ArticlePFM Capital’s Apex III launches, raises initial $80 mln-plus
Canadian private equity firm PFM Capital has secured more than $80 million in the first close of Apex III Investment Fund LP. The fund, which has a target of $100 million and a hard cap of $125...
View ArticleOaktree and JHR-backed Foodtastic acquires Au Coq
Foodtastic Inc has acquired Les Rotisseries Au Coq, a Montréal-based specialist in delivery and carry-out rotisserie style chicken. No financial terms were disclosed. Au Coq was established in 1960 by...
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