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FCC launches $1B project finance fund and commits $150M to Velocity Agri-Capital Partners

Government of Canada has announced the launch of Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) $1 billion Agri‑food Project Finance Fund, and ...
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Define Capital acquires Synergy Gateway Verified

Narbe Alexandrian’s Define Capital acquired Synergy Gateway Verified (SGV) from Kapil Gupta and Susan Dineno. Shaila Gupta ...
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Radical Ventures raises Canada’s largest VC fund in record time

Radical Ventures Breakouts Fund I secured US $1B+ from PSP Investments, CPP Investments, HOOPP, OPTrust, TD, BMO, CI Global ...
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CPP Investments and Brookfield announce $50B Maple Fund

CPP Investments and Brookfield Asset Management launched $50B Maple Fund, with up to CDN $25B from each organization over an initial 5 year time horizon.
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askpolly secures $3M seed financing

Erin Kelly and Kenton White founded askpolly closed $3M seed financing led by Differential Ventures, with the participation ...
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Birch Hill becomes largest shareholder of Pason Systems with $103.8M block trade purchase

Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. the general partner of Birch Hill Equity Partners VI, LP, Birch Hill Equity Partners (Global) VI, LP and Birch Hill Equity Partners (Entrepreneurs) VI, LP ...
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Xenon Pharmaceuticals closes US $747.5M public offering

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASAQ: XENE) has completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 12,236,843 common shares and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 877,194 common shares ...
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Birch Hill Equity Partners and Claude Bigras to take GDI private for $531M

GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. (TSX: GDI) has entered into an arrangement agreement with an entity (Purchaser) affiliated with Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. and Gestion Claude ...
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Beacon closes US $225M Series C recap

Beacon has raised US $225 million Series C led by General Catalyst and HarbourVest with participation from Lightspeed, Intrepid Growth Partners, Valiant Peregrine, BDT & MSD Partners’ affiliated funds ...
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Amplify Capital launches Fund III

Led by Kathryn Wortsman, Amplify Capital spun out of MaRS Catalyst and launched the next fund independently. Amplify Capital held first close of Fund II in 2020 with a final close in January 2022, ...
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Government of Québec invests $145M in recap of Ocean Group

The Government of Québec has announced $145 million investment in Ocean Group as part recap transaction. Government of Québec is investing $75 million in preferred shares. Investissement Québec is ...
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Pollin secures $20M Series A led by Osmington

CPE News (9.26.2023) – Pollin Fertility has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Osmington Inc, a private investment firm owned by David Thomson. Founded by Dr. Kim Garbedian and Melody ...