Oaktree and JHR-backed Foodtastic acquires Chocolato
Foodtastic Inc has acquired Chocolato, a Québec City-based chain of chocolate and ice cream bars, for an undisclosed amount. The deal, done in partnership with Guyaume Arsenault, who founded Chocolato...
View ArticleQuad-C-backed S.i. Systems buys Keen Technology Consulting
S.i. Systems ULC has acquired Keen Technology Consulting Inc, a Toronto-based information technology (IT) staffing and consulting business. No financial terms were disclosed. Founded in 2006 by...
View ArticleAvaya mulling $5 bln-plus merger deal with Mitel: Bloomberg
Avaya Holdings Corp is considering a merger with Mitel Networks Corp, an Ottawa-based provider of business communications, collaboration and contact-centre solutions, Bloomberg reported. The news,...
View ArticleRocky Mountain GTL secures $15 mln loan from Roynat
Rocky Mountain GTL Inc (RMGTL), a Calgary-based designer, builder and operator of small-scale gas-to-liquids plants, has raised a $15 million loan from Roynat Capital. RMGTL has licensed technology...
View ArticleCapital Dynamics to acquire wind project assets from Brookfield
European Clean Energy Infrastructure, an affiliate of Swiss asset manager Capital Dynamics, has agreed to acquire a portfolio of wind projects in Northern Ireland from Brookfield Renewable Partners. No...
View ArticleSunny River-owned FSP buys Georgian Bay Fire & Safety
Fire Safety & Protection LLC (FSP) has acquired Georgian Bay Fire & Safety Ltd, an Owen Sound, Ontario-based life safety and property protection business. Terms weren't disclosed. Established...
View ArticleBrookfield sells 45 pct stake in Acadian Timber for $128 mln
Brookfield Asset Management has sold its 45 percent interest in Acadian Timber Corp (TSX: ADN), a Vancouver-based supplier of primary forest products. The private deal reflected a consideration of...
View ArticleDWHP promotes Gabriel Becher to managing director
DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP) has promoted Gabriel Becher to managing director. Becher joined DWHP in 2016 as a principal. He previously served as a portfolio manager in the private equity group of...
View ArticleNovacap-backed Mucci Farms acquires Orangeline Farms
Mucci Farms has acquired a controlling interest in Orangeline Farms, a Leamington, Ontario-based grower of specialty greenhouse produce. No financial terms were disclosed. Founded in 2000 by the...
View ArticlePE veteran André La Forge joins Champlain Financial as advisory partner
Champlain Financial Corp has recruited André La Forge as an advisory partner. La Forge joins from Entrepreneur Capital, an investor in lower mid-market opportunities in Québec and Ontario. Previously,...
View ArticleThoma Bravo to sell Quorum’s MOSAIC to satisfy regulator
Thoma Bravo has agreed to sell the MOSAIC product of portfolio company Quorum Software in response to a challenge from Ottawa's Competition Bureau. As part of the agreement, MOSAIC's purchaser must be...
View ArticleSDTC commits $3.3 mln of funding to venture-backed GHGSat
GHGSat, a Montréal-based provider of emissions monitoring services, has raised $3.3 million of funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). GHGSat is focused on remote sensing of...
View ArticlePMC Capital acquires EPS manufacturer StyroChem Canada
U.S. private equity firm PMC Capital Group has acquired StyroChem Canada Ltd, a Montréal-based manufacturer of expandable polystyrene (EPS) grades. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which...
View ArticleIntercap and Klass Capital-backed Docebo files for IPO on TSX
Docebo, a Toronto-based corporate learning management system, has filed a preliminary prospectus with Canadian regulators for an initial public offering (IPO). The number and price of common shares to...
View ArticleRewards app Drop raises $59 mln in HOF-led Series B, RBC invests
Toronto-based mobile rewards platform Drop has raised $59 million (US$44 million) in a Series B financing, bringing total funding to $95 million (US$71 million). The round was led by U.S. venture...
View ArticleChinook Therapeutics secures $86 mln in Series A financing
Chinook Therapeutics, a Vancouver-based developer of precision medicines for kidney disease, has raised about $86 million (US$65 million) in a Series A financing. U.S. life sciences venture capital...
View ArticleGreat Rock Capital closes $45 mln loan with Oculus Transport
Great Rock Capital has provided a senior secured term loan of $45 million to Oculus Transport Ltd, a Calgary-based oilfield hauling business. Great Rock partnered in the transaction with revolver...
View ArticleCIBC Innovation Banking lends $1 mln to VC-backed Sampler
CIBC Innovation Banking has provided $1 million of debt financing to Sampler, a Toronto-based direct-to-consumer product sampling platform. CEO Marie Chevrier, who founded Sampler in 2013, said the...
View ArticleTerraNova partners in control acquisition of Carma Industries
Canadian private equity firm TerraNova Partners and Michael Platt have acquired majority control of Carma Industries Inc, a Lindsay, Ontario-based submetering business, and the affiliated Carma Billing...
View ArticleCanopy Growth to lead MoCanna’s $5 mln Series A round
Toronto-based cannabis lifestyle brand MoCanna said Canopy Growth Corp (TSX: WEED, NYSE: CGC) will lead its Series A financing with a $2 million investment. The $5 million round is expected to close...
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