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Morgan Stanley in its capacity as financial advisor to Clementia Pharmaceuticals in its proposed sale to Ipsen for up to US$1.31 billion

On February 25, 2019, Ipsen and Clementia Pharmaceuticals announced that they have entered into an agreement for Ipsen to acquire Clementia Pharmaceuticals to execute on their external innovation strategy to identify and acquire innovative medicines to serve patients with unmet medical needs. The...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: US$1.31 billion

Napier Park’s US$10 million investment in 7shifts

On January 24, 2019, 7shifts, a restaurant employee scheduling solution used by over 250,000 restaurant professionals across the world, announced the closing of a U$10 million Series A funding round.   The financing was led by Napier Park Financial Partners. The company plans to use the...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 24, 2019 Value: US$10 million

WealthBar with respect to CI Financial’s acquisition of a majority stake in WealthBar

On January 23, 2019, WealthBar announced the completion of their purchase transaction whereby CI Financial Corp. acquired 75% of WealthBar’s issued and outstanding common shares. WealthBar is one of Canada’s leading wealth management and financial planning robo-advisory firms for...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: January 23, 2019 Value: -

SmartCentres in its $230 million bought deal equity offering

On January 23, 2019, SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust completed its previously announced equity offering, for gross proceeds of $230 million. SmartCentres intends to use the proceeds to fund, in part, its previously announced development programs with respect to the Vaughan...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 23, 2019 Value: $230 million

Bain Capital Ventures’ $17 million Series A investment in Vention

On January 15, 2019, Vention announced the close of its $17 million Series A financing round, led by Bain Capital Ventures. Vention will use the funds raised to accelerate development of its cloud-based MachineBuilder 3D software, expand its modular hardware library, and bring additional solutions...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 15, 2019 Value: $17 million

Vervent Audio Group in its acquisition of Audio Plus Services & Plurison

On January 15, 2019, Vervent Audio Group announced the acquisition of Audio Plus Services & Plurison. The acquisition creates the subsidiaries Focal Naim Canada and Focal Naim America, and signals the new phase of Vervent Audio Group’s investment plans in America. Vervent Audio Group is...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: January 15, 2019 Value: -

Athabasca Oil Corporation in the sale of its Leismer pipeline and Cheecham storage terminal to Enbridge

On December 10, 2018, Athabasca Oil Corporation announced the sale of its Leismer pipeline and Cheecham storage terminal to Enbridge and negotiations of priority transportation and storage services agreements on such pipelines and tanks. This transaction unlocked value for shareholders while...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: January 15, 2019 Value: $265 million

The Bank of Nova Scotia in the sale of its Caribbean banking operations to Republic Financial Holdings Limited

On November 27, 2018, The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) announced the sale of its banking operations in 9 markets in the Caribbean (Anguilla, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent & the Grenadines) to Republic Financial Holdings...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: -- Value: -

Pattern Energy Group Inc. in the sale of its interest in the K2 Wind Project to a consortium of investors led by Axium Infrastructure

On January 9, 2019, Pattern Energy Group Inc. (“Pattern”), completed its sale of the company's minority-owned interest in the K2 Wind power facility in Ontario for a purchase price of $216 million to a consortium of investors led by Axium Infrastructure. Pattern intends to use the...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: January 9, 2019 Value: $216 million

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