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Coatue in Dapper Labs’ US$305 million financing round

On March 16, 2021, Dapper Labs completed its US$305 million Series 5-A Preferred financing round led by Coatue, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, a16z, and more than 30 other NBA and NFL players and Venture Capital firms. Dapper intends to use the funding to expand its marketplace into other...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 16, 2021 Value: US$305 million

Ether Capital in its offering of units and concurrent private placement

On March 15, 2021, Ether Capital Corporation completed an offering of units consisting of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Concurrently, Ether Capital also completed an unbrokered private placement of units for gross proceeds of $28.75 million. The...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 15, 2021 Value: $28.75 million

Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre in its business combination with ACTia

Osler advised the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre on its business combination with The Alberta Clean Technology Industry Association (ACTia). This combination accelerates the transition to a green economy and positions Canada as a global leader in cleantech. ACTia will be known as...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: -- Value: -

Corporate Finance Institute in its acquisition of Macabacus

On March 19, 2021, Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) completed its acquisition of Macabacus, creating the most effective online finance training and development platform in the world. The transaction will combine online skills training and certification programs from CFI with...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: March 12, 2021 Value: -

Forma.ai in its US$10 million financing round

On March 11, 2021, Forma.ai announced it had completed its US$10 million Series A financing round. The funding was led by Crosslink Capital and will be used to scale Forma.ai’s engineering teams and allow the company to maintain its pace with mid-market and enterprise demand. Forma.ai...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 11, 2021 Value: US$10 million

CURO in its acquisition of Flexiti Financial

On February 1, 2021, CURO Group Holdings Corp. (CURO) announced that it had agreed to acquire FLX Holding Corp. and its operating subsidiary, Flexiti Financial Inc. (Flexiti) for CAD $108.6 million, plus earn-out amounts of up to CAD $46.5 million. The transaction is expected to close in...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 10, 2021 Value: $155.1 million

Trufan in its $2.3 million seed round of funding

On March 9, 2021, Trufan announced it raised $2.3 million in a seed round of funding. The seed round was led by Moneta Ventures with participation from GP Ventures and Protocol Ventures. The funds will be used to consolidate its two core products and offer a first-party audience analytics...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 9, 2021 Value: $2.3 million

Snapcommerce in its US$85 million financing round

On March 4, 2021, Snapcommerce announced it had completed its US$85 million financing round. The funding was co-led by Inovia Capital through its Growth Find I and by Lion Capital. The growth financing will allow Snapcommerce to expand beyond the travel space and invest in its broader...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 4, 2021 Value: US$85 million

Xello in its secured follow-on investment round from Canadian Business Growth Fund

On March 4, 2021, Xello secured a follow-on investment round from the Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF). The funds will support the expansion of its college and career readiness initiatives, Xello received an initial minority equity investment from CBGF in May 2020. Xello is a modern...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 4, 2021 Value: -

Interac Corp. in Canada's new real-time payments system

On March 2, 2021, Interac Corp. announced its role as the exchange solution provider for Canada's new real-time payments system, the Real-Time Rail (RTR). Interac has been selected by Payments Canada to design, build, and operate the technology platform and infrastructure underlying the RTR,...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: March 2, 2021 Value: -