Frank & Oak raises $20 mln in Caisse de dépôt-led financing
Frank & Oak, a Montréal-based clothing brand, has secured about $20 million (US$16 million) in its latest financing. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec led the round and was joined by other...
View ArticleDialogue nabs $12 mln in Series A round, White Star leads
Dialogue, a Montréal virtual health and telemedicine service provider, has raised $12 million in a Series A financing. White Star Capital led the round and was joined by HV Holtzbrinck Ventures,...
View ArticleRFP response solution Loopio secures $11.3 mln in Series A
Loopio Inc, a Toronto-based provider of requests-for-proposals (RFPs) response software, has raised about $11.3 million (US$9 million) in a Series A financing. The round was led by U.S. venture capital...
View ArticleInstarAGF to acquire 50 pct stake in Creative Energy
InstarAGF Asset Management has agreed to acquire a 50 percent interest in Creative Energy, a Vancouver-based community energy solutions provider. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which...
View ArticleDistrict Ventures Capital invests in OneWorld Foods
OneWorld Foods, a Vaughan, Ontario-based producer and distributor of authentic ethnic and Halal foods, has raised an equity investment from Canadian consumer venture capital firm District Ventures...
View ArticleWhitehorse raises bulk of Fund II’s $1 bln target, as secondary market sizzles
Subscription RequiredWhitehorse Liquidity Partners has raised nearly US$730 million for its second private equity secondary fund, the firm said in an SEC filing. The Toronto investor has so far...
View ArticleCaisse and Fengate-backed eStruxture acquires Kolotek
EStruxture Data Centers Inc has acquired Kolotek, a Montréal-based data centre company, from Gaz Métro Plus. No financial terms were disclosed. EStruxture, a Montréal-based network and cloud-neutral...
View ArticleWhitehorse raises bulk of Fund II’s $1 bln target, as secondary market sizzles
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners has raised nearly US$730 million for its second private equity secondary fund, the firm said in a U.S. Securities Exchange Commission filing. The Toronto investor has so...
View ArticleOPTrust to invest in $2 bln data centre platform
OPTrust has partnered in the formation of EdgeCore Internet Real Estate LLC, an investment vehicle that will develop, acquire and operate data centres across North America. Together with Mount Elbert...
View ArticleOpenText acquires venture-backed Hightail
Waterloo-based enterprise information management company OpenText Corp (TSX, Nasdaq: OTEX) has acquired Hightail Inc, a Campbell, California-based cloud service for file sharing and creative...
View ArticleRFP response solution Loopio secures $11.3 mln in Series A
Loopio Inc, a Toronto-based provider of requests-for-proposals response software, has raised $9 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by OpenView, whose partner, Ricky Pelletier, will join...
View ArticleinBay Technologies wins $1 mln in pre-Series A’s second tranche
Ottawa-based cybersecurity software company inBay Technologies Inc has raised an additional $1 million in the second tranche of its pre-Series A financing, bringing the total to more than $2 million....
View ArticleCaisse de dépôt, Agropur to invest $40 mln in dairy industry
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Agropur Cooperative, a Longueuil, Québec-based dairy cooperative, said they will set up a joint dairy-focused investment platform. The platform will commit...
View ArticleOaktree wraps up $320 mln take-private acquisition of Napec
U.S. alternative investment firm Oaktree Capital Management has closed its acquisition of Napec Inc (TSX: NPC), a Drummondville, Québec-based provider of construction and maintenance services to the...
View ArticleNovacap acquires stake in hydraulic cylinders maker Mailhot
Canadian private equity firm Novacap has acquired an interest in Mailhot Industries, a Saint-Jacques, Québec-based maker of hydraulic cylinders. No financial terms were disclosed. Established in 1956...
View ArticleBDC, EDC supply $5 mln in mezz funding to grow GSM Project
BDC Capital and Export Development Canada (EDC) have provided $5 million in mezzanine financing to GSM Project, a Montréal multidisciplinary designer and producer of visitor experiences. Founded in...
View ArticleOpenText acquires venture-backed Hightail
Waterloo, Ontario-based enterprise information management company OpenText Corp has acquired Hightail Inc, a Campbell, California-based cloud service for file sharing and creative collaboration. No...
View ArticleIWT seeded with $500k to commercialize water technology
Island Water Technologies Inc (IWT), a Montague, Prince Edward Island wastewater treatment company, has raised $500,000 in seed-stage financing. Island Capital Partners, launched last year to invest in...
View ArticleOnex promotes Tate Abols to managing director
Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp has promoted Tate Abols to managing director in the investor relations and fund development team. Abols previously served as a principal with the firm’s...
View ArticlePE-backed Xpertdoc buys assets of Belgium’s XperiDo
Xpertdoc Technologies Inc has bought the assets of XperiDo, a document generation software business, through a share purchase agreement. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which saw...
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