Private Equity
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), already a major global investor, has signaled even greater ambitions with a $12 billion transaction with GE Capital that insiders and advisors said may herald larger deals, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 10 June 2015
3 min read · 10 June 2015
ARC Financial Corp, the Calgary-based investor in Canadian oil and gas projects, is approaching a first close on about $800 million for its eighth buyout fund, according to a source familiar with the firm.
2 min read · 02 March 2015
Canadian private equity firm TriWest Capital Partners has raised $500 million in the final close of its fifth partnership, TriWest Capital Partners Fund V LP, targeted for investments in mid-market companies based in Western Canada.
3 min read · 20 February 2015
Quadrangle Group, a private equity backer of Mobilicity, said it had sued the Canadian government for C$1.2 billion ($1.1 billion), accusing it of reneging on pledges to help the small wireless provider compete against the country’s biggest phone companies.
2 min read · 05 September 2014
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has agreed to buy U.S. life insurance and reinsurance provider Wilton Re Holdings Ltd for $1.8 billion from a group of private equity firms, the first foray by the global deal-maker into the U.S. insurance business.
2 min read · 21 March 2014
2 min read · 21 March 2014
Bain Capital, the U.S. private equity firm, has bought a majority stake in Canada Goose Inc, a family-owned company which had been seeking an investor to help it meet demand for its high-end cold-weather gear, sister news service Reuters reported.
2 min read · 10 December 2013
Maple Leaf Foods Inc has launched an auction for its bakery company Canada Bread, targeting Grupo Bimbo, one of the world’s largest bread makers, as well as private equity, several people familiar with the matter said, sister news service Reuters reported.
2 min read · 25 October 2013
Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp is preparing to sell The Warranty Group, a provider of extended warranty contracts, which is expected to fetch more than $1 billion, two people familiar with the matter said this week, Reuters reported.
1 min read · 17 September 2013
