Fintech startup Patchell Brook raises $360k in funding, NBIF invests
Patchell Brook Equity Analytics, a Miramichi, New Brunswick-based provider of valuation analysis technology, has secured $360,000 in financing. New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) invested...
View ArticleTricon, ASRS to partner in U.S. Sun Belt real estate investments
Tricon Capital Group has agreed to partner with Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) in investments in master-planned communities and the development of single-family build-to-rent communities in the...
View ArticlePersistence Capital Partners invests in MCA Dental Group
Ottawa-based dental service organization MCA Dental Group Ltd earlier this month secured an investment from Persistence Capital Partners (PCP), a Canadian healthcare private equity firm. Terms weren't...
View ArticleKelso-owned J.S. Held acquires consulting business SPECS
J.S. Held has acquired SPECS, a Langley, British Columbia-based property risk and loss quantification consulting business, for an undisclosed amount. Established in 1995 by President David Wallace,...
View ArticleCPPIB looking to sell stake in Interparking: Reuters
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has hired U.S. investment bank Citi to explore the sale of its 39 percent stake in European car park management company Interparking Group, sources told...
View ArticleYellow Point closes investment in Securiguard Services
Canadian private equity firm Yellow Point Equity Partners announced earlier this month it closed an investment in Securiguard Services Ltd, a Vancouver-based provider of uniformed guard and related...
View ArticleGeorgian Partners targeting $1 bln for fifth growth equity fund
Georgian Partners is targeting nearly $1 billion (US$750 million) for its fifth growth equity fund, according to an SEC filing. The filing confirms a June report by the Globe and Mail. Toronto-based...
View ArticleBrookfield closes majority acquisition of Oaktree Capital
Brookfield Asset Management has closed its acquisition of 61.2 percent of Oaktree Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based alternative investments manager. The cash-and-stock deal saw Brookfield buy all of...
View ArticleForever 21’s Canadian subsidiary granted CCAA protection
Los Angeles-based fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States and that its Canadian subsidiary was granted protection under the...
View ArticleImpact investor Renewal Funds closes latest fund at $145 mln
Canadian impact venture capital firm Renewal Funds has closed its latest fund, Renewal4, at $145 million. The fund was backed by more than 140 investors, including BDC Capital, The Co-operators and the...
View ArticleBrookfield’s PE group to acquire 45 pct stake in BrandSafway
The private equity group of Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to acquire half of the interest held by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) in BrandSafway, a Kennesaw, Georgia-based industrial...
View ArticleRestaurant scheduling platform 7shifts nabs $7.9 mln more in VC
7shifts, a Saskatoon-based provider of restaurant employee scheduling solutions, has secured $7.9 million (US$6 million) in financing. Napier Park Financial Partners, which led the company's $13.4...
View ArticleTeekay Offshore to sell remaining public stake to Brookfield’s PE group
Teekay Offshore Partners LP (NYSE: TOO), a Hamilton, Bermuda-based midstream services provider to the offshore oil industry, has accepted an offer from the private equity group of Brookfield Asset...
View ArticleCDPQ-backed Metro to buy Custom Delivery Solutions
Metro Supply Chain Group, a Montréal-based provider of third-party logistics, has agreed to acquire Custom Delivery Solutions, a Calgary-based provider of white glove direct-to-home delivery. Terms...
View ArticleRelogix secures $4 mln in Series A financing
Relogix, an Ottawa-based workspace analytics platform and Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensor technology company, has closed its Series A financing, raising $4 million. The investors included BDC Capital’s...
View ArticleFulcrum Capital Partners invests in growth of Media Resources
Canadian mid-market private equity firm Fulcrum Capital Partners has invested in Media Resources Inc, an Oakville, Ontario-based provider of outdoor and indoor LED displays, sign installation and...
View ArticleMaRS Catalyst Fund becomes Amplify Capital, launches $30 mln fund
MaRS Catalyst Fund, a Toronto-based early-stage impact fund created in collaboration with MaRS Discovery District, has rebranded as Amplify Capital and launched a new fund. The fund has a target size...
View ArticleChamplain, Claridge partner in acquisition of Captain Dan’s Seafood
Champlain Financial Corp has partnered with Claridge, a Canadian family office, in the acquisition of Captain Dan’s Seafood, a Dieppe, New Brunswick-based seafood processor that specializes in lobster...
View ArticleVoyager Capital raises $100 mln, plans to invest in Western Canada
Voyager Capital, a Seattle, Washington-based venture capital firm, has raised US$100 million for its fifth fund. The fund, which will make first-round investments in B2B startups in cloud...
View ArticleNPO software developer Yapla secures investment from Credit Agricole
Yapla, a Montréal-based payment and management software platform for non-profit organizations (NPOs), has raised an undisclosed investment from La Fabrique by CA, the startup studio of French bank...
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