OMERS Private Equity Acquires 25% Stake in International Schools Partnership from Partners Group

OMERS Private Equity Makes US$100M Growth Investment in NovaSource Power Services

August 9, 2022

Renewable Energy

OMERS Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in NovaSource Power Services through a US$100 million growth capital investment, alongside NovaSource's leadership team and majority owner Clairvest Group. The proceeds will finance NovaSource's continued growth, capability expansion (including recent acquisition of Heliolytics) and international expansion of its solar operations & maintenance and storage services.

IK Investment Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in Eres

February 20, 2019

Wealth Management

IK Investment Partners' IK VIII Fund has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in French employee-savings and retirement specialist Eres alongside Eres' management team and employees. The deal will see current investor Parquest Capital exit (or reduce its stake) as IK and management look to accelerate Eres' development; financial terms were not disclosed.

OMERS Private Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Knight Commercial

September 18, 2023

Construction

OMERS Private Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Knight Commercial, a Dallas-area provider of commercial restoration, reconstruction and roofing services. The investment will fund footprint expansion and pursue growth through M&A while Knight Commercial co-founders Adam McKelvey and Peter Tredennick remain significant shareholders.

ParentPay Group Acquires Education Software Solutions (ESS)

August 9, 2021

Education

ParentPay Group has completed the acquisition of Education Software Solutions (ESS) from Montagu Private Equity after CMA approval; Montagu will take a significant minority stake in the enlarged ParentPay Group. The deal expands ParentPay’s product set (including SIMS, ESS Reading Cloud, UNIT-e and LMC), doubles group headcount and gives ParentPay entry into further/higher education and library markets while enabling accelerated product development.

Birch Hill Equity Partners Makes Investment in Yorkville Education Company

September 3, 2020

Education

Birch Hill Equity Partners, a Toronto-based private equity firm, made an investment in Yorkville Education Company (the parent of Yorkville University and Toronto Film School). Origin Merchant Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Yorkville on the transaction, which provides growth capital to support expansion of Yorkville's post‑secondary and vocational education offerings across Canada.

OMERS Private Equity Acquires Community Veterinary Partners from Cortec Group

October 1, 2019

Healthcare Services

Affiliates of OMERS Private Equity have acquired CVP Holdco, Inc., d/b/a Community Veterinary Partners, from Cortec Group Fund V. Terms were not disclosed. CVP, headquartered in Philadelphia, operates a network of 64 veterinary hospitals across multiple U.S. states and will continue growth under OMERS ownership.