Thornhill Medical closes Series A round with Yonghua Capital
Toronto-based medical device developer Thornhill Medical has raised an undisclosed Series A financing. The round was led by Yonghua Capital, a Chinese private equity firm. Thornhill, spun out of...
View ArticleFreshly funded Simons buys men’s grooming retailer Rituels
La Maison Simons Inc has bought Rituels.ca, a Québec City-based company specializing in traditional shaving and grooming products and accessories for men. Terms weren’t disclosed. Simons, a Québec...
View ArticleCaisse, AMP to supply $1 bln in funding for U.S. tower rollout
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Australia’s AMP Capital have agreed to provide an initial US$500 million to Tillman Infrastructure, a U.S. cellular tower and telecommunications...
View ArticleCPPIB partners in $627.5 mln buy of Santa Monica Business Park
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has partnered with Boston Properties Inc (NYSE: BXP) in a joint venture to buy Santa Monica Business Park, a Santa Monica, California office and retail...
View ArticleAltas Partners brings on Apollo’s David Brent as partner
Canadian private equity firm Altas Partners has hired David Brent as a partner. Brent joins the firm from U.S. alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management. Working from Apollo’s London and New...
View ArticleHillcore Group acquires control stake in Panels and Pipes
Canadian private investment firm Hillcore Group has acquired a controlling interest in Panels and Pipes Inc, a Timmins, Ontario-based industrial scaffolding and mechanical insulating contractor. No...
View ArticleBenefits platform League raises $62 mln in Telus-led financing
League, a Toronto-based digital employee health benefits platform, has secured $62 million in its latest financing. Telus Ventures, a strategic investment arm of Canadian telecommunications company...
View ArticleHIG Capital’s Town & Country buys Amalgamated Textiles
Town & Country Holdings Inc (T&C) has acquired Amalgamated Textiles USA, a Montréal-based supplier of window treatments and hardware. No financial terms were disclosed for the acquisition,...
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Ontario Teachers’ invests $200 mln in Stem’s Ontario expansion
Stem Inc, a U.S. artificial intelligence-enabled energy storage provider, has raised $200 million from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The deal’s proceeds will support Stem’s acquisition of Ontario...
View ArticleTilray wraps up Nasdaq IPO, raises $232 mln with greenshoe
Tilray Inc, a Nanaimo, British Columbia-based cannabis cultivator, processor and distributor, has closed its initial public offering in the United States. The company, which last week listed on the...
View ArticlePension funds to help buy out Stella-Jones investor for $533 mln
Stella Jones International SA, the principal shareholder of Stella-Jones Inc (TSX: SJ), has agreed to sell its remaining interest in the Montréal-based wood products company. The sale will occur...
View ArticleLoginRadius nabs $17 mln in Series A co-led by Microsoft fund
LoginRadius, a Vancouver-based customer identity and access management platform, has raised $17 million in a Series A financing. ForgePoint Capital and M12, the venture capital arm of Microsoft, led...
View ArticleCaisse-backed GGI buys Bergquist membrane switch unit
GGI Solutions has acquired the U.S. membrane switch business of Bergquist Co, an affiliate of German consumer goods group Henkel AG & Co. Terms weren’t disclosed. GGI, a Montréal-based designer and...
View ArticleGenesys, AmorChem lead $7 mln Series A funding of Inversago
Montréal-based preclinical-stage biotechnology company Inversago Pharma Inc has raised $7 million in a Series A financing. The round was led by Canadian life sciences investors Genesys Capital and...
View ArticleCambrex to buy SK Capital-owned Halo Pharma for $425 mln
Cambrex Corp (NYSE: CBM) has agreed to acquire Halo Pharma, a dosage form contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). Cambrex agreed to buy Whippany, New Jersey- and Montréal-based Halo...
View ArticleNeed to meet: George Rossolatos, CEO, Canadian Business Growth Fund
Canadian Business Growth Fund, a mid-market fund launched this year with the backing of 13 financial institutions, is led by a former buyout pro turned business operator. George Rossolatos, CBGF’s CEO...
View ArticleBDC funds, advises 56k entrepreneurs, up 14 pct from last year
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) today provides financing and advisory services to 56,000 entrepreneurs, a record number and up 14 percent from last year, according to BDC’s fiscal 2018 annual...
View ArticlePeeks Social secures $10 mln commitment from GEM
Peeks Social Ltd (TSX-V: PEEK), a Toronto-based video streaming monetization platform, has secured a $10 million financing commitment. The commitment was made by a fund of Global Emerging Markets...
View ArticleJohnson Controls auction attracts Canadian funds: Bloomberg
The auction of Johnson Controls International Plc‘s power solutions business has entered the final stretch, with three Canadian funds among the bidders, according to a report by Bloomberg. Sources told...
View ArticleFairfax, Point North back take-private MBO of AGT Food
AGT Food and Ingredients Inc (TSX: AGT), a Regina-based supplier of pulses, staple foods and food ingredients, has received a non-binding proposal from management team members to take the company...
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