EDC invests $1 mln in food tech company P&P Optica
Export Development Canada (EDC) has invested $1 million in P&P Optica, a Waterloo-based technology company focused on assessing food quality and reducing landfill waste. Led by President and CEO...
View ArticleCorsair long-life fund acquires Vantage Airport Group
Corsair Infrastructure Partners (CIP), an affiliate of U.S. private equity firm Corsair Capital, has acquired Vantage Airport Group, a Vancouver-based airport developer, manager and investor. Terms...
View ArticleCanopy Rivers wraps up $17 mln financing of Canapar
Canopy Rivers has invested $9.4 million in the Canadian parent company of Canapar SrL (Canapar Italy), a Ragusa, Italy-based organic hemp production and processing platform. The deal completes a $17.4...
View ArticleFinning completes $260 mln buy of Kelso-owned 4Refuel
Finning International Inc (TSX: FTT), a Vancouver-based Caterpillar equipment dealer, has wrapped up its acquisition of 4Refuel LP, a Toronto-based provider of mobile on-site refueling services....
View ArticleiCON-owned Capstone acquires Ontario wind facility
Capstone Infrastructure Corp (TSX: CSE.PR.A) has acquired the Watford Wind Facility, a 10-megawatt facility located near Ontario’s Brooke-Alvinston municipality. No financial terms were disclosed. The...
View ArticleOMERS Ventures hires Anthony Mouchantaf as associate
OMERS Ventures (OV) has hired Anthony Mouchantaf as an associate. Mouchantaf will be responsible for researching and executing on deal opportunities and supporting portfolio companies post-investment....
View ArticleBirch Hill forms Campus Energy Partners to hold AltaGas assets
Campus Energy Partners LP, an affiliate of Canadian mid-market private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners, has closed the acquisition of certain natural gas midstream, power, and commercial and...
View ArticleFramework Venture Partners launches $150 mln debut fund
Framework Venture Partners, a new Canadian venture capital firm, has launched with the first close of its debut fund. Targeted to raise $150 million, FVP I secured commitments from BDC Capital, Ontario...
View ArticleLisa Melchior’s Vertu closes inaugural deal, buys Novacap-backed Firmex
Vertu Capital has teamed up with BDC Capital to acquire Firmex, a Toronto provider of virtual data rooms and secure document sharing solutions. Terms weren’t disclosed. Vertu and BDC partnered on the...
View ArticleVertu, from ex-Omers PE exec Melchior, closes inaugural deal
Subscription RequiredVertu Capital teamed up with BDC Capital to acquire Firmex, a Toronto provider of virtual datarooms and secure document-sharing solutions. Terms weren’t disclosed. Vertu and BDC...
View ArticleOMERS-backed Caliber Collision wraps up merger with Abra
Caliber Collision Centers, a Lewisville, Texas-based auto collision repair business, has closed its merger with Abra Auto Body Repair of America, a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based company that operates in...
View ArticleWarburg and TorQuest-backed Opta buys getClarity
Opta Information Intelligence, an affiliate of SCM Insurance Services, has acquired getClarity, a Campbellville, Ontario-based data and analytical services provider. Terms weren’t released. Founded in...
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IGM Financial leads Personal Capital’s $50 mln Series E round
Redwood City, California-based digital wealth management company Personal Capital has raised US$50 million in a Series E financing. The round was led by IGM Financial Inc, a personal financial services...
View ArticleProNavigator closes seed round, ups funding to $2 mln-plus
ProNavigator, a Waterloo-based insurance technology company, has closed a seed-stage financing, bringing its total funding to more than $2 million. MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund and GreenSky Capital...
View ArticleTimber Investments acquires control of Columbia Containers
Timber Investments has acquired a 51 percent interest in Columbia Containers Ltd (CCL), a Vancouver-based container transloading facility for bulk grain products. No financial terms were disclosed. The...
View ArticleTPG-backed Cirque du Soleil buys The Works Entertainment
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has acquired The Works Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based creative and production company known for The Illusionists magic franchise and other variety shows. Terms...
View ArticleBDC, Chevron top up Inventys’ Series C round to $21 mln
Inventys, a Vancouver-based carbon technology company, has raised about $6.6 million (US$5 million) from BDC’s cleantech practice as well as a follow-on investment from Chevron Technology Ventures. The...
View ArticleRoofing marketplace Roofr nabs $5.3 mln in seed funding
Roofr, a Toronto-based roofing marketplace, has raised about $5.3 million (US$4 million) in a seed-stage financing. The round was led by Crosslink Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Ace...
View ArticleBDC, Chevron top up Inventys’ Series C round to $16 mln
Inventys, a Vancouver-based carbon technology company, has raised $5 million from BDC’s cleantech practice as well as a follow-on investment from Chevron Technology Ventures. The investments add to the...
View ArticleOntario Teachers’-owned Burton’s Biscuit buys Thomas Fudge’s
Burton’s Biscuit Co has acquired Thomas Fudge’s, a Dorset, U.K.-based premium biscuit manufacturer. No financial terms were disclosed. The seller was U.K. mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge,...
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