PE Hub Staff

Avison Young has acquired Cassian, a Paris-based real estate asset and investment management company. 

Dentalcorp has closed its initial public offering of subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, bringing in C$700 million.

CAI Capital Partners has agreed to sell Feeney Utility Services Group, a Boston-based provider of maintenance, repair and upgrade services to natural gas utilities.

Toronto-based technology solutions provider Softchoice Corp has priced its initial public offering of common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange to raise about C$350 million.

InstarAGF Asset Management, a Canadian mid-market infrastructure investment firm, has rebranded as Instar Asset Management, ending its joint venture with AGF Management.

Silversmith Capital Partners has wrapped up the sale of Calgary-based Absorb Software, a provider of cloud-based learning and performance management software.

VerticalScope has filed a preliminary prospectus for an initial pubic offering of subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The number and price of the shares to be sold have not yet been determined, though the Globe and Mail reported the company is seeking C$100 million. Toronto-based VerticalScope, a digital media company, is controlled […]

Coaticook, Quebec-based insurance company Groupe SFGT has acquired Maestro Groupe Financier, a Quebec City-based financial and investment consultancy.

Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee has amended its senior debt facility with Business Development Bank of Canada, with participation by a new lender, Farm Credit Canada.

Neighbourly Pharmacy, a Toronto-based network of community pharmacies, has closed its initial public offering of common shares, raising about C$175 million.