Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to acquire a 46% free cash flow interest in New Gold (TSX/NYSE American: NGD)’s New Afton mine for US $300M with option to convert into a 46% JV interest after 4 years
Zymeworks, Trillium Therapeutics, Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Aptose Biosciences, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Sierra Oncology raising over US $800M or CND $1B in public financings
Prospect Co., Ltd. (TSE: 3528) of Tokyo increased its stake in Pinnacle Renewable Energy (TSX: PL) to 10.053%, becoming second largest shareholder behind ONCAP
Glencore plc controlled Katanga Mining Limited (TSX: KAT) to close rights offering to raise approximately CDN $7.6 billion
Investissement Quebec (IQ), Orion Finance, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Fonds de solidarité backed Stornoway Diamond Corporation filed for CCAA
Orbimed Advisors and Power Corporation backed BELLUS Health (NASDAQ/TSX: BLU) completed US $70M public offering in Canada and US and traded on NASDAQ
OrbiMed, Power Corporation backed BELLUS Health filed for US $60M public offering and listing of its common shares on Nasdaq Global Market (NASDAQ)
ESSA Pharma closed US $36M public offering and private placement led by Soleus Capital with participation of RA Capital Management, BVF Partners, Omega Funds, Eventide Funds
Brookfield Business Partners to raised US $795M through bought deal ($345M), insider placement ($250M) and private placement with OMERS ($200M)
Centric Health Corporation (TSX: CHH) closed $12 million private placement with Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd.
Quorum Information Technologies (TSX-V: QIS) secured $15M debt facility from BDC Capital; initial draw of $8.125M to retire $7.5M bridge loan facility from Covington Capital
WELL Health Technologies (TSX-V: WELL) to close $2.728M non-brokered private placement with Li Ka-shing, Amir Javidan, Hamed Shahbazi, and 5 members of WELL’s senior management team
Fonds de solidarité increased stake in Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX) becoming 2nd largest shareholder, behind Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
CDPQ backed 5N Plus (TSX: VNP) secured US $25M unsecured subordinated term loan financing from Investissement Québec (IQ), to be disbursed in two tranches.
TIMIA Capital Corporation (TSX-V: TCA; OTCGM: TIMCF) raised $1.345 million through the issuance of Series E debenture units
BDC Capital acquired 7,228,915 common shares in TSX Venture listed H2O Innovation for an investment of $6M, accounting for 46% of the $13.07M bought deal financing
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) to raise $25M from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a minor shareholder of the company.
