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CDPQ appoints Vincent Delisle as head of liquid markets

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has named Vincent Delisle as head of liquid markets.

3 min read · 21 July 2020

Sale process for Vista’s Granicus passes second round

Vista invested in Granicus in August 2016, when it acquired a majority stake from K1 Investment Management.

2 min read · 20 July 2020

Leonard Green joins TPG as investor in WellSky, topping $3bn valuation

Underscoring sponsors' appetite for scale healthcare software providers in large markets, TPG is set to remain a 50 percent shareholder almost four years into its investment.

4 min read · 20 July 2020

Audax-backed Astute buys venture-funded iperceptions

Astute, which is backed by Audax Private Equity, has acquired Montreal-based iperceptions, a provider of customer experience management software.

1 min read · 17 July 2020

Cirque du Soleil to ink acquisition deal with lenders: Reuters

Montreal-based live entertainment company Cirque du Soleil has entered into a new stalking horse agreement with a group of its lenders to acquire the company's assets in settlement of a US$1.1 billion in debt, reported Reuters.

1 min read · 17 July 2020

Instead of pulling back amid coronavirus, late-stage funding swells in H1

More than $46.8bn poured into late-stage deals in H1 so far, which is up 10% from H1 2019 and operating full steam ahead.

3 min read · 16 July 2020

Leisure Acquisition calls off deal to buy PE-backed Gateway Casinos: Reuters

U.S.-based Leisure Acquisition Corp has called off a deal to buy Gateway Casinos that would have helped the Vancouver, British Columbia-based gaming and casino operator to go public, reported Reuters.

1 min read · 16 July 2020

As proving MAE remains huge undertaking, Advent snags Forescout at a discount

While the highly anticipated MAE trial is called off, Advent's revised agreement for Forescout narrows from $1.9bn to to $1.43bn.

4 min read · 16 July 2020

TPG-backed Cirque du Soleil to accept creditors' bid: Bloomberg

Montreal-based live entertainment business Cirque du Soleil will accept a bid from its creditors that would include an injection of US$300 million to restart its shows.

1 min read · 15 July 2020

Onex recruits additional executives for credit team

Onex Credit has named Clint Comeaux as head of high yield credit and Tom Higbie as portfolio manager for the opportunistic credit team.

2 min read · 15 July 2020

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