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ChargeLab in its US$4.3 million seed round

On February 23, 2021, ChargeLab completed its US$4.3 million seed financing round led by Construct Capital and Root Ventures. The funding will allow ChargeLab to provide the software to power electrical vehicle charging infrastructure.   ChargeLab is a Toronto based software firm...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 23, 2021 Value: US$4.3 million

The Underwriters in Dye & Durham’s $500 million offering

On February 23, 2021, Dye & Durham closed its $500 million bought deal with a syndicate of underwriters led by Canaccord Genuity Corp., BMO Capital Markets and Scotia Capital Inc., to complete on a bought deal basis, an aggregate of 3,960,400 common shares at a purchase price of $50.50...

Lead Office: Calgary Date Closed: February 23, 2021 Value: $500 million

Borrowell’s acquisition of Refresh Financial

On December 15, 2020, Borrowell announced it is acquiring Refresh Financial. The acquisition will integrate Refresh into Borrowell, increasing the breadth and accessibility of Borrowell’s offering by providing its user base with a way to build credit history and access payment...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 22, 2021 Value: -

Borrowell in its $25 million financing round

On February 22, 2021, Borrowell completed its $25 million financing round. The equity funding included support from a number of new and existing investors and will be used to fund Borrowell’s recent acquisition of Refresh Financial. The proceeds will also be used for overall growth...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 22, 2021 Value: $25 million

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking in its $1.13 billion acquisition of People Corporation

On December 14, 2020, Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division (MBD) entered in an agreement to acquire People Corporation for a value of $1.13 billion. The acquisition will position People Corporation’s to grow and expand its opportunity to further enhance the delivery of...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 18, 2021 Value: $1.13 billion

Cameco Corporation in its successful dismissal of CRA appeal by the Supreme Court of Canada

On February 18, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the CRA’s appeal of previous decisions that had sided with Cameco Corporation. This marks the end of a long running transfer pricing dispute between Cameco Corporation and the CRA. In declining to hear the case, the...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 18, 2021 Value: -

Facebook, Inc. in the successful dismissal of certification of a proposed class action

Osler successfully defeated the certification of a proposed class action against Facebook, Inc. and Facebook Canada Ltd. The plaintiff claimed that an entity known as Cambridge Analytica obtained information about Canadian Facebook users from a Cambridge University professor named Dr. Kogan. The...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 16, 2021 Value: -

Felix Health Inc. in its $10 million Series A financing

On February 16, 2021, Felix Health Inc. (Felix) announced the closing of its $10 million Series A financing round led by Whitecap Venture Partners, with a syndicate group of investors including Mantella Venture Partners, BrandProject and H Ventures. Felix will continue to focus its service...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 16, 2021 Value: $10 million

Verafin in its US$2.75 billion acquisition by Nasdaq

On November 19, 2020, Nasdaq and Verafin announced they have entered into a definitive agreement through which Nasdaq will acquire Verafin for US$2.75 billion. The acquisition will combine Verafin’s anti-financial crime management products with Nasdaq’s reach and regulatory...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 11, 2021 Value: US$2.75 billion

Homewise Solutions in its $3 million financing round

On February 11, 2021, Homewise Solutions completed its oversubscribed $3 million financing round. The financing was led by Clanton Capital and included new investors MaRS IAF and Epstein Enterprises in addition to a number of angel investors. The proceeds will be used to continue...

Lead Office: Toronto Date Closed: February 11, 2021 Value: $3 million