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Battle North Gold Corporation in its acquisition by Evolution Mining Limited

On March 14, 2021, Battle North Gold Corporation (Battle North) and Evolution Mining Limited (Evolution) announced that they have entered a definitive agreement for Evolution to acquire Battle North’s issued and outstanding shares at a price of $2.65 per common share in cash, for total...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 18, 2021 Value: $343 million

Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. in its $90 million Qualifying Transaction with RiseTech Capital Corp., concurrent financing and graduation to the Toronto Stock Exchange

On May 10, 2021, Tantalus Systems Holding Inc., a Burnaby based smart-grid technology company, completed its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “GRID”. Tantalus’ listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange follows the completion of the company’s $90...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: May 10, 2021 Value: $90 million

Haivision Systems Inc. in its Initial Public Offering

On December 16, 2020, Haivision Systems Inc. closed its initial public offering consisting of a treasury offering of 5,750,000 common shares at a price of $6.00 per common share for aggregate proceeds of  $34.5 million. The common shares began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: December 16, 2020 Value: $34.5 million

Fusion Pharmaceuticals in its $212.5 million IPO

On June 25, 2020, Fusion Pharmaceuticals announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 12,500,000 common shares at a public offering price of $17.00 per share. All of the shares are being offered by Fusion. The gross proceeds of the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: June 1, 2020 Value: $212.5 million

Uberflip in its acquisition of SnapApp

On December 3, 2019, Uberflip announced their acquisition of Boston-based SnapApp. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction will strengthen Uberflip’s capabilities for demand marketers on its platform by providing more insights on how to automate personalized content....

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 16, 2019 Value: -

Dream Global REIT in its $6.2 billion acquisition by Blackstone

On September 15, 2019, Dream Global REIT announced that it had entered into a master acquisition agreement with affiliates of real estate funds managed by Blackstone, pursuant to which Blackstone will acquire all of Dream Global’s subsidiaries and assets in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.2...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 10, 2019 Value: $6.2 billion

BC Partners in the $5.2 billion recapitalization of GardaWorld

On July 23, 2019, BC Partners announced its definitive agreement to acquire Rhône Group's equity interest in GardaWorld, the largest privately-owned security and cash services company in the world, in a $5.2 billion recapitalization. Following closing, BC Partners will have a 51% common...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: October 30, 2019 Value: $5.2 billion

Untether AI in its $20 million Series A financing with Radical Ventures

On November 5, 2019, AI chip startup Untether AI announced their $20 million Series A financing. Toronto-based Radical Ventures has joined Intel Capital and other investors in this round. Founded in 2018, Untether AI is developing ultra-efficient, high-performance AI chips to enable new frontiers...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: $20 million

Smooch Technologies Holdings ULC in its acquisition by Zendesk, Inc.

On May 22, 2019,  Zendesk Inc., a San Francisco based customer service and engagement platform for businesses, completed its acquisition of Smooch Technologies Holdings ULC, a Montreal-based start-up company that allows companies to manage customer conversations across numerous social...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: May 22, 2019 Value: -

Wealthsimple in its $100 million investment round

May 22, 2019, Wealthsimple announced it has secured a new $100 million investment round, led by Allianz X, the digital investment unit of German asset manager Allianz Group. Wealthsimple plans to use the funds to continue capturing market share through new products and services. Founded in...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 22, 2019 Value: $100 million