📈 Canada Deal Flow News – 2025-10-29

Canadian founders see capital flowing, valuations holding, and cross-border deals heating up—if you’ve got the story, the market’s listening.

🇨🇦 National Deal Watch

A Bank of Canada rate cut is on deck as U.S. trade threats loom—lower borrowing costs could juice buyer appetite and put a floor under asset values. If you’re thinking sale or recap, this could be your window. Read more

Intrepid Metals pulled in $6.7M via non-brokered private placement, moving 19.1M units. No explicit valuation, but appetite for resource deals remains strong if you can map out clear use of funds. Read more

PyroGenesis closed $822K in the first tranche of its private placement—no per-unit price, but investors are still backing advanced industrial tech, even in smaller bites. If you’re capital-intensive, prep for rolling closes. Read more

Evergold landed $350K in convertible debt from a director—classic insider bridge, letting founders delay valuation talks and keep momentum. If you’re low on runway, this is a live playbook. Read more

🍁 Ontario & Québec Investments

Maple Bridge Ventures raised $10M for a fund backing immigrant-led AgTech, food tech, and healthtech startups—fresh capital for early-stage founders, and a new benchmark for pre-seed/seed rounds. Read more

Invest Ottawa is targeting $3B for defence innovation—no deal terms yet, but expect a surge in dual-use and security tech funding. Start prepping your data room. Read more

🌲 Western Canada Watch

ThreeD Capital is touting HyperCycle’s $1.1B joint venture—no details on capital at risk, but it’s a reminder that billion-dollar headlines are still in reach for Canadian tech. Watch for real cash flow or just paper value. Read more

Cygnet Energy is buying Kiwetinohk Energy for $1.4B all-cash ($24.75/share)—a clean public market takeout and a sharp comp for scale in natural gas. Read more

🌊 Surf, Turf and Arctic

St. John’s is greenlighting a 1,200-unit mixed-use megaproject on the old Bally Haly golf course—no price yet, but this scale will reset land values and attract new capital to Atlantic Canada. Read more

Dartmouth Cove’s infill project just got federal approval—expect a wave of subcontracts and supplier deals as construction ramps. Regulatory wins like this often trigger capital inflows and M&A. Read more

Newfoundland Rogues are relaunching in Feb 2026 with a new league and coach—no financials, but pivots like this usually mean new investors or a recap. Watch for future moves on sponsorships and media rights. Read more

🌐 Cross-Border Connections

FLiiP secured $1.5M in growth debt from CIBC Innovation Banking to fuel expansion in North America and Europe—debt over equity means founders keep control. Lenders are backing SaaS with global plans. Read more

Canadian oil & gas M&A hit $15.7B in H1 2025—up 644% YoY, the highest since 2017. If you’re in energy, now’s the time to test the market or recap while multiples are expanding. Read more

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Deals are moving fast—if you’re not seeing your sector here, ask what it’ll take to get on the next list.