Starboard Value LP to invest US $500M in Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated. Starboard CEO Jeffrey Smith will join Ritchie Bros. board of directors following approvals by Ritchie Bros. shareholders and closing of pending acquisition of IAA, Inc.
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Thoma Bravo to acquire Magnet Forensics Inc. for $1.8B on a fully-diluted, in-the-money, treasury method basis, inclusive of rollover shares held by Jad Saliba, Adam Belsher, Jim Balsillie. Magnet Forensics will merge with Thoma Bravo majority controlled Grayshift. Continue Reading
Sagard Private Equity Canada led investment group including Fondaction and Roynat Equity Partners invested in Routhier Monette family led Courchesne, Larose. Debt financing was provided by National Bank of Canada, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank, Roynat Capital, Roynat Equity Partners, Fondaction, Fonds de solidarité FTQ.Continue Reading
Darwin CX secured US $38.4M funding led by First Ascent Ventures and Felicitas Global Partners with participation of Metropolitan Partners Group and Darwin Executive Chair Liam Lynch.
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Elastic Path Software officially announced $30M Series E add-on growth funding round led by Sageview Capital with participation from existing investors.Continue Reading
PFM Capital Inc., BDC Capital and Roynat Equity Partners, acquired a majority interest in Sexton Family of Companies. Sexton Investments will retain a minority ownership interest.Continue Reading
Marie Chevrier’s Sampler Apps secured new Series A extension financing led by BDC Capital Women in Technology Fund with participation from existing investors including The51.Continue Reading
Hanif Joshaghani and Tiffany Kaminsky founded Symend secured US $40M Series C funding led by Inovia Capital and with participation of Impression Ventures, Mistral Venture Partners, BDC Growth Venture Co-Investment Fund, BDC Capital Women in Technology Fund, Plaza Ventures, Export Development Canada (EDC). Continue Reading
Donny Ouyang founded BlackCart secured new round of financing, either a Series A add-on or a Series B financing. Continue Reading
Alida secured US $60M syndicated credit facility from lead lender National Bank of Canada through its Technology and Innovation Banking Group and co-lenders, BMO, Comerica, and Silicon Valley Bank. Continue Reading
René-Pierre Roussel and Hugo Leclair led Groupe Canvas secured significant minority investment from W Investments Group. W Investments Group’s Maxime St-Laurent and David Waddell joined Canvas board of directors. Continue Reading
OMERS Growth Equity, OMERS Ventures and other VC backed TouchBistro secured CDN $150 million in growth financing from Francisco Partners. Continue Reading
Marc Boscher, John Espinoza, and Eryk Warren founded Unito closed $20M Series B financing led by CDPQ with participation from Rainfall Ventures, Investissement Québec, Bessemer Venture Partners, Tom Williams, Mistral Ventures. CDPQ’s Normand Chartrand joined Unito board of directors. Continue Reading
Bryan Gold and Adam Rivietz founded #paid secured additional Series B funding led by BDC Capital with participation of existing investors, Vanedge Capital, Sands Capital and others.
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Martin Ouellet founded Voilà! secured US $10M Series A from Walter Ventures, Investissement Québec, Desjardins Capital Telegraph Hill Capital, Panache Ventures, Fondaction, Investissements Norco, and Azure Capital. iQ’s Dominic Asselin joined Voila’s board of directors. Continue Reading
Fulcrum Capital Partners, along with co-investors from Fulcrum Capital Partners Fund VI base of limited partners, acquired majority stake in VODA Backyard Leisure Group. Terry Martyniuk will continue to lead as CEO of VODA. Continue Reading
Tom Ross and Erik Frederiksen founded Andgo Systems secured $5.6 million in Series A funding co-led by First Ascent Ventures and Waterline Ventures. Continue Reading
