Investment Summary

BDC Capital Invests In Optel

On January 25, 2023, growth capital firm BDC Capital invested in business services company Optel

Investment Highlights
  • This is BDC Capital’s 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is BDC Capital’s 30th transaction in Canada.
  • This is BDC Capital’s 15th transaction in Quebec.

Investment Summary

Date 2023-01-25
Target Optel
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) BDC Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Optel

Québec, Quebec, Canada
Optel is a Certified B Corporation that has developed traceability solutions to enable companies for improving the efficiency and sustainability of supply chains by making them more intelligent and transparent. Optchain, the company's flagship traceability solution, captures and leverages data from value chain stakeholders to provide complete real-time visibility for improved supply chain performance, carbon footprint tracking, and regulatory compliance. Optel is based in Québec.

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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 32 of 35
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 5
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 19 of 22
State: Quebec M&A 15 of 15
Country: Canada M&A 30 of 33
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-16 Tecnic

Laval, Quebec, Canada

Tecnic is an operator of network of driving schools in North America with more than 160 driving schools. Tecnic was founded in 1985 and is based in Laval, Quebec.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-01 NuChem Sciences

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada

NuChem Sciences offers a variety of services to support international biotech and pharmaceutical industries in their efforts to identify and optimize pre-clinical candidates in the area of small molecule drug discovery and early development. NuChem Sciences was formed in 2011 and is based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

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