RCF to invest in Orezone Gold’s $44.9 mln private offering
Ottawa-based mining company Orezone Gold Corp (TSX-V: ORE) has launched a private offering of common shares intended to raise about $44.9 million. Resource Capital Funds (RCF), a U.S. mining private...
View ArticleTHL-owned Ceridian HCM files to go public in NYC, Toronto
Ceridian HCM Holding Inc, a U.S. human resources software and service solutions provider, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its common stock....
View ArticleMarlin Equity’s AppRiver buys Roaring Penguin Software
AppRiver LLC has acquired Roaring Penguin Software Inc, an Ottawa-based provider of anti-spam and anti-virus e-mail filtering software products. No financial terms were disclosed. Roaring Penguin was...
View ArticleHKW cashes out of SDI with Morgan Stanley investment
U.S. private equity firm Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Co (HKW) has exited Specialized Desanders Inc (SDI), a Calgary-based oilfield equipment company specializing in sand management solutions. The...
View ArticleWorld Energy raises $345 mln in CFFI Ventures-led deal
World Energy LLC, a Boston-based advanced biofuel supplier, has secured US$345 million from an investor group led by CFFI Ventures, the investment affiliate of Canadian family-owned holding company...
View ArticleHIVE Blockchain to buy Norwegian data centre property
HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd (TSX-V: HIVE) has agreed to buy the issued and outstanding shares of Kolos Norway AS, a Ballangen, Norway-based data centre property powered by renewable energy. The...
View ArticleTPG’s McAfee acquires VPN company TunnelBear
McAfee Inc earlier this month acquired TunnelBear Inc, a Toronto-based virtual private network service provider. No financial terms were disclosed. TunnelBear was founded in 2011 by CEO Ryan Dochuk and...
View ArticleRoynat, Fonds de solidarité FTQ invest in Stageline
Roynat Equity Partners, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ have together invested in Groupe Stageline Inc, a L’Assomption, Québec-based designer, maker, distributor and...
View ArticleCPPIB-backed eOne buys Round Room Entertainment
Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired Round Room Entertainment, a New York-based live music production company. No financial terms were released. EOne, a Toronto-based entertainment content studio,...
View ArticleBlackShire to invest $25 mln in cannabis franchise brand
Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd, a Toronto-based cannabis oil solutions company, has signed a letter of intent with BlackShire Capital Corp to launch a franchise retail model focused on the cannabis sector....
View ArticleCona Resources moves ahead with Waterous takeover
Calgary crude oil producer Cona Resources Ltd (TSX: CONA) has agreed to be taken private by Waterous Energy Fund, a Canadian energy private equity firm and the company’s majority investor. The deal,...
View ArticleStratacache Capital to buy Barco-owned X2O Media
Stratacache Capital, the investment arm of Stratacache Inc, has agreed to acquire X2O Media, a Canadian software developer of real-time visual communication solutions. No financial terms were released...
View ArticleHusky, Civica sales fuel robust OMERS Private Equity return in 2017
Subscription RequiredOMERS Private Equity finished 2017 with a hefty pay packet, earning a net return of 18.2 percent, much of it owing to sales of a U.K. software business and a Canadian plastics...
View ArticleHusky, Civica sales fuel robust OMERS Private Equity return in 2017
OMERS Private Equity finished 2017 with a hefty pay packet, earning a net return of 18.2 percent, much of it owing to sales of a U.K. software business and a Canadian plastics supplier. Ontario...
View ArticleBedrock to reduce Stelco stake in $217 mln secondary deal
Canadian steelmaker Stelco Inc (TSX: STLC) said a syndicate of underwriters has agreed to buy $217.5 million of the company’s common shares from U.S. private equity firm Bedrock Industries Group. The...
View ArticleSwift Medical lands $11.6 mln in DCVC-led Series A round
Swift Medical, a Toronto-based specialist in digital wound care management, has raised $11.6 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by U.S. venture capital firm Data Collective (DCVC) and...
View ArticleONCAP sees 53 pct return on sale of Mavis Discount Tire
ONCAP, the mid-market investment arm of Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp, has wrapped up its sale of Mavis Discount Tire, a Millwood, New York-based tire retailer and wholesaler. ONCAP, which...
View ArticlePartners Group, OPTrust to buy into Superior Pipeline
Swiss private equity firm Partners Group and Canadian pension fund manager OPTrust have agreed to buy a 50 percent control stake in Superior Pipeline Co, a U.S. midstream energy infrastructure company....
View ArticleVC-backed Benevity acquires Silicon Valley’s Versaic
Benevity Inc has bought Versaic Inc, a San Mateo, California-based software company that helps manage corporate giving and social responsibility activity. No financial terms were released. Benevity, a...
View ArticlePlatinum closes $4.9 bln buy of Husky from OMERS, Berkshire
U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity has wrapped up its acquisition of Husky IMS International Ltd, a Bolton, Ontario-based supplier of injection molding equipment and services to the global...
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