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Nasdaq in its acquisition of Metrio

On June 2, 2022, Nasdaq announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire Metrio, a privately-held provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data collection, analytics and reporting services based in Montreal. With this acquisition, Nasdaq plans to integrate Metrio’s...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: -- Value: -

iNovia Capital in connection with Talent.com’s US$120 million Series B financing round

On March 16, 2022, Talent.com announced it had completed its US$120 million Series B financing round led by iNovia Capital, with participation from CDPQ, Investissement Québec, Climb Ventures, BDC Capital, Fondaction, and HarbourVest Partners. With this financing, Talent.com plans to double its...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: March 16, 2022 Value: US$120 million

BBH Capital Partners in its $120 million investment in Synex Group insurance

On March 2, 2022, BBH Capital Partners announced that they have entered into an investment agreement with Synex Business Performance Group for $120 million. The substantial minority equity investment from BBH Capital allows Synex to accelerate growth while remaining majority-owned and controlled by...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: -- Value: $120 million

TopBuild in its $1 billion acquisition of Distribution International

On October 15, 2021, TopBuild Corp. completed its acquisition of Distribution International from Advent International, in an all cash transaction valued at $1 billion. This transaction strategically positions TopBuild as the leading supplier of energy saving insulation products in critical...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: October 15, 2021 Value: $1 billion

Echosec Systems in its acquisition by The Tusker Fund

On December 4, 2020, Echosec Systems was acquired by The Tusker Fund. Echosec Systems Ltd. is a Software-as-a-Service company which provides its data discovery and threat intelligence platform to users seeking information from a wide range of data sources including forums, social...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: December 4, 2020 Value: -

Canada’s Big 6 “D-SIB Banks” in connection with the Canadian Emergency Business Account program initiated by Export Development Canada on behalf of Canada

On April 9, 2020, each of the Canadian D-SIB Banks (domestic systematically important banks) entered into agreements in connection with the Canadian Emergency Business Account  (“CEBA”)  funding program initiated by Export Development Canada (“EDC”) on...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 9, 2020 Value: -

Accel in 1Password's US$200 million Series A financing round

On November 14, 2019, 1Password announced that it has completed its first institutional funding round of US$200 million. The round was led by venture capital firm, Accel. This round marks one of the largest ever Series A rounds raised by a Canadian tech company. The funding will allow...

Lead Office: Ottawa Date Closed: November 14, 2019 Value: US$200 million