Canada

Canadian academic research platform Sciencescape closes $2.5M round

Ontario, Canada-based academic research startup Sciencescape closed $2.5 million in a recent funding round to make the process of going through mountains of research sources easier.

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Australia's GPT quits CPA takeover battle

Australia-based real estate manager GPT Group will not increase its takeover bid for Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA), making way for Dexus Property and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to make competing offers.

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Rio Tinto maintains stake in Canadian miner Turquoise Hill despite additional shares

Australia-based mining firm Rio Tinto Ltd purchased C$1.29 billion (A$1.32 billion) worth of shares in Canada-based mining company Turquoise Hill Resources out of contractual obligations but maintained its present stake.

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Indian billing startup ChargeBee nabs $800K in Series A funding

Chennai, India-based billing startup ChargeBee raised around $800,000 in a Series A funding round from Accel Partners, bringing its total raised capital to $1.17 million.

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Millennium Global takes controlling stake in Philippine seafood explorer Millennium Ocean

UK-based institutional currency investment manager Millennium Global Holdings Inc acquired a 51% stake in Philippine-based seafood exports business Millennium Ocean Star Corp in a deal valued at PHP137.91 million.

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Saputo increases stake in Australia's Warrambool for the third time

Canada-based suitor Saputo Inc has lifted its stake in Australia-based dairy supplier Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Ltd for the third time after United Dairy Power backed Saputo's takeover bid.

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Canada's Dorel Industries Inc announces acquisition of Israeli firm Tiny Love Ltd

Canadian juvenile products and bicycle company Dorel Industries Inc said it had signed a share purchase deal to acquire Israel-based baby products and developmental toy firm Tiny Love.

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Canada's Saputo hikes Warrnambool stake again

Canada-based dairy firm Saputo Inc has again increased its stake in its takeover target, Australia-based dairy supplier Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Ltd, from 20.141% yesterday to 21.392%.

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Canadian dairy firm Saputo lifts Warrnambool stake to 20pct

Montreal, Canada-based dairy firm Saputo Inc has increased its stake in Australia-based dairy supplier Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Ltd to 20.1%, according to an ASX statement.

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JPMorgan picks up stake in US trading platform Chi-X Global

US-based multinational banking and financial services firm JP Morgan Chase & Co purchased an equity stake in alternative trading systems operator Chi-X Global Holdings LLC for an undisclosed sum.

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CEN Biotech invests $12M for medical marijuana facility in Lakeshore

US-based contract research firm CEN Biotech will invest $12 million to build a high-security medical marijuana facility in Lakeshore, Canada in a bid to start a new industry in the region.

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Japan's Kirin has no plans to exit Warrnambool stake

Japan-based food and beverage giant Kirin Holdings Ltd has no plans to sell its 9.99% holding in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Ltd to Canadian firm Saputo Inc as it wants to secure a cheese supply agreement with the latter.

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Canada, United Technologies Corp revive $4.7 billion Sikorsky helicopter deal

Canada resurrected a $4.7 billion agreement to buy Sikorsky helicopters from United Technologies Corp which Ottawa nearly scrapped due to delays and complications it encountered, Reuters reported.

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CSIQ arm sells Ontario solar power plant to TRP for $57.4M

Canadian Solar Solutions Inc, a unit of Canadian Solar Inc (CSIQ), has concluded the sale of Mississippi Mills solar power plant in Ontario, Canada for over $57.4 million (C$61 million).

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Canadian manufacturer Brampton Brick completes $40M financing

Ontario, Canada-based clay brick manufacturer Brampton Brick Ltd said it has closed the previously announced $40 million long-term loan for asset purchases and other general corporate purposes.

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