PE Hub Staff

Tiny Capital invests in creator of AeroPress coffee maker

Canadian holding company Tiny Capital has invested in AeroPress, the Palo Alto, California-based creator of the AeroPress coffee maker.

Private equity-backed Varicent acquires Concert Finance

Varicent has acquired Concert Finance, a New York-based provider of commissions software designed by compensation experts.

BV-backed Consero Global buys Positive Venture Group

Consero Global has acquired Positive Venture Group, an Ottawa-based company specializing in finance outsource services.

Gryphon-backed Right Time buys Anchor Home Comfort

Right Time Group of Companies has acquired Anchor Home Comfort, an Ottawa-based provider of residential HVAC, air quality and hot water services.

Onex-backed Ryan acquires the assets of PS Johnson

Ryan has acquired the assets of PS Johnson, a Markham, Ontario-based property tax consulting business.

PSP to join consortium looking to buy Spark Infra: Reuters

Spark Infrastructure Group has agreed to let Public Sector Pension Investment Board to join a consortium that was looking to buy the Australian electricity infrastructure investor.

Lamonde-Morin vehicle increases offer to take Exfo private

A vehicle controlled by Germain Lamonde and Philippe Morin has upped its offer to acquire shares of Exfo, a Quebec City-based developer of test, monitoring and analytics solutions for the communications industry.

KDA raises C$7m term facility from Private Debt Partners

Private Debt Partners has provided a C$7 million term facility to KDA Group, a Thetford Mines, Quebec-based provider of solutions and services to the pharmaceutical market.

Canadian PE sees rebound in deal values, volumes in Q2

Canada’s private equity market saw growth in transaction values and volumes in Q2 2021, with C$14.1 billion invested across 191 deals.

Oaktree, JHR-backed Foodtastic acquires QSR brand Pita Pit

Foodtastic has acquired Pita Pit Canada and Pita Pit International, a quick-service restaurant brand with 225 restaurants in Canada and an additional 135 globally.