Touch sensing platform Baanto closes round with Quantius
Baanto International Ltd, a Toronto-based developer of touch sensing solutions, has raised an undisclosed financing from Canadian intellectual-property lender Quantius. Founded in 2009, Baanto makes...
View ArticleHillcore acquires Lakeside Pacific Forest Products
Canadian private investment firm Hillcore Group has acquired Lakeside Pacific Forest Products Ltd, a Chilliwack, British Columbia-based forestry company. No financial terms were disclosed. Lakeside’s...
View ArticlePWP-backed Hyphen to buy HomeFront Software, Zybertech
Hyphen Solutions has agreed to acquire HomeFront Software, a Calgary-based provider of home builder software, and Zybertech Construction Software Services, a Calgary-based distributor of construction...
View ArticleOMERS makes debut infrastructure investment in India
OMERS Infrastructure has acquired a 22.4 percent interest in IndInfravit Trust, a Chennai, India-based holder of a portfolio of five operational toll road concessions. The investment, OMERS’ first in...
View ArticleAmorChem-backed NuChem Therapeutics completes MBO
NuChem Therapeutics Inc, a Montréal-based drug discovery and development contract research organization backed by AmorChem, has completed a management buyout (MBO). NuChem management, consisting of...
View ArticleGreenstone to lead $30 mln financing of Rockcliff Metals
Toronto-based mining company Rockcliff Metals Corp (TSX-V: RCLF) has launched a financing of up to $30 million led by U.K. metals and mining private equity firm Greenstone Resources. Rockcliff also...
View ArticleCaisse’s PE group deploys $9 bln in 2018, earns 16.6 pct return
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec deployed more than $9 billion in the global private equity market in 2018, ending the year with net assets of $42.9 billion. PE investments generated a net return...
View ArticleIpsen to buy Clementia Pharmaceuticals in $1.31 bln deal
Ipsen has agreed to acquire Clementia Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: CMTA), a Montréal-based developer of treatments for people with ultra-rare bone disorders and other diseases. Ipsen agreed to pay US$25...
View ArticleInstarAGF sells stake in Billy Bishop terminal to J.P. Morgan
InstarAGF Asset Management has sold its interest in Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners GP, the owner and operator of the passenger terminal at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Terms weren’t...
View ArticleNorthleaf Capital hires Thomas Petty as VP, private equity
Northleaf Capital Partners has hired Thomas Petty as a vice president, private equity. Based in the firm’s New York office, Petty will participate in the origination, evaluation and monitoring of...
View ArticleProposal creation platform reDock secures $1 mln in VC
Ottawa-based proposal creation software platform reDock has raised $1 million in financing. The round was led by Canadian angel network Anges Québec and joined by Panache Ventures, ScaleUP Ventures and...
View ArticleOnex Credit Partners prices 16th CLO at $505 mln
Onex Credit Partners LLC has priced its 16th U.S. collateralized loan obligation (CLO) for about US$505 million. The transaction will be issued by a special purpose vehicle, backed by a diversified...
View ArticleKKR-backed SemCAMS closes $600 mln buy of Meritage assets
SemCAMS Midstream ULC has closed its acquisition of Meritage Midstream ULC‘s midstream infrastructure assets in the Alberta Montney resource play. The deal, announced in January, reflects a purchase...
View ArticleInsurtech startup Breathe Life closes $4.5 mln seed financing
Breathe Life, a Montréal-based provider of consumer-focused solutions for the insurance industry, has raised $4.5 million in a seed-stage financing. The round was led by Diagram Ventures and joined by...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi’s Mubadala to invest $172 mln in gold miner Equinox
Equinox Gold Corp (TSX-V: EQX) has struck a deal to receive $172 million (US$130 million) in convertible notes from Mubadala Investment Co, an affiliate of the Abu Dhabi government. With full...
View ArticlePala Investments increases stake in Cobalt 27 Capital
Swiss mining private equity firm Pala Investments has acquired about $19 million worth of common shares in Cobalt 27 Capital Corp (TSX-V: KBLT), a Toronto-based electric metals investment vehicle. The...
View ArticleVintage retailer LXR to raise $5 mln from Gibraltar, Rattha
LXRandCo Inc (TSX: LXR), a Montréal-based omni-channel retailer of branded vintage luxury handbags and accessories, has launched a private placement to raise about $5 million. The investors are...
View ArticleInsurtech startup Breathe Life closes C$4.5 mln seed financing
Breathe Life, a Montréal-based provider of consumer-focused solutions for the insurance industry, has raised C$4.5 million in a seed-stage financing. The round was led by Diagram Ventures and joined by...
View ArticleGoogle’s VC arm leads $20 mln Series B financing of Cmd
Vancouver-based cybersecurity startup Cmd has raised nearly $20 million (US$15 million) in a Series B financing. The round, which brings total funding to $28.6 million (US$21.6 million), was led by GV,...
View ArticleCB2 Insights lands $5 mln-plus in Merida Capital-led deal
MVC Technologies Inc, operating as CB2 Insights, a Toronto-based medical cannabis data company, has raised $5.74 million in a private placement. Merida Capital Partners, a U.S. cannabis private equity...
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