Sports IQ Analytics secured US $7M seed funding from Harlo Equity Partners, The Kraft Group, Velo Partners, sports team owners and gaming executives. Harlo’s Justin Shulman will join Sports IQ board of directors.Continue Reading
Rho Canada, Lune Rouge, BDC backed LiveBarn secured minority growth equity investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE). SGE’s Scott Feldman and Jeff Steinberg will join LiveBarn’s expanded 11-member board of directors.Continue Reading
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CVC Capital Partners to pay US $210M for majority (60%) stake in BlueFocus’ international group of agencies to form Quebec City based agency group led by Brett Marchand Continue Reading
Hasbro to sell Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) for US $385M in cash to Blackstone. eOne Music will operate as a separate business unit headed by current Global President, Chris Taylor.Continue Reading
Oxygen8 Solutions secured US $4M+ in seed funding anchored by Greensoil PropTech Ventures (GSPV) and with participation of other strategic investors.Continue Reading
Trive Capital and Five Crowns Capital backed Streamland Media Holdings to acquire the post production business from Rob and Peggy Sim’s Sim Video International. Continue Reading
Solution Highpoint secured $4.35M from Fonds d’investissement de la culture et des communications (FICC) and National Bank of Canada. FICC’s Virginie Beck will join founder Jean-François Dubé on Solution Highpoint board.Continue Reading
Fairfax Financial Holdings and Evolution Media backed Boat Rocker Media priced $170M IPO at $9.00 per share. Fairfax agreed to acquire $30M IPO shares.Continue Reading
Innovatus Capital Partner acquired Match Marketing Group’s Public Label and Match Retail agencies, out of Boulder, Colorado and Mississauga, Ontario, from Southfield Capital. Continue Reading
Fairfax Financial Holdings and Evolution Media backed Boat Rocker Media revised proposed IPO price to $9.00 per share to raise gross proceeds of $171M. Fairfax agreed to purchase IPO shares.Continue Reading
BDC Capital Growth Equity Fund completed third investment in Budge Studios Inc. becoming the largest shareholder in the company.
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Fairfax Financial Holdings and Evolution Media backed Boat Rocker Media to raise up to $201.25M from TSX IPO and secondary offering by insiders Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, and John Young Continue Reading
Fairfax Financial Holdings and Evolution Media backed Boat Rocker Media Inc. filed for IPO and con-current secondary offering by founders, Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier, and CEO John Young Continue Reading
South Korea’s internet conglomerate Naver to acquire Wattpad for US $600M in cash and stock from founders and a group of venture capital and strategic investorsContinue Reading
National Hockey League (NHL) closed private placement of senior secured debentures with US $174 million from Canadian investors.
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Catalyst Capital Group led investor group closed acquisition of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group out of CCAA and Chapter 15Continue Reading
TPG Capital and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) increased investments in Viking Holdings Ltd, the parent company of Viking Cruises. Continue Reading
