Axium Infrastructure raises over $800M
2020-04-07
Axium Infrastructure secured over $800 million in new capital commitments to bring total assets under management to over $2.6 billion.
District Ventures Capital tops inaugural CPG fund at $100M
2020-04-06
District Ventures CPG fund secured additional $35M to bring the fund size to $100M. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and BDC Capital join OMERS and Bank of Montreal as institutional LPs.
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners launches Fund IV
2020-04-03
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners launched fourth fund, Whitehorse Liquidity Partners IV, with undisclosed target. Founded by Yann Robard, Whitehorse has raised Fund III (US $2B), Fund II (US $1B) and Fund I (US $402M).
Gemspring Capital closes second fund at US $750M
2020-03-30
Gemspring Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm investing in US and Canadian companies, closed US $750M second fund
CDPQ allocates $4B to support Quebec companies impacted by COVID-19
2020-03-30
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is allocating $4B funding to support Québec companies temporarily impacted by COVID-19.
TorQuest Partners Fund V final closes at $1.375 Billion
2020-03-27
TorQuest Partners held final closing for TorQuest Partners Fund V with $1.375B in total committed capital from Export Development Canada (EDC) and others
EWB Canada launches $20M Hummingbird Impact African focused VC fund
2020-03-12
Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB Canada) launched $20M social impact fund, Hummingbird Impact, to invest in for-profit, impact-driven gender-lens African tech ventures
University of Waterloo launches US $1M Velocity HealthTech Fund
2020-03-01
University of Waterloo launched 2nd accredited investors-backed VC fund, The Velocity HealthTech Fund, targeting early-stage startups involved in health technology.
Birch Hill Equity Partners closes Fund VI at $1.75B
2020-02-27
Birch Hill Equity Partners held a likely final close for Birch Hill Equity Partners VI with $1.754B. EDC committed $100M to the fund.
Fonds de solidarité commits €5M to €38M Theodorus IV
2020-02-18
Fonds de solidarité FTQ committed €5M to Theodorus IV, a Université Libre de Bruxelles spinoff seed fund. Theodorus to open Montreal office led by Théo Risopoulos.
Brookfield final closes US $20B Infrastructure Fund IV
2020-02-07
Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM.A) held final close Brookfield Infrastructure Fund IV with US $20B total capital commitments
CDPQ and Piramal form 75/25 US $300M private credit platform
2020-02-06
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Piramal launched US $300 million private credit platform with 75-25 funding commitments
Fonds de solidarité commits $20M to Briva Finance lending fund
2020-02-05
Fonds de solidarité FTQ committed $20M to Briva Finance short-term or interim loan lending fund
District Ventures and Empire Company enter partnership
2020-02-04
District Ventures and Empire Company entered into a partnership agreement with Empire Company becoming title sponsor of District Ventures’ Accelerator program and District Ventures Kitchen.
Wynnchurch Capital closes Fund V, largest to date, at US $2.277B hardcap
2020-01-22
Wynnchurch Capital closed its largest private equity fund, Wynnchurch Capital Partners V, with US $2.277B committed capital.
ArcTern Ventures II closes at $200M
2020-01-20
ArcTern Ventures II final closed with $200M commitments Nysno, Investissement Québec, VCCI ($10M), OMERS, Equinor, TD Bank Group, Suncor, BDC Capital, unnamed pension fund, family offices
McRock Fund II holds second close
2020-01-12
McRock Capital held second close for McRock Fund II with commitments from VCCI (Teralys Capital, Kensington Capital Partners), Caterpillar Ventures, and a large unnamed pension fund.
