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Blue J Legal in its US$9 million Series B financing round

On August 10, 2021, Blue J announced it had completed its US$9 million Series B financing round led by Generation Ventures and including participation from Relay Ventures, Mistral Venture Partners and LDV Partners. The funding will be used to accelerate the development and adoption of Blue...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: August 10, 2021 Value: US$9 million

Flinks in the acquisition by National Bank of Canada of a majority stake for $103 million

On August 25, 2021, Flinks announced the acquisition of a majority stake by National Bank of Canada in Flinks for $103 million. The acquisition allows National Bank to increase its share from 28% to 80% and will provide Flinks with $30 million in new capital. The proceeds will allow Flinks...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: -- Value: $103 million

Haivision Systems Inc. in its acquisition of CineMassive Displays, LLC

On June 30, 2021, Haivision Systems Inc. announced its agreement to acquire CineMassive for US$30 million. The acquisition combines real-time video network technology and mission-critical visual collaboration solutions for Haivision’s defense, government and enterprise customers. Haivision also...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: August 4, 2021 Value: US$30 million

Hootsuite in its $60 million acquisition of Heyday

On August 3, 2021, Hootsuite announced it acquired artificial intelligence chatbot startup Heyday for $60 million. The acquisition allows Hootsuite to tap into social media-based e-commerce. Hootsuite is a Vancouver-based social media management platform. The system's user interface...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: August 3, 2021 Value: $60 million

Hardwoods Distribution Inc. in its US$302 million acquisition of Novo Building Products Holdings

On August 3, 2021, Hardwoods Distribution Inc. (HDI) completed its acquisition of Novo Building Products Holdings from an affiliate of Blue Wolf Capital Partners for US$302 million. In connection with the closing of the acquisition, HDI closed on a new credit facility.  The new credit...

Lead Office: Vancouver Date Closed: August 3, 2021 Value: US$302 million

L Brands in its separation of Bath & Body Works and Victoria's Secret Canada

On August 2, 2021, L Brands completed its spin-off transaction, separating Bath & Body Works Inc. and Victoria’s Secret Canada. The divesture was achieved through the distribution of Victoria’s Secret shares to holder of Bath & Body Works common stock and was tax free to...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: August 2, 2021 Value: -

Mondou in its acquisition of Ren’s Pets

On July 30, 2021, The Legault Group, owner of Mondou, completed its acquisition of Ren’s Pets. The transaction marks the largest investment in company history and is the company’s first acquisition outside of Quebec. The acquisition supports Legault Group’s growth plan and will allow Mondou...

Lead Office: Montreal Date Closed: July 30, 2021 Value: -

Deep Genomics in its $180 million Series C financing

On July 28, 2021, Deep Genomics announced it had completed its $180 million Series C financing round, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The capital raised will help expand the AI Workbench and scale its pipeline to 30 programs. This allows Deep Genomics to embark on a large-scale data generation...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 29, 2021 Value: $180 million

Prospect in its acquisition by Communitech

On July 29, 2021, Communitech announced its acquisition of Prospect, Canada’s largest startup job board. The acquisition will bring rebranding of Prospect’s national job board, but will remain free for startups and jobseekers. The strategic agreement is one of many projects...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 29, 2021 Value: -

Voiceflow in its US$20 million Series A financing round

On July 29, 2021, Voiceflow announced a US$20 million Series A financing round led by Felicis Ventures. The funding will be used to expand Voiceflow’s existing strategies and increase their engineering team. Voiceflow is a voice app design and prototyping startup whose collection of...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: July 29, 2021 Value: US$20 million