PE Hub Staff

Novo Holdings-backed Altasciences acquires Calvert Labs

Altasciences has acquired Calvert Laboratories, a Scott, Pennsylvania-based preclinical contract research organization for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.

Canadian private equity in Q1 sees lower values, more deals

Canada’s buyout and private equity market in Q1 2021 saw a drop in values but a rise in volumes, with C$6 billion deployed to 145 deals.

PE-backed Superior Plus to acquire Freeman Gas for $170m

Superior Plus Corp has agreed to acquire the assets of a South Carolina-based retail propane distribution business operating under the tradename Freeman Gas.

BC Partners, OTPP among sellers of GFL shares for $594m

Vaughan, Ontario-based waste management company GFL Environmental announced a secondary offering of subordinate voting shares.

Superior Plus closes C$725m sale of chemicals unit to Birch Hill

Toronto-based energy distribution company Superior Plus Corp has completed the sale of its specialty chemicals business to Birch Hill Equity Partners.

Oaktree Capital to sell more shares of Neo Performance

Neo Performance Materials, a Toronto-based advanced materials supplier, announced a C$79 million secondary offering of its common shares.

CPPIB forms new sustainable energy group led by Bruce Hogg

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has created the Sustainable Energy Group, combining its former Energy & Resources and Power & Renewables groups.

InstarAGF acquires PRT Growing Services from TriWest

InstarAGF Asset Management has acquired PRT Growing Services, a Victoria, British Columbia-based reforestation logistics provider.

Canadian PE investment activity at a low ebb in 2020: CVCA

Deal-making in Canada’s private equity market was at a low ebb in 2020, according to a report issued this week by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

NewSpring Capital invests in Blo Blow Dry Bar