Lincolnshire-backed True Temper acquires Accra Golf Shafts
True Sports Inc has acquired Accra Golf Shafts, a Kingston, Ontario-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of custom-fit golf clubs. No financial terms were disclosed. Dave Makarucha and Gawain...
View ArticleRemote infrastructure monitor Rimot secures $1.2 mln in VC
Rimot, a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based remote infrastructure monitoring company, has raised $1.2 million in financing. Canadian early-stage venture capital firm Innovacorp invested $500,000, with the...
View ArticleBDC Capital funds MBO of metal fabrication company Perfexia
BDC Capital has provided undisclosed mezzanine financing to support the management buyout of Perfexia, a Kitchener, Ontario-based maker of light metal components and heavy welded assemblies. BDC...
View ArticleDonations platform Wisely lands $1.5 mln in Ripple-led seed deal
Toronto-based philanthropic fundraising platform Wisely has raised $1.5 million in a seed-stage financing, bringing its total funding so far to $2.1 million. The round was led by Canadian early-stage...
View ArticleHudson’s Bay to look at Catalyst offer as part of privatization review
Hudson’s Bay Co (TSX: HBC) said a special committee of its board will consider Catalyst Capital Group‘s offer to buy up to $150 million worth of the Canadian retailer’s common shares. Catalyst, a...
View ArticleConexus unveils $30 mln VC fund for Saskatchewan startups
Conexus Credit Union has launched a $30 million venture capital fund intended to invest in Saskatchewan’s startup ecosystem. Conexus Venture Capital Fund has so far raised $22.5 million, of which $15...
View ArticleCPPIB invests in 3D development platform Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies, a San Francisco-based real-time 3D development platform, has signed investment agreements with several investors, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Terms...
View ArticleProteinQure raises $5.2 mln in Felicis Ventures-led seed round
ProteinQure, a Toronto-based software platform for computational protein drug discovery, has raised about $5.2 million (US$4 million) in a seed-stage financing. U.S. venture capital firm Felicis...
View ArticleCPPIB invests in 3D development platform Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies, a San Francisco-based real-time 3D development platform, has signed investment agreements with several investors, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Terms weren’t...
View ArticleBCI invests in acquisition of Press Ganey Associates
Press Ganey Associates Inc, a South Bend, Indiana-based provider of patient experience measurement and performance improvement solutions, has been acquired by a consortium of private equity investors....
View ArticleVistara Capital’s third tech debt fund raises $75 mln in second close
Subscription RequiredVistara Capital Partners held the second close of its third technology debt fund, bringing the total raised to more than $75 million. Vistara Technology Growth Fund III, launched...
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Vistara Capital’s third tech debt fund raises $100 mln in second close
Vistara Capital Partners held the second close of its third technology debt fund, bringing the total raised to more than $100 million (US$75 million). Vistara Technology Growth Fund III, launched last...
View ArticleThomson Reuters confirms talks to sell Refinitiv to LSEG for $27 bln
Thomson Reuters (TSX, NYSE: TRI) said it and U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group are in discussions to sell Refinitiv to the London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) for about US$27 billion,...
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Green Acre-backed Friendly Stranger raises additional $5 mln
Friendly Stranger Holdings Corp, a Toronto-based supplier of cannabis products and accessories, has raised $5 million in follow-on financing. The deal was backed by Canadian cannabis producers 48North...
View ArticleProteinQure raises $4 mln in Felicis Ventures-led seed round
ProteinQure, a Toronto-based software platform for computational protein drug discovery, has raised about $4 million in a seed-stage financing. U.S. venture capital firm Felicis Ventures led the round....
View ArticleEideticom closes seed deal backed by Inovia Capital, Molex Ventures
Eideticom, a Calgary-based provider of computational storage solutions, has raised an undisclosed seed-stage financing. The investors were Inovia Capital, a Canadian growth equity and venture capital...
View ArticlePeninsula-backed MMGY Global buys NEXTFactor Enterprises
MMGY Global has acquired NEXTFactor Enterprises Inc, a Vancouver-based strategic planning and consulting business focused on the travel and tourism industry. No financial terms were disclosed....
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EQT, CPPIB agree to acquire majority interest in Waystar
Swedish private equity firm EQT and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Waystar, a Louisville, Kentucky-based provider of revenue-cycle technology....
View ArticleLindsay Goldberg to buy Creation Technologies from Birch Hill
U.S. private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg earlier this month agreed to acquire Creation Technologies LP, a Vancouver-based provider of design and production solutions for original equipment...
View ArticleCIBC Innovation Banking lends $4.6 mln to VC-backed Invixium
CIBC Innovation Banking has provided $4.6 million (US$3.5 million) of debt financing to Invixium, a Toronto-based maker of biometric solutions for access control and workforce digitalization. The...
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