PE Hub Staff

Gryphon buys Highmetric, agrees to buy Fishbone, Iceberg

Gryphon Investors has acquired a majority stake in the ServiceNow division of Highmetric, a digital IT services provider, from Acacia Group.

CDPQ-backed Avison Young acquires France's Cassian

Avison Young has acquired Cassian, a Paris-based real estate asset and investment management company.

Dentalcorp closes IPO, private placement, securing C$950m

Dentalcorp has closed its initial public offering of subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, bringing in C$700 million.

CAI Capital to sell Feeney Utility Services to Artera

CAI Capital Partners has agreed to sell Feeney Utility Services Group, a Boston-based provider of maintenance, repair and upgrade services to natural gas utilities.

Birch Hill to take lion's share of Softchoice's IPO proceeds

Toronto-based technology solutions provider Softchoice Corp has priced its initial public offering of common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange to raise about C$350 million.

Mid-market infrastructure firm InstarAGF rebrands as Instar

InstarAGF Asset Management, a Canadian mid-market infrastructure investment firm, has rebranded as Instar Asset Management, ending its joint venture with AGF Management.

Silversmith closes $500m sale of Absorb Software to WCAS

Silversmith Capital Partners has wrapped up the sale of Calgary-based Absorb Software, a provider of cloud-based learning and performance management software.

Torstar-controlled VerticalScope files for IPO on TSX

VerticalScope has filed a preliminary prospectus for an initial pubic offering of subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Fondaction backs Groupe SFGT's acquisition of Maestro

Coaticook, Quebec-based insurance company Groupe SFGT has acquired Maestro Groupe Financier, a Quebec City-based financial and investment consultancy.

Mill Road-backed Swiss Water increases senior debt facility

Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee has amended its senior debt facility with Business Development Bank of Canada, with participation by a new lender, Farm Credit Canada.