Investment Summary

BDC Capital and Roynat Capital Invest In BID Group

On July 11, 2017, growth capital firms BDC Capital and Roynat Capital invested in machinery company BID Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is BDC Capital’s 1st and Roynat Capital’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is BDC Capital’s 6th and Roynat Capital’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is BDC Capital’s 2nd and Roynat Capital’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-07-11
Target BID Group
Sector Machinery
Investor(s) BDC Capital
Roynat Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

BID Group

Mirabel, Quebec, Canada
BID Group is one of the largest integrated suppliers of high-performance equipment, engineering and optimization services, and related solutions to the wood-processing industry with over 1,100 employees across 15 facilities in North America. BID Group was founded in 1983 and is based in Mirabel, Quebec.

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Investor(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

BDC Capital is the direct investment arm of financial services firm BDC. BDC Capital looks to invest in and provide financing to venture and growth-stage Canadian companies. The Firm's growth-stage investment unit looks to commit $3 to $35 million for minority positions in mid-market companies focused on growth. The Group does not have any sector preferences but does prefer to invest in profitable companies. BDC Capital is headquartered in Montreal.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 33
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 4 of 20
State (Quebec) 2 of 15
Country (Canada) 6 of 31
Year (2017) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-02 Delco Automation

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Delco Automation is a premier integrator of process automation and control systems. Delco Automation serves clients in North America in the following industries: water and wastewater, integrated security, ethanol, energy, mining, natural resources, oil and gas, chemicals, forestry, food processing, agriculture, environmental, and manufacturing. Delco Automation is based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-04 Intelcom

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Intelcom is a provider of same-day and next-day parcel deliveries, courier services, distribution, and other specialized services. Intelcom focuses on last-mile consumer product delivery. Intelcom was founded in 1986 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

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Investor
DESCRIPTION

Roynat Capital is an investment arm within Canada-based bank Scotiabank that looks to provide capital to middle-market businesses for growth and/or liquidity needs. The Firm looks to invest $5 to $20 million for minority stakes in profitable businesses with minimum EBITDA of $2 million. Roynat is sector agnostic and can invest a variety of capital, including common equity, preferred equity, and convertible debt. Roynat Capital is based in Calgary, Alberta.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 13
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 6
State (Quebec) 1 of 3
Country (Canada) 1 of 13
Year (2017) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-01 Kivuto Solutions

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Kivuto Solutions is a provider of advanced digital distribution and management solutions that enable the secure delivery of digital resources to individuals, businesses, and organizations anywhere in the world. Kivuto simplifies the process of delivering any digital good to any market under virtually any terms and conditions. Over 60,000 academic institutions and departments trust Kivuto to manage and distribute software to their students, faculty and staff. The company distributes software and other digital resources to millions of users in over 185 countries. Kivuto Solutions was founded in 1997 and is based in Ottawa, Ontario.

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