2016-10-31
Funds
TELUS invests in Panache Ventures Investment Fund
TELUS joins Fonds de Solidarité, Investissement Québec, Alberta Eneterprise Corporation as institurional LP in Panache Ventures inevstment fund with target of 50M
Alate Partners launches Dream backed $40M Proptech seed fund
Alate Partners launched $40 million property technology fund backed by DREAM Unlimited Corp. (TSX: DRM), Dream Office REIT (TSX: D.UN) and Relay Ventures.
Federal Liberal government announces $50M VCCI investment focused on gender and diversity
Government of Canada announced $50M VCCI investment into seven VC managers, AmorChem, Brightspark, Build Ventures, Garage Capital, Highline BETA, Pique Ventures, and TandemLaunch
Peloton Capital launches long-term mid-market buyout fund
Steve Faraone, Mike Murray, in partnership with Stephen Smith, launched Peloton Capital Management and first long-term middle-market buyout fund
Deals
GFL Environmental closes acquisition of Waste Industries
BC Partners, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan backed GFL Environmental completed acquisition of Waste Industries from HPS Investment Partners
People
Kent Thexton joins Sierrra Wireless as President & CEO
Kent P. Thexton, Managing Partner and founder of ScaleUp Ventures, to formally join Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR; TSX: SW) as President & CEO in November 2018.
Sponsored Contents
Richard Remillard – Mental Health and Lost Productivity: A Perfect Storm?
Public and private resources have been mobilized in the battle against mental illness with the express purpose, amongst others, of improving productivity but with less than entirely clear results so far.
