Claridge Inc.

Israel's Shopic, an artificial intelligence-enabled retail solutions provider, has raised $10 million in equity, bringing its total funding to $21 million.

Champlain Financial Corp has partnered with Claridge, a Canadian family office, in the acquisition of Captain Dan’s Seafood, a Dieppe, New Brunswick-based seafood processor that specializes in lobster and snow crab products. Terms weren't disclosed. The deal was done by the Champlain Seafood platform, formed in 2017 with the Canadian private equity firm's acquisitions of Cheticamp Fisheries and Riverside Lobster. Founded in 1994, Captain Dan’s serves corporate customers in North America, Europe and Asia.

Cyberbit Ltd., a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., said it raised $30 million from Claridge Israel. Claridge Israel is a partnership between la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Claridge Inc., the Stephen Bronfman Family Office.

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy has closed its buy of about 30 megawatts of hydroelectric facilities from Madison Paper Industries, a U.S.-based partnership of UPM and Northern SC Paper Corp. Terms weren't disclosed. Eagle Creek also bought an interest in the four-megawatt Brassua facility near Rockwood, Maine and a majority stake in the Kennebec Water Power Co, which regulates releases from upstream storage reservoirs on the Kennebec River. Eagle Creek is owned by Hudson Clean Energy Partners and an affiliate of Canada's Power Corp and Claridge, the family office of Stephen Bronfman.

C.H. Guenther & Son Inc (CHG) has bought Les Plats du Chef Inc, a Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Québec frozen food company specializing in snacks, hors d'oeuvres and soups. No financial terms were disclosed. The seller in the deal is an affiliate of Claridge, the private equity family office of Stephen Bronfman. Founded in 1981 by Michel and Monique Lachapelle, Plats Du Chef operates manufacturing facilities in Montréal and Toronto, producing retail food products for a number of channels. Claridge, which acquired the company in 2002, helped it grow through acquisition activity and new product development. U.S.-based CHG also operates in the food industry.

Innovative Imaging Technologies Inc (ITT), creator of video-collaboration platform Reacts, has secured $4 million in funding. The 10 investors in the round included Desjardins-Innovatech, Claridge Inc, Investissements W3, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Hacking Health Accelerator. Launched in 2014 by Dr. Yanick Beaulieu, ITT designed Reacts to support remote communications, education and supervision in the healthcare industry. The Montréal-based company plans to use the funds raised to accelerate commercialization of its technology and tap into new markets in Canada and abroad.

Innovative Imaging Technologies Inc (ITT), creator of video-collaboration platform Reacts, has secured $4 million in funding. The 10 investors in the round included Desjardins-Innovatech, Claridge Inc, Investissements W3, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Hacking Health Accelerator. Launched in 2014 by Dr. Yanick Beaulieu, ITT designed Reacts to support remote communications, education and supervision in the healthcare industry. The Montréal-based company plans to use the funds raised to accelerate commercialization of its technology and tap into new markets in Canada and abroad.

New York City-based GigaSpaces Technologies, a provider of pure-play cloud orchestration and data scalability platforms, has secured over $20 million in new funding. The lead investors were Claridge Israel and la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Other investors that participated in the round were BRM, FTV and Intel Capital.