47 publicly disclosed transactions where Desjardins Capital Markets played an advisory, financing or investing role, most recent first.
Oct 6, 2026
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust
Joint bookrunner · Real Estate
SmartCentres priced $300 million of new 4.795% Series AE senior unsecured debentures due 2032 and a $150 million re-opening of its 3.599% Series AC debentures due 2029.
Oct 5, 2026
PesoRama Inc.
Underwriter (syndicate member) · Consumer & Retail
PesoRama announced a C$25 million bought deal public offering of 41,667,000 common shares at $0.60 under its base shelf prospectus, with an over-allotment option of up to 6,250,050 more shares; closing expected around October 14, 2026.
Sep 21, 2026
Silver Tiger Metals Inc. (bought deal offering of units)
Underwriter · Mining / Silver-Gold Development
Silver Tiger Metals agreed a C$87 million bought deal of 87 million units at C$1.00 (about C$100 million with the over-allotment option) to fund development of its El Tigre silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico, alongside an updated capital cost estimate.
Sep 21, 2026
Brookfield Finance Inc. US$600 million 5.650% senior notes due 2031 (guaranteed by Brookfield Corporation)
Co-manager · Asset Management
Brookfield priced US$600 million of 5-year senior notes through its finance subsidiary for general corporate purposes.
Sep 15, 2026
Dream Summit Industrial LP
Agent · Real Estate
Dream Summit Industrial LP priced a C$300 million private placement of 4.432% Series J senior unsecured debentures due March 2030, to repay debt and fund acquisitions.
Sep 14, 2026
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (bought deal offering of trust units)
Syndicate member (underwriter) · Financial Services / Private Capital
Alaris announced a C$100 million bought deal of trust units at C$22.40 alongside a US$95 million investment in new partner Nexus; with the over-allotment option exercised in full the offering closed at about C$115 million, with proceeds used to repay credit facility debt.
Sep 14, 2026
Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust (bought deal offering of trust units)
Joint bookrunner · Real Estate / Retail REIT
Primaris REIT sold Series A trust units at C$20.20 in a C$200 million bought deal to fund future shopping-centre acquisitions; with the over-allotment option exercised in full, 11.4 million units were issued for about C$230 million.
Sep 9, 2026
CGI Inc.
Lead agent · Technology
CGI priced a C$500 million private placement of senior unsecured notes in two C$250 million series (3.25-year and 4.75-year) to repay debt and for general corporate purposes.
Sep 9, 2026
Fortis Inc. US$1 billion fixed-to-fixed rate junior subordinated notes due 2057
Underwriter (co-manager) · Utilities
Fortis priced two US$500 million tranches of hybrid junior subordinated notes (6.625% and 6.875%, both due 2057) to repay maturing debt and for general corporate purposes.
Sep 8, 2026
Fairstone Bank of Canada
Co-manager · Financial Services
Fairstone Bank closed a $500 million offering of 4.310% three-year senior unsecured deposit notes, upsized from a $400 million minimum after about $1.7 billion of orders.
Jan 5, 2026
Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust
Independent valuator and financial advisor to the Special Committee (Seller side) · Real Estate (multi-family REIT)
Buyer Crestpoint Real Estate Investments and Minto Group
Going-private transaction at C$18.00 per unit (about C$2.3 billion enterprise value). Desjardins prepared the formal valuation, pegging fair market value at C$17-C$19 per unit.
Dec 23, 2025
GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc.
Financial advisor to the company · Business Services (Facility Services)
Buyer Birch Hill Equity Partners and Gestion Claude Bigras
Birch Hill and Claude Bigras agreed to take GDI private at $36.60 per share in cash.
Dec 2025
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation
Underwriter (syndicate member) · Food Products
Premium Brands completed $600 million of public subscription receipt and convertible debenture offerings plus a concurrent private placement; the original launch date is not given in the cited release.
Oct 8, 2025
Rockpoint Gas Storage Inc.
Underwriter (syndicate member) · Energy Infrastructure (Gas Storage)
Rockpoint priced an upsized IPO of 32 million Class A shares at C$22.00 for gross proceeds of about C$704 million (date is the pricing announcement).
Aug 28, 2025
Guardian Capital Group Limited
Financial advisor to Buyer · Asset Management
Buyer Desjardins Group
All-cash take-private at C$68.00 per share, combining Guardian with Desjardins Global Asset Management into a platform of roughly C$280 billion in assets under management and advisement.
Aug 11, 2025
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
Dealer (syndicate member) · Insurance
Fairfax launched a C$700 million offering of senior notes.
Jul 24, 2025
GO Residential Real Estate Investment Trust
Underwriter (syndicate member) · Real Estate (Multifamily REIT)
GO Residential REIT filed its final prospectus and completed a US$410 million IPO of trust units at US$15.00 (date is the final prospectus announcement).
Jun 25, 2025
Champion Iron Canada Inc.
Joint bookrunner · Mining (iron ore)
Senior unsecured notes due 2032, launched at US$450 million; Bloomberg reports the final offering at US$500 million with Desjardins as a joint bookrunner.
Jun 16, 2025
Lime Ridge Mall (Hamilton, Ontario)
Co-lead, concurrent bought-deal secondary offering of REIT units · Real Estate - Retail
Buyer Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust · Seller Entity managed by Cadillac Fairview
Primaris agreed to buy Lime Ridge Mall for $416.0 million in cash and units, with a concurrent bought-deal secondary offering of units by an affiliate of the vendor.
Mar 24, 2025
Silver Tiger Metals Inc.
Co-lead underwriter and joint bookrunner · Mining - Silver
Silver Tiger agreed to a bought-deal financing of about C$15 million (C$17.25 million with the over-allotment option).
Oct 25, 2024
Whitecap Resources Inc.
Agent · Oil & Gas (E&P)
Whitecap priced an inaugural C$400 million offering of 4.382% investment-grade senior unsecured notes due 2029.
Jul 11, 2024
Héroux-Devtek Inc.
Independent financial advisor to the special committee; formal valuation and fairness opinion · Aerospace & Defence
Buyer Platinum Equity
Platinum Equity agreed to take Héroux-Devtek private for C$32.50 per share in cash, an enterprise value of about C$1.35 billion, with senior management rolling over part of their shares.
Apr 7, 2024
Karora Resources Inc.
Co-advisor to Karora; fairness opinion to the special committee · Mining (Gold)
Buyer Westgold Resources Limited
ASX-listed Westgold agreed to acquire Karora by plan of arrangement for Westgold shares, cash and SpinCo shares (about A$6.60 per Karora share), leaving Karora holders with roughly 49.9% of the enlarged company.
Mar 11, 2024
mdf commerce inc.
Independent fairness opinion to the board · Software
Buyer KKR
KKR agreed to acquire mdf commerce for C$5.80 per share in cash, about C$255 million of equity value and a roughly 58% premium.
Feb 27, 2024
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust
Co-lead agent · Real Estate (Retail)
First Capital agreed to issue C$300 million of 5.572% Series B senior unsecured debentures due 2031.
Feb 6, 2024
Dream Summit Industrial LP
Agent (syndicate member) · Real Estate (Industrial)
Dream Summit Industrial priced a C$250 million private placement of 5.111% Series E senior unsecured debentures due 2029.
Sep 21, 2023
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (C$800 million 5.592% Series 7 senior unsecured notes due 2030)
Joint bookrunner · Retail / Convenience
Couche-Tard priced a C$800 million private placement of 5.592% senior unsecured notes due 2030 to repay debt and for general purposes.
Nov 17, 2021
Definity Financial Corporation
Co-manager · Insurance (Property & Casualty)
Definity priced its demutualization IPO of 63.6 million common shares at $22, together with cornerstone private placements, for about $2.1 billion in total.
Oct 24, 2021
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust
Independent valuation for the special committee and board · Real Estate (Diversified REIT)
Buyer Iris Acquisition II LP (consortium led by Canderel)
A Canderel-led consortium agreed to acquire Cominar for $11.75 per unit in cash (about $5.7 billion), with Mach Capital buying about $1.5 billion of properties as part of the deal, ending Cominar's strategic review.
Aug 9, 2021
WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust
Financial advisor to WPT · Real Estate (Industrial REIT)
Buyer Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust
BREIT agreed to acquire WPT Industrial REIT for US$22.00 per unit in cash, a transaction valued at US$3.1 billion including assumed debt.
May 18, 2021
Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc.
Underwriter (syndicate member) · Health Care (Pharmacy)
Neighbourly priced its IPO of 10.3 million common shares at $17.00 for gross proceeds of about $175 million, upsized from $150 million.
Mar 23, 2021
Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
Underwriter (syndicate member) · Health Care (Virtual Care)
Dialogue priced its IPO of 8.33 million common shares at $12.00 for treasury proceeds of about $100 million.
Dec 8, 2020
HyGear
Financial advisor on the acquisition; co-lead underwriter and joint bookrunner on the bought deal · Clean Technology
Buyer Xebec Adsorption Inc.
Xebec agreed to acquire Dutch hydrogen company HyGear for €82.0 million plus assumed net debt, funded with a $100 million bought deal offering and a $50 million private placement with CDPQ.
Jul 23, 2020
Converge Technology Solutions Corp.
Co-lead underwriter · Technology
Converge agreed a $15.0 million bought deal of 9.26 million common shares at $1.62, later increased.
May 26, 2020
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust
Joint bookrunner · Real Estate
InterRent REIT agreed a bought deal of 13.66 million trust units at $14.65 for gross proceeds of about $200 million.
May 5, 2020
Americas Gold and Silver Corporation
Co-lead underwriter · Mining (Silver)
Americas Gold and Silver agreed a C$25 million bought deal public offering of common shares at C$2.80.
Dec 3, 2019
SilverCrest Metals Inc.
Co-lead underwriter · Mining (Silver)
SilverCrest agreed to a bought deal of 11,000,000 common shares at C$7.28.
Nov 25, 2019
Fortis Inc.
Underwriter · Power & Utilities
Fortis announced a C$1.1 billion common share offering: a C$600 million bought deal plus a concurrent C$500 million placement with an institutional investor.
May 14, 2019
Corus Entertainment Inc. Class B shares (secondary offering)
Underwriter · Media & Telecom
Seller Shaw Communications Inc.
Shaw sold its 80.6 million Corus Class B shares through a secondary offering for gross proceeds of about $548 million.
Mar 16, 2018
Edgewater Technology, Inc.
Financial advisor to Alithya; fairness opinion to its board · Technology
Buyer Alithya Group Inc.
Quebec-based Alithya and Nasdaq-listed Edgewater agreed to combine by arrangement into a new Alithya listed on Nasdaq and the TSX.
Dec 5, 2017
Fiera Capital Corporation
Co-lead underwriter (shares and debentures) · Asset Management
Fiera Capital launched concurrent bought deals for about $150 million: $75 million of Class A shares and $75 million of 5.00% convertible debentures.
Oct 2015
Hydro One Limited
Underwriter · Utilities
Seller Province of Ontario
The Province of Ontario sold common shares of Hydro One Limited in an initial public offering on the TSX underwritten by a 16-dealer syndicate.
Nov 28, 2011
Canmarc Real Estate Investment Trust
Financial advisor to Cominar · Real Estate
Buyer Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust
Cominar announced an all-cash offer of $15.30 per unit for Canmarc REIT, later supported by Canmarc's special committee.
Sep 19, 2011
Grayd Resource Corporation
Fairness opinion to the board and special committee · Mining
Buyer Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
Agnico-Eagle agreed to make a supported cash-and-share take-over bid for Grayd Resource, owner of the La India gold project in Mexico.
Nov 29, 2007
Emergis Inc.
Financial advisor to Emergis; fairness opinion · Healthcare Technology
Buyer TELUS Corporation
TELUS agreed to bid C$8.25 per share in cash for Emergis, valuing its equity at about C$763 million.
Nov 2, 2004
IBEX Technologies Inc.
Financial advisor and dealer manager to IMI · Healthcare & Life Sciences
Buyer IMI International Medical Innovations Inc.
IMI announced an unsolicited share-and-cash take-over offer for IBEX at a 45% premium.
Dec 2002
Cognicase Inc.
Exclusive financial advisor and dealer manager to CGI · Technology - IT Services
Buyer CGI Group Inc.
CGI launched a cash-or-share take-over bid for fellow Montreal IT services firm Cognicase after locking up a major shareholder on Dec. 6, 2002; Cognicase's special committee hired BMO Nesbitt Burns, and the companies later signed a support agreement.
