Toronto/Vancouver based Zucara Therapeutics secured US $21M Series A funding from Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund. Chris Garabedian and Fred Callori joined Zucara board.

Gemspring Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm investing in US and Canadian companies, closed US $750M second fund

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is allocating $4B funding to support Québec companies temporarily impacted by COVID-19.

Resilience Capital Partners invested in Leader Auto Resources LAR’s US business and rebranded it DealerShop

GreenSpace Brands (TSX-V: JTR) closed $2.55M second tranche of non-brokered private placement with PenderFund Capital Management becoming “control person” with 27.5% stake

Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX/NYSE: OR) to close $85M equity financing with Investissement Québec (IQ)

Crown Capital Partners (TSX: CRWN) through Crown Partners Fund provided a two-year, $5.5 million term loan to Calgary based CCI Wireless – Corridor Communications Inc.

TorQuest Partners held final closing for TorQuest Partners Fund V with $1.375B in total committed capital from Export Development Canada (EDC) and others

Dane Creek Capital Corporation (DCCC) controlled United Raw Pet Foods acquired Tollden Farms from Annette and Kevin McAleer

Ontario Teachers’ and Utilities Trust of Australia (UTA)/Morrison & Co acquired The Infrastructure Fund (TIF)’s ownership stake in Sydney Desalination Plant (SDP) to own 100% of the plant lease