SME banking platform NorthOne secures $2 mln in seed round
Toronto-based financial technology company NorthOne has raised $2 million in a seed-stage financing. The round was backed by Peter Graham, Tom Williams and Canadian venture capital firm Ferst Capital...
View ArticleBlockchain platform GTP inks going public deal, raises $30 mln
Capital pool company Corporate Catalyst Acquisition Inc has agreed to amalgamate with Globalive Technology Partners (GTP), a Toronto-based operating and investment platform focused on developing...
View ArticleCPPIB’s Pierre Lavallée to lead Canada Infrastructure Bank
Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Pierre Lavallée to be its president and CEO effective as of June 18. In the role, Lavallée will oversee the strategy and day-to-day operations of the bank, set...
View ArticleOMERS-owned Trescal acquires RS Calibration Services
Trescal SA, recently acquired by OMERS Private Equity (OPE), has bought RS Calibration Services Inc, a Pleasanton, California-based calibration, qualification and validation laboratory dedicated to the...
View ArticleCrown Capital loans $10 mln to venture-backed WireIE
Canadian specialty finance firm Crown Capital Partners has provided a $10 million loan to WireIE (Canada) Inc, a Richmond, Ontario-based network operator that specializes in deploying and managing...
View ArticleRiverside backs student lifecycle software provider Destiny
U.S private equity firm The Riverside Co has made an investment in Destiny Solutions, a Toronto-based provider of student lifecycle management software. No financial terms were disclosed. Founded in...
View ArticleOnex Credit Partners prices 15th CLO at $615 mln
Onex Credit Partners LLC, the credit investment arm of Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp, has priced its 15th collateralized loan obligation (CLO) offering at about US$615 million. The transaction...
View ArticleFirePower Capital acquires cyber tech distributor Interwork
FirePower Equity, a division of FirePower Capital, recently acquired Interwork Technologies Inc, a Toronto-based specialty distributor of cyber security and service provider solutions. No financial...
View ArticleFresche Solutions raises $77 mln from NBC-led syndicate
Montréal-based information technology modernization specialist Fresche Solutions has raised about $77 million (US$60 million) in fresh funding. National Bank of Canada (NBC) was the lead arranger, sole...
View ArticleBlackstone, Ivanhoé close $3.8 bln buy of Pure Industrial Real Estate
Blackstone Property Partners (BPP) and Ivanhoé Cambridge have closed their acquisition of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (TSX: AAR.UN), a Vancouver-based owner and operator of industrial properties....
View ArticlePSP Investments ramps up direct deals to half of PE portfolio assets
Subscription RequiredPublic Sector Pension Investment Board, one of Canada’s largest and fastest growing pension systems, is doing more direct deals as part of a strategy to transform its approach to...
View ArticlePSP Investments ramps up direct deals to half of PE portfolio assets
Public Sector Pension Investment Board, one of Canada’s largest and fastest growing pension systems, is doing more direct deals as part of a strategy intended to transform its approach to private...
View ArticleGTP buys into BIG’s software arm, launches Globalive BIGDEV
Globalive Technology Partners (GTP) has acquired a 51 percent stake in the software development arm of Business Instincts Group (BIG), a Calgary venture creation firm led by CEO Cameron Chell. No...
View ArticlePepsi to acquire Avrio Capital-backed Bare Snacks
PepsiCo Inc (Nasdaq: PEP) has agreed to acquire Bare Foods Co, which does business as Bare Snacks, a U.S. maker of baked fruit and vegetable snacks. No financial terms were disclosed. Founded in 2001,...
View ArticleWincove recaps Nordock, merges with Bluff and Wesco
U.S. private equity firm Wincove Private Holdings earlier in May recapitalized Nordock Inc, a Bowmanville, Ontario-based maker and distributor of a full line of loading dock, safety and lift equipment....
View ArticleESW Capital acquires venture-backed ResponseTek
U.S. private equity firm ESW Capital has acquired ResponseTek Networks Corp, a Vancouver-based provider of enterprise customer experience management (CEM) software solutions. No financial terms were...
View ArticlePender’s tech fund, EDC invest $6.3 mln in Clarius Mobile Health
Clarius Mobile Health Inc, a Burnaby, British Columbia-based developer of ultrasound scanners, has raised $6.3 million in financing. PenderFund Capital Management‘s mid-stage technology fund led the...
View ArticleConifex launches public offering to help fund BW Group buy
Vancouver-based lumber products manufacturer Conifex Timber Inc (TSX: CFF) has launched an offering of subscription receipts intended to generate about $65 million to $72 million (US$50 million to...
View ArticleArtis Exploration lands $180 mln in funding from Warburg Pincus
Artis Exploration Ltd, a Calgary-based oil and gas exploration and production company, has closed a $180 million growth investment with U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus. As a result, Warburg...
View ArticleProterra’s Tacora Resources seeks up to $144 mln in public debut
Tacora Resources, an iron ore mining and processing business, this week priced its recently filed initial public offering in Canada. The Grand Rapids, Minnesota, company is seeking to raise $125...
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