Oaktree Capital grows SunOpta ownership stake to 16.16 pct
U.S. private investment firm Oaktree Capital Management has increased its ownership of common shares in SunOpta Inc (Nasdaq: STKL, TSX: SOY), a Canadian specialty foods producer. In May, Oaktree...
View ArticleItafos closes $34 mln financing with Zaff, Pala, J.P. Morgan
Itafos (TSX-V: IFOS), a producer of phosphate-based fertilizers and related products, recently completed a private placement transaction, raising US$34.05 million. The key investors were Zaff, a U.S....
View ArticleHubdoc raises $4.85 mln in BDC, Round13-led seed round
Toronto cloud accounting platform Hubdoc Inc has secured about $4.85 million in seed-stage financing. The round was led by Canadian venture capital firms BDC Capital and Round13 Capital and joined by...
View ArticleFairfax Africa to commit $130 mln to sub-Saharan bank investor
Fairfax Africa Holdings Corp (TSX: FAH.U) has agreed to invest a minimum of US$130 million in Atlas Mara Ltd, a financial services institution focused on the region of sub-Saharan Africa. The deal will...
View ArticleEDC supplies $6.5 mln credit facility to VC-backed Corvus Energy
Export Development Canada has provided a $6.5 million contract financing credit facility to Corvus Energy Inc, a Canadian designer and maker of energy storage systems and lithium-ion battery solutions...
View ArticleFonds de solidarité FTQ invests $11.6 mln in Repare’s Series A
The Fonds de solidarité FTQ disclosed an investment of about $11.6 million (US$8.75 million) in Repare Therapeutics Inc, a Montréal developer of precision oncology drugs that target specific...
View ArticleMeltwater buys Postmedia’s media monitoring unit for $38.25 mln
U.S. media intelligence services provider Meltwater has acquired Infomart, the media monitoring and analytics platform of Canadian publisher Postmedia Network Canada Corp (TSX: PNC.A/B). In a separate...
View ArticleEnvenio raises $1.3 mln from Celtic House, Green Century, NBIF
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solutions provider Envenio Inc has raised $1.3 million in financing. Canadian venture capital firm Celtic House Venture Partners, Green Century Investment and New...
View ArticleCatterton Partners’ Alasko Foods acquires FooDelicious
Alasko Foods Inc has acquired FooDelicious Inc, a packaged frozen food company based in Ingersoll, Ontario. No financial terms were released. Alasko, a Montréal-based supplier of branded and...
View ArticlePSP Investments buys majority stake in Australia’s Stahmann Farms
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) has acquired a majority interest in Stahmann Farms Enterprises, an Australian grower, processor and marketer of pecans. No financial terms were...
View ArticleBain to sell more Canada Goose shares in secondary deal
Canada Goose Holdings Inc (NYSE/TSX: GOOS), which went public in March, has commenced a proposed secondary offering of a minimum of 12.5 million subordinate voting shares. The shares will be offered...
View ArticlePala increases stake in Cobalt 27 with $41 mln investment
Swiss mining private equity firm Pala Investments has invested about $41 million in Cobalt 27 Capital Corp (TSX-V: KBLT), a Toronto investor in cobalt, a key element in electric vehicle and battery...
View ArticleLone Star’s N&W Global Vending acquires Cafection
N&W Global Vending SpA has acquired Cafection Enterprises Inc, a Québec City maker of bean-to-cup coffee machines. No financial terms were released for the deal, which was done via a joint venture...
View ArticleOrange Capital to take Gaming Nation private for $44 mln
Gaming Nation Inc (TSX-V: FAN), a Thornhill, Ontario online gaming brand, has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Orange Capital, a U.S. hedge fund. The deal will see Orange Capital acquire all of...
View ArticleAEA’s TricorBraun to acquire packaging company Salbro Bottle
TricorBraun Inc, a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm AEA Investors, has agreed to acquire Salbro Bottle Inc, a Woodbridge, Ontario-based manufacturer and distributor of packaging solutions....
View ArticleMosaic Capital appoints Monty Balderston to CFO spot
Canadian private equity firm Mosaic Capital Corp has appointed Monty Balderston as CFO, replacing Allan Fowler, who resigned to pursue other opportunities. Balderston brings to the role some 20 years...
View ArticlePHEMI closes $10 mln financing with new and existing VCs
Vancouver big data warehouse company PHEMI Inc has raised $10 million in follow-on financing. CTI Life Sciences Fund, BDC Capital and Yaletown Partners, which participated in PHEMI’s $12.2 million...
View ArticleInstarAGF raises $740 mln for mid-market infrastructure fund
InstarAGF Asset Management has closed its flagship infrastructure fund, InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure Fund, raising $740 million in committed capital. The fund, backed by institutional and...
View ArticleCybersecurity startup Beauceron nets $500k in seed funding
Fredericton cybersecurity startup Beauceron Security Inc has raised more than $500,000 in a seed-stage financing. The round was led by East Valley Ventures and Mariner Partners and joined by New...
View ArticleKlass Capital’s Resolver raises $20 mln more for acquisitions
Resolver Inc, a Toronto provider of risk and incident management software, has raised an additional $20 million, bringing its total funding to $40 million. Canadian private equity firm Klass Capital,...
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