CIBC

CIBC, or the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, has been offering banking services to Canadians since 1867. It operates a vast network of over 1,000 branches and more than 4,000 ATMs, providing various banking options including phone, internet, and mobile services. CIBC encompasses several subsidiaries, including CIBC Asset Management Inc., which specializes in managing investment portfolios for high net worth individuals and institutional clients. This subsidiary offers a range of services, including equity, fixed-income, and balanced mutual funds, as well as hedge fund management. CIBC Capital Partners focuses on venture capital and private equity investments, primarily in mid to late-stage companies across diverse sectors. CIBC World Markets serves as the investment banking arm, providing services in equity and debt capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and other advisory roles. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, CIBC also has a presence in several international locations, enhancing its ability to serve clients globally.

Trevor Bateman

Vice-President of Global Fixed Income and Credit

Julia Kassam

Managing Director

Amy Olah

MD

Robert Rosen

Managing Director

Adam Weiers

Director

Past deals in Ontario

Goodleaf Farms

Debt Financing in 2023
Goodleaf Farms is focused on producing local and ultra-fresh greens without pesticides.

Superior Plus

Post in 2022
Superior Plus Corp. is a Canadian company engaged in the energy distribution and specialty chemicals sectors, with operations in Canada, the United States, and Chile. The company operates through three primary segments: U.S. Propane, Canadian Propane, and Wholesale Propane, with the majority of its revenue derived from the U.S. Propane segment, which distributes propane gas and liquid fuels across the Eastern U.S., Midwest, and California. The Canadian Propane segment focuses on retail operations throughout Canada. In addition, Superior Plus supplies specialty chemicals, including sodium chlorate for the pulp and paper industries, as well as potassium and chlor-alkali products. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Toronto, Superior Plus aims to deliver long-term stable dividends and premium returns to its shareholders through value-based growth in its core assets.

Innergex

Post in 2022
Innergex énergie renouvelable inc. est un chef de file canadien de l’industrie de l’énergie renouvelable. En activité depuis 1990, la Société développe, détient et gère des centrales hydroélectriques au fil de l’eau, des parcs éoliens et des parcs solaires photovoltaïques et elle exerce ses activités au Québec, en Ontario, en Colombie-Britannique, dans l'Idaho aux États-Unis et en France. Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. is a leading Canadian independent renewable power producer. Active since 1990, the Company develops, owns and operates run-of-river hydroelectric facilities, wind farms and solar photovoltaic farms and carries out its operations in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia, Idaho, USA, and France.

MSP Corp

Venture Round in 2022
MSP Corp acquires and partners with high-performing Managed Service Providers in Canada and the United States to provide resources, technology, and business support to empower exceptional MSP teams. We enable the best to be even better.

DRI Healthcare Trust

Post in 2021
DRI Healthcare Trust provides unitholders with differentiated exposure to the anticipated growth in the global pharmaceuticals and biotechnology markets. Our business model is focused on managing and growing a diversified portfolio of pharmaceutical royalties with the aim to deliver attractive growth in cash royalty receipts over the long term.

MindMed

Post in 2021
Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc., a psychedelic medicine biotech company, discovers, develops, and deploys psychedelic inspired medicines and therapies to address addiction and mental illness. The company is assembling a compelling drug development pipeline of innovative treatments based on psychedelic substances, including Psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, DMT, and an Ibogaine derivative, 18-MC. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.
Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT has been created for the purpose of acquiring and owning office properties primarily located in France and Germany but also opportunistically in other European countries where assets meet the REIT's investment criteria. The REIT currently owns an interest in eleven office properties in France and Germany, comprising approximately 1,409,113 square feet of gross leasable area (taking into account the interests in the properties owned in joint ventures).

CareGuide

Venture Round in 2019
CareGuide Inc. owns and operates online marketplaces that connect families and individual with care providers for everyday care services. It operates a family of online marketplaces for senior care, child care, pet care, and home care services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Prophix Software

Debt Financing in 2019
Prophix Software, Inc. develops corporate performance management software that automates financial and operational processes. The company offers a unified solution that supports integrated financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial consolidation, analysis, cash flow planning, revenue planning, personnel planning, strategic planning, reporting and analytics, project planning, profitability analysis, and capital expenditure planning. It serves customers in construction and engineering, education, financial services, government, healthcare, high tech, life sciences, manufacturing, nonprofit, professional services, retail and wholesale, transportation and logistics, and utilities markets worldwide. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Mississauga, Canada with additional offices in Brazil, England, and Denmark.

Park Lawn Corp.

Post in 2019
Park Lawn Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides deathcare products and services in Canada and the United States. The company owns and operates 114 cemeteries, 39 crematoriums, and 109 funeral homes. It primarily offers cemetery lots, crypts, niches, monuments, caskets, urns, and other merchandise, as well as funeral services and after life celebration services. The company provides its products and services at the time of need and on a pre-arranged basis. Park Lawn Corporation was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

RIV Capital

Post in 2019
RIV Capital is a venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada, specializing in investments within the cannabis sector. The firm focuses on a wide range of opportunities, including companies involved in agriculture and food sciences, production, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, software, and consumer products. RIV Capital prefers to invest in companies at various stages, primarily during Series A to C funding rounds, with typical investments ranging from CA$5 million to CA$10 million. The firm seeks to make minority stake investments and employs diverse investment structures such as debt and equity. Its strategic focus encompasses areas like indoor and outdoor cultivation, extraction and purification processes, and the development of cannabis-related consumer products, including edibles and accessories. RIV Capital aims to support the growth of innovative companies in the burgeoning cannabis industry, leveraging its expertise to foster collaboration among its portfolio companies.

Embotics

Debt Financing in 2018
Embotics Corporation provides cloud automation solutions. Its product portfolio includes Commander, a cloud management platform for managing private, public, and hybrid cloud environments. The company offers application and Platform-as-a-Service, microservice and container, cloud cost management, cloud automation and orchestration, DevOps automation, cloud governance, lab automation, and service provider solutions. It serves enterprises and service providers requiring business agility, IT controls, usability, and vendor-agnostic multi-cloud management capabilities. The company offers products through resellers worldwide. Embotics Corporation was founded in 2006 and is based in Kanata, Canada with additional offices in the United States. As of December 3, 2019, Embotics Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Snow Software AB.

Chatkit

Seed Round in 2018
Chatkit Inc. provides conversational marketing platform for social marketers, retailers, and shopify merchants. It offers AI chatbot, an online platform that enables brands to manage and automate conversations with their customers on chat channels. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Park Lawn Corp.

Post in 2018
Park Lawn Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides deathcare products and services in Canada and the United States. The company owns and operates 114 cemeteries, 39 crematoriums, and 109 funeral homes. It primarily offers cemetery lots, crypts, niches, monuments, caskets, urns, and other merchandise, as well as funeral services and after life celebration services. The company provides its products and services at the time of need and on a pre-arranged basis. Park Lawn Corporation was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Profound Medical Corp. operates as a medical technology company develops magnetic resonance guided ablation procedures for treatment of prostate disease, uterine fibroids, and palliative pain treatment in Canada, Germany, and Finland. Its lead product TULSA-PRO system used for magnetic resonance imaging scanner in hospitals and treatment facilities. The company also offers Sonalleve, a therapeutic platform for the treatment of uterine fibroids and palliative pain treatment of bone metastases, as well as non-invasive treatment of uterine fibroids. Profound Medical Corp. has a co-development agreement with GE Healthcare to expand provider access to TULSA-PRO. Profound Medical Corp. is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.
Cipher Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and acquiring innovative skin care solutions to address unmet medical needs. The company offers a range of prescription dermatology products, including Bionect for managing skin wounds and burns, and Nuvail for treating nail dystrophy. In addition to dermatological solutions, Cipher provides consumer skin care products such as AL12, Inova for acne control, and Pro: 12 Mousse, designed to repair distressed skin. The company's portfolio also includes systemic treatments like Absorica for severe acne, ConZip for chronic pain management, and Lipofen for cholesterol reduction. Cipher Pharmaceuticals aims to enhance existing drug formulations through novel delivery technologies and strategically partners to distribute its products in Canada and the United States. Incorporated in 2011 and based in Charleston, South Carolina, Cipher Pharmaceuticals US LLC operates as a subsidiary of EPI Health, LLC.

HomeEquity Bank

Debt Financing in 2017
HomeEquity Bank is a privately held company and helps Canadians live retirement their way by providing a safe, secure, and easy way to access the equity they’ve built up in their homes through their financial solutions, the CHIP Reverse Mortgage® and Income Advantage®.

Tricon Residential

Post in 2017
Tricon Residential is a residential real estate company founded in 1988, primarily focused on providing rental housing for the middle-market demographic. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Tricon owns and operates approximately 30,000 single-family and multi-family rental homes across 21 markets in the United States and Canada, with a significant presence in the U.S. Sun Belt. The company manages around $8.2 billion in assets, nearly all of which are invested in the United States. Tricon emphasizes an exceptional rental experience for its residents, which fosters longer tenancies and encourages tenants to treat properties with care. By investing in its team and enhancing living conditions, Tricon aims to positively impact local communities while generating favorable returns for its investors. In addition to its core operations, Tricon also manages real estate funds that target multi-family, senior housing, and student housing assets.

Tricon Residential

Post in 2017
Tricon Residential is a residential real estate company founded in 1988, primarily focused on providing rental housing for the middle-market demographic. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Tricon owns and operates approximately 30,000 single-family and multi-family rental homes across 21 markets in the United States and Canada, with a significant presence in the U.S. Sun Belt. The company manages around $8.2 billion in assets, nearly all of which are invested in the United States. Tricon emphasizes an exceptional rental experience for its residents, which fosters longer tenancies and encourages tenants to treat properties with care. By investing in its team and enhancing living conditions, Tricon aims to positively impact local communities while generating favorable returns for its investors. In addition to its core operations, Tricon also manages real estate funds that target multi-family, senior housing, and student housing assets.

SecureKey

Venture Round in 2016
SecureKey Technologies Inc. is an identity and authentication provider that facilitates secure and convenient access to online services for consumers. The company develops cloud-based identity networks that enable organizations to connect users with various online services while ensuring privacy and security. Serving diverse markets including banking, government, healthcare, telecommunications, and utilities, SecureKey offers both its proprietary identity network and professional services. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, SecureKey also has offices in Boston and San Francisco. The firm has established strategic collaborations and is supported by prominent investors, including Visa, MasterCard, and Intel Capital, which enhances its capability to deliver innovative solutions in the identity and authentication space.

Tricon Residential

Post in 2015
Tricon Residential is a residential real estate company founded in 1988, primarily focused on providing rental housing for the middle-market demographic. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Tricon owns and operates approximately 30,000 single-family and multi-family rental homes across 21 markets in the United States and Canada, with a significant presence in the U.S. Sun Belt. The company manages around $8.2 billion in assets, nearly all of which are invested in the United States. Tricon emphasizes an exceptional rental experience for its residents, which fosters longer tenancies and encourages tenants to treat properties with care. By investing in its team and enhancing living conditions, Tricon aims to positively impact local communities while generating favorable returns for its investors. In addition to its core operations, Tricon also manages real estate funds that target multi-family, senior housing, and student housing assets.

Redknee

Post in 2014
Redknee is a leading global provider of innovative communication software products, solutions and services. Redknee's award-winning solutions enable wireless and wireline operators to monetize the value of each subscriber transaction while personalizing the subscriber experience to meet mainstream, niche and individual market segment requirements. Redknee's revenue generating solutions provide advanced converged billing, rating, charging and policy for voice, messaging and new generation data services to over 90 network operators in over 50 countries. Established in 1999, Redknee Solutions Inc. (TSX: RKN) is the parent of the wholly-owned operating subsidiary Redknee Inc. and its various subsidiaries. References to Redknee refer to the combined operations of those entities.
Element Fleet Management (TSX: EFN) is the leading global fleet management company, providing world-class management services and financing for commercial vehicle and equipment fleets.

Tricon Residential

Post in 2013
Tricon Residential is a residential real estate company founded in 1988, primarily focused on providing rental housing for the middle-market demographic. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Tricon owns and operates approximately 30,000 single-family and multi-family rental homes across 21 markets in the United States and Canada, with a significant presence in the U.S. Sun Belt. The company manages around $8.2 billion in assets, nearly all of which are invested in the United States. Tricon emphasizes an exceptional rental experience for its residents, which fosters longer tenancies and encourages tenants to treat properties with care. By investing in its team and enhancing living conditions, Tricon aims to positively impact local communities while generating favorable returns for its investors. In addition to its core operations, Tricon also manages real estate funds that target multi-family, senior housing, and student housing assets.

Cube Route

Series B in 2005
Cube Route, Inc. provides demand logistics services for transportation organizations in North America. It offers information digitization, dispatch management, package tracking, and booking notification module services, as well as order management, planning and route/job optimization, real-time field data capture, tracking and visibility, and customer service and business intelligence solutions. The company serves beverage delivery, direct store delivery, foodservice, home delivery, on demand, and shippers and 3PL providers industries. Cube Route was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. As of December 6, 2006, Cube Route, Inc. is a subsidiary of Descartes Systems Group, Inc.
Datawire Communication Networks, Inc. develops and provides Internet based transaction delivery networks to payment processors and merchant acquirers in North America and Europe. The company offers Datawire VXN, a distributed transaction transport network that provides Internet money transfer and credit-card-processing services for the payment processing industry. It also provides Datawire NAM, which offers an Internet protocol connectivity solution to Windows-based point of sale applications.
Datawire Communication Networks, Inc. develops and provides Internet based transaction delivery networks to payment processors and merchant acquirers in North America and Europe. The company offers Datawire VXN, a distributed transaction transport network that provides Internet money transfer and credit-card-processing services for the payment processing industry. It also provides Datawire NAM, which offers an Internet protocol connectivity solution to Windows-based point of sale applications.

Castek

Series B in 2001
Castek is an enterprise software company, specializing in core-business processing systems for large and mid-size property and casualty insurance carriers. Recognized for the advanced architecture and flexibility of its products, Castek provides insurance carriers with a suite of flexible and scaleable business processing systems for insurance product and process configuration, policy administration, customer management, billing and claims management. With their partners at i-flex solutions, Castek is offering a strategic, "best of breed" product solution, built on modern architecture and technology, with a pristine implementation track record backing up the strategy. Their intention is to not only support insurance carriers in terms of their "business as usual" operating requirements, but also provide the flexibility of allowing carriers to rapidly grow their businesses, enter new markets, and bring new products to market in a true customer-centered business model. Ultimately, it would allow carriers to change their competitive position very effectively with the new scope of offerings and level of service that could be offered to distribution channels and customers. With Castek's award-winning, flagship software platform, Insure3(pronounced “Insure cubed”), an insurer can transform their business and: • Rapidly enter new market segments and introduce new products, as a result of the extensive product and process configuration capabilities that are built into the platform; • Offer web-based, self-service initiatives, in real-time, to agents and even customers across any desired portion of the entire business life cycle (quote, new business, endorsements, renewals etc.); • Re-engineer policy-centric business models into one which is centered on customers; • Materially reduce operational and IT costs by consolidating all lines of business and all products across the entire business life cycle onto one operational platform; • Achieve scalability and access to the "best of breed" solutions, as a result of the modern architectural principles and industry standards (eg. SOA, Web services and ACORD XML) that are embedded in the Insure3 platform;) • Achieve reduced implementation risk and very rapid ROI, as a result of Castek's investment into pre-configuring standard industry products and processes, and pre-integrating with other best of breed product partner solutions. Castek is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with activities and partners spanning the USA, Canada, Europe, South Africa, South Korea and China."

SiberCore Technologies

Series C in 2001
SiberCore Technologies Incorporated is a pure-play, Internet IC company developing high-value-added Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) for intelligent hardware-based switching and routing platforms, such as Gigabit / Terabit Routers and Layer 2 / 3 / 4 Ethernet Switches. The company's initial products are a family of high-speed high-capacity packet forwarding engines based on Content Addressable Memories (CAM technology) which overcome the performance bottleneck associated with the network's routing table look-up function. This emerging market has been created by the demands of the explosion in datacom traffic, coupled with the worldwide deployment of fiber optics and DWDM. These broadband deployments have shifted the bottleneck from the Access and Transport section of the network, to the Routers and Switches connecting to these pipes. The company's founding technical team gained industry-wide recognition for its world-class design expertise in this area at Nortel Networks. A veteran Executive team in all the functional divisions of the company supplements this preeminent technical team.

SiberCore Technologies

Series B in 2000
SiberCore Technologies Incorporated is a pure-play, Internet IC company developing high-value-added Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs) for intelligent hardware-based switching and routing platforms, such as Gigabit / Terabit Routers and Layer 2 / 3 / 4 Ethernet Switches. The company's initial products are a family of high-speed high-capacity packet forwarding engines based on Content Addressable Memories (CAM technology) which overcome the performance bottleneck associated with the network's routing table look-up function. This emerging market has been created by the demands of the explosion in datacom traffic, coupled with the worldwide deployment of fiber optics and DWDM. These broadband deployments have shifted the bottleneck from the Access and Transport section of the network, to the Routers and Switches connecting to these pipes. The company's founding technical team gained industry-wide recognition for its world-class design expertise in this area at Nortel Networks. A veteran Executive team in all the functional divisions of the company supplements this preeminent technical team.

Netactive

Series B in 2000
NetActive is an independent privately held company with offices in the United States and Canada. NetActive positions itself as a digital rights management company. Based in Ottawa, Canada, NetActive develops digital rights management technology that provides protection and management of a host of valuable digital content.