Irien Joseph

6 food deals that whetted private equity's appetite

PAI Partners, Advent International, Apax Partners and Investindustrial are among the PE firms making deals in the food sector.

CIVC-backed StoneRidge bags Eisenhauer and Asset Insurance

Based in Ancaster, Ontario, StoneRidge is an insurance brokerage offering personal and commercial insurance, group benefits and retirement as well as life and disability.

Novacap-backed CDC buys Guardian Radiology, The Ultrasound Centre

Canada Diagnostic Centres is a Calgary-headquartered medical imaging services company.

Abris Capital to exit canned fish producer Graal

Graal will be bought by Lisner Holding, owned by German food business Müller Group.

BlackRock buys majority interest in Environmental 360 Solutions

Environmental 360 Solutions is an Aurora, Ontario-based provider of waste management, environmental, and recycling and circular economy services.

EQT Infrastructure-backed First Student to acquire Dufresne Group

Dufresne is a Montreal-based provider of school transportation, coach and transit passenger services.

HIG Capital adds Pinalli to its beauty kit

Pinalli is a distribution platform for beauty and personal care products.

SCF Partners invests in Global E&C

GEC is a differentiated engineering, modification, maintenance, and commissioning firm.

PE-backed Kpler buys MarineTraffic & FleetMon

Kpler has over $200m funding from private equity firms Five Arrows and Insight Partners.

Investcorp to buy NetRom Software

NetRom is a cloud-first, digital transformation and software engineering firm in the Benelux region.