Private Equity and Pension Fund Investments Private Equity and Pension Fund Investments

BusPatrol in its private equity investment from GI Partners

On January 9, 2024, BusPatrol announced a significant private equity investment from GI Partners (via GI Data Infrastructure). Through this investment, BusPatrol will continue to rapidly expand and diversify its offerings in the public safety industry, leveraging its already strong established...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: January 9, 2024 Value: -

Chorus Aviation in its US$374 million investment by Brookfield

On May 3, 2022, Chorus Aviation, a global provider of integrated regional aviation solutions, announced that Brookfield, through its Special Investments program, and together with institutional partners, completed its strategic equity investment in Chorus Aviation in connection with Chorus...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 3, 2022 Value: US$374 million

Goldman Sachs Asset Management in its US$250 million investment in Hydrostor

On January 10, 2022, Hydrostor Inc. , a long-duration energy storage solutions provider, announced a preferred equity financing commitment of US$250 million from the Private Equity and Sustainable Investing businesses of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Goldman Sachs has agreed to fund its...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: US$250 million

Symplicity in its acquisition of Orbis Communications

On December 6, 2021, Symplicity Corporation announced its acquisition of Orbis Communications. With this acquisition, Symplicity will expand its market share of universities and operations in the country, and will offer a more expansive employer network to Canadian universities. Symplicity...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 6, 2021 Value: -

Koch Strategic Platforms in its US$100 million investment in Standard Lithium

On December 1, 2021, Koch Strategic Platforms (KSP), a subsidiary of Koch Investments Group, closed its US$100 million investment in Standard Lithium, a Vancouver-based innovative technology and lithium project development company. The investment will be made via a direct private placement and will...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 1, 2021 Value: US$100 million

Frontenac in its acquisition of EFC International

On November 3, 2021, Frontenac announced its acquisition of EFC International, a value-added distributor of highly engineered fasteners. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction will leverage EFC’s industrial distribution expertise and will...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: November 11, 2021 Value: -

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec on its acquisition, together with FFL Partners, of New Look

On March 18, 2021, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) and NL1 Acquireco Inc., an entity created by a group composed of funds managed by FFL Partners, LLC (“FFL”), announced that they entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire New Look Vision...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: May 26, 2021 Value: $800 million

OPTrust in USS’ 50% stake in Bruc Energy

On May 17, 2021, the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the largest private pension scheme in the UK, acquired a 50% stake in Bruc Energy. The $281 million investment will grant USS a stake in a 4GW pipeline of solar photovoltaic farms. The partnership will help Bruc Energy become...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 17, 2021 Value: -

Fengate Capital in its preferred share investment in eStruxture

On April 30, 2021, Fengate Capital Management completed a preferred share investment in eStruxture Data Centers to partially fund its acquisition of the entire Canadian data center business of Aptum Technologies. The investment will be used to considerably expand eStruxture’s Canadian operations...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 30, 2021 Value: -

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking in its $1.13 billion acquisition of People Corporation

On December 14, 2020, Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division (MBD) entered in an agreement to acquire People Corporation for a value of $1.13 billion. The acquisition will position People Corporation’s to grow and expand its opportunity to further enhance the delivery of...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 18, 2021 Value: $1.13 billion