Please click here for the May 2015 MiG Report.
Year to date May 2015:
90 issuers went public on TSX (54) and TSXV (36)
38 New Companies
7 New CPCs
34 New ETFs
9 New Structured Products
2 SPACs
In May the second special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listed on TSX. The first SPAC to IPO on TSX was Dundee Acquisition Ltd. (TSX:DAQ.UN) in April.
$30.5 billion equity capital was raised on TSX ($29.3B) and TSXV ($1.3B)
Top 5 Financings on TSX - May 2015
Name |
Sector |
Type of Financing |
Gross Proceeds |
Element Financial Corporation | Financial Services | Public Offering | $2.8B |
Freehold Royalties Ltd. | Oil & Gas | Public Offering/ Private Placement | $406M |
TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. | Oil & Gas | Public Offering | $288M |
INFOR Acquisition Corp. | SPAC | Initial Public Offering | $230M |
Shopify Inc. | Technology | Initial Public Offering | $187M |
Top 5 Financings on TSXV - May 2015
Name |
Sector |
Type of Financing |
Gross Proceeds |
Medwell Capital Corp. | Financial Services | Public Offering | $150M |
Pure Multi-Family REIT LP | Real Estate | Public Offering | $43M |
NexGen Energy Ltd. | Mining | Public Offering | $27M |
Convalo Health International, Corp. | Life Sciences | Private Placement | $17M |
Terra Firma Capital Corporation | Real Estate | Public Offering/ Private Placement | $15M |