Private Equity Private Equity

The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund in the conversion of WSIB’s defined benefit, single employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored pension plan

On July 1, 2020, Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and the Ontario Compensation Employees Union converted WSIB’s $3.5 billion defined benefit, single employer pension plan (SEPP) to a jointly sponsored pension plan (JSPP) that is now administered by an...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 1, 2020 Value: $3.5 billion

Madison Dearborn Partners in its acquisition of the APM Group International

On June 30, 2020, Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) closed its first major Australian buyout by buying a controlling stake in Advanced Personnel Management (APM) from Quadrant Private Equity, the majority owner of APM. The transaction provides that APM’s founder, chief executive and existing...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: June 30, 2020 Value: -

Acting for KKR and AIMCo in their joint acquisition of a combined 65% equity interest from TC Energy in the $6.8B Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project

On December 26, 2019, KKR announced the signing of an agreement (alongside Alberta Investment Management Corporation) to acquire a 65% equity interest in the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project from TC Energy Corporation. KKR’s investment will be made through a separately managed...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: -- Value: -

PocketHeath in its US$6.5 million financing round

On April 19, 2020, PocketHealth announced they have raised US$6.5 million in financing led by Radical Ventures. The funding will help PocketHealth accelerate its hiring and to meet significant increases in demand for the platform from patients and hospital networks in Canada and the U.S....

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: April 1, 2020 Value: US$6.5 million

Exclusive Networks, a portfolio company of Permira, in its acquisition of Fine Tec Canada

On February 7, 2019, Exclusive Group, a portfolio company of Permira, announced the acquisition of leading Canadian cybersecurity value added distributor (VAD), Fine Tec Canada. The acquisition will provide a complete solution for North American value-added distribution services, and boost the...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: February 7, 2019 Value: -

JMI Equity's $115 million investment in Vena

On January 9, 2019, Vena Solutions raised $115 million in its equity round ley by new investor JMI Equity. Vena will use the proceeds to scale its operations and expand its financial planning and analysis software business to its customers world-wide. JMI is an American growth equity firm focused...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 9, 2019 Value: $115 million

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in its $200 million investment in Plusgrade

On November 28, 2018, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced that it acquired an equity interest of $200 million in Plusgrade, a leading provider of revenue solutions to the global travel industry. The portion of the shares were held by TA Associates and will continue to be a...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: November 28, 2018 Value: $200 million

Blackstone Property Partners in its acquisition of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust for $3.8 billion

Osler represented Blackstone in connection with its acquisition of Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust for $3.8 billion. PIRET owns and operates a diversified portfolio of income-producing industrial properties in leading markets across Canada and key distribution and logistics markets in the United...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: May 25, 2018 Value: $3.8 billion

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, in its equity investment in Atlantic Broadband, a subsidiary of Cogeco Communications Inc., in relation to the acquisition of the MetroCast cable systems

On July 10, 2017, Cogeco Communications Inc. (TSX: CCA), a Montréal-based communications corporation, announced that its subsidiary, Atlantic Broadband, had entered into a definitive agreement with Harron Communications LP to purchase all of its cable systems operating under the MetroCast...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: January 4, 2018 Value: US$1.4 billion

Purpose Investments Inc. in its acquisition of LOGiQ Asset Management for approximately $32 million

On December 15, 2017, Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose“) and LOGiQ Asset Management Inc. (“LOGiQ”) completed a purchase and sale agreement providing for the acquisition by Purpose of substantially all of the retail asset management agreements ‎owned...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: December 15, 2017 Value: $32 million