VC-backed Zymeworks files for U.S. and Canadian IPO
Vancouver-based biotherapeutics company Zymeworks Inc has filed for a U.S. and Canadian IPO. The IPO, which will give the company a listing on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange...
View ArticleIK-backed Cérélia acquire Kilmer-owned English Bay Batter
French food company Cérélia Group has acquired English Bay Batter Inc, a Vancouver-based bakery business that makes cookies, muffins, brownies and other pastries sold across North America. No financial...
View ArticleTasktop raises $11.3 mln in AVX Partners-led financing round
Software lifecycle integration platform Tasktop has raised about $11.3 million in a follow-on financing. The round was led by U.S. venture capital firm AVX Partners. AVX was joined by Austin Ventures...
View ArticleBlackstone, CPPIB to buy Ascend Learning from Providence, OTPP
Blackstone Group and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have agreed to acquire Ascend Learning LLC, a Burlington, Massachusetts-based provider of educational content, software and analytics...
View ArticleGeorgian Partners invests in Opcity’s $27 mln Series A round
Austin, Texas real estate technology company Opcity has raised US$27 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by Icon Ventures with participation from Georgian Partners, a Canadian growth...
View ArticleOakley Capital to buy majority stake in PE-backed TechInsights
An affiliate of Bermuda private equity firm Oakley Capital Investments has agreed to acquire a majority stake in TechInsights, an Ottawa-based provider of intellectual property consulting, patent...
View ArticleInvenia raises $5 mln in Zetta Venture-led Series A funding
Invenia, a Canadian machine learning platform, has raised about $5 million in Series A financing. Zetta Venture Partners led the round. Based in Winnipeg, Invenia has developed an autonomous machine...
View ArticleYann Robard’s Whitehorse closes debut liquidity fund at $400 mln
Canadian private equity firm Whitehorse Liquidity Partners has closed its debut fund at a hard cap of $400 million, well above the original $300 million target. Whitehorse Liquidity Partners Fund I,...
View ArticleOMERS to buy minority interest in Purpose Investments
OMERS Platform Investments, an affiliate of Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, has agreed to acquire a minority equity stake in Purpose Investments Inc, a Toronto-based provider of exchange...
View ArticleVector Capital to acquire Waterloo’s Sandvine for C$483 mln
Canadian policy control solutions provider Sandvine Corp has agreed to be acquired by Vector Capital. The U.S. private equity firm will acquire all of the company’s shares, other than certain shares...
View ArticleCDPQ co-leads $300 mln growth financing of AvidXchange
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has made a $100 million growth equity investment in AvidXchange, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based provider of accounts payable and payment automation solutions....
View ArticleQuark Venture, GF Securities invest $5 mln in Eloxx Pharma
Quark Venture and GF Securities Co Ltd have invested $5 million in Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a Rehovot, Israel clinical-stage company that is developing therapeutics to treat genetic diseases caused...
View ArticleAudax acquires CRO Altasciences from Kilmer Capital Partners
U.S. private equity firm Audax Private Equity has acquired Altasciences Company Inc, a Laval, Québec-based early-phase clinical research organization operating across North America. No financial terms...
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Yaletown recruits Open Text’s David Harris Kolada, opens Montréal office
Yaletown Partners has gone national by planting its flag in Montréal and introducing new team members, including the head of Open Text’s venture program. The Vancouver investor, which is raising a $135...
View ArticleLundin Gold inks $400-450 mln funding deal with Orion, Blackstone
Canadian mining company Lundin Gold Inc (TSX: LUG) has struck a project finance deal worth US$400 million to US$450 million with U.S. mining private equity firm Orion Mine Finance Group and Blackstone...
View ArticleCrown provides $30 mln in sub-debt financing to Marquee Energy
Canadian specialty finance firm Crown Capital Partners has provided a $30 million special situations term loan to Marquee Energy Ltd (TSX-V: MQX), a Calgary-based junior oil and gas company. The funds...
View ArticleVenture-backed Zymeworks tops up IPO raise to $86 mln
Zymeworks Inc (NYSE, TSX: ZYME) has raised additional proceeds from its initial public offering in Canada and the United States with the partial exercise of the over-allotment option. In total, the...
View ArticleRitchie Bros wraps up $758.5 mln buy of VC-backed IronPlanet
Ritchie Bros (NYSE, TSX: RBA), a Canadian auctioneer of heavy equipment and trucks, has closed its acquisition of IronPlanet Inc, a U.S. online marketplace for heavy equipment and other durable assets....
View ArticleCIC Capital Canada unveils $500 mln growth equity, buyout fund
CIC Capital Canada, an affiliate of French banking group Crédit Mutuel CM11-CIC, has launched a US$500 million North American Growth Fund. The evergreen fund, which will earmark US$150 million for...
View ArticleUni-Select to buy Parts Alliance from HgCapital in $356 mln deal
Uni-Select Inc (TSX: UNS) has agreed to acquire Parts Alliance Group Ltd, a British distributor of automotive aftermarket parts with 161 corporate stores and 38 affiliated locations. The deal is valued...
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