Specialty investor Crown Capital Partners files to go public

Canadian specialty finance firm Crown Capital Partners has filed a prospectus to launch an initial public offering. The underwriters of the offering, the size of which was not disclosed, are Cormark Securities, BMO Nesbitt Burns and National Bank Financial. With offices in Toronto and Calgary, Crown Capital provides tailored debt and quasi-equity financing solutions to Canadian and U.S. mid-market companies. Led by President and CEO Chris Johnson and Executive Vice-President Brent Hughes, the firm has deployed over $350 million to more than 30 transactions since 2002. Its last published deal was a US$20 million sub-secured loan extended to CRH Medical Corp in December 2014.

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