Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Vertu Capital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canadian technology-focused private equity firm investing in B2B and B2G companies targeting transformational growth, with flexibility across deal types and capital structures. Invests equity typically between $25M and $75M per investment, focusing on late-stage growth equity and mid-market buyouts.

Focus Areas
Private equity (technology-focused), Late-stage growth equity, Mid-market buyouts

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout · 2 growth capital · 1 recapitalization

Vertu Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Vertu Capital. 1 2019 2 2021 1 2023 1 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Vertu Capital
    Target
    Amilia
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Quebec, Canada

    Vertu Capital has made a $30.5 million growth investment in Amilia, a Montreal-based provider of recreation and membership management software and payments solutions. The capital will support Amilia’s product innovation and market expansion, and Vertu partner Eric Kafka will join Amilia’s board.

  • Buyer
    Vertu Capital
    Target
    LumiQ Inc.
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    Ontario, Canada

    Vertu Capital has made a strategic growth investment in LumiQ Inc., a Toronto-based corporate education platform that delivers accredited professional development content to accounting and finance professionals. The investment is intended to support LumiQ's domestic and international expansion and accelerate product and customer growth.

  • Buyer
    Vertu Capital
    Target
    ActiveState Software Inc.
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Vertu Capital, a Canadian private equity firm, has acquired ActiveState Software Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of a secure open-source integration platform for enterprise software developers. The investment will support ActiveState's growth as demand for secure open-source supply chain management and developer tooling increases; Peter Lee will chair ActiveState's board.

  • Buyer
    Vertu Capital, BDC Capital, BMO Global Asset Management (private equity funds), Nicola Wealth
    Target
    PathFactory
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Vertu Capital has acquired a majority stake in PathFactory, a Toronto-based intelligent content platform for B2B digital marketing. The deal includes co-investments from BDC Capital, private equity funds managed by BMO Global Asset Management, and Nicola Wealth and is intended to accelerate PathFactory's growth and scale its content-intelligence SaaS platform.

  • Buyer
    Vertu Capital, Ubicom Ventures
    Target
    Dejero Labs Inc.
    Location
    Ontario, Canada

    Vertu Capital led a $60 million minority recapitalization of Dejero Labs Inc., partnering with Ubicom Ventures (a special-purpose investment vehicle formed with Dejero management) to complete the transaction. The capital is intended to accelerate Dejero's product development and global market expansion for its resilient connectivity and live-video transport solutions; Dejero remains headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

  • Buyer
    Vertu Capital, BDC Capital, Firmex management (including Joel Lessem)
    Target
    Firmex
    Seller
    Novacap
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Vertu Capital partnered with BDC Capital and Firmex management to acquire Toronto-based virtual data room provider Firmex from private equity firm Novacap. Financial terms were not disclosed; Bank of Montreal provided debt financing and Firmex management retains a minority stake while Novacap exits.

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