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Maple syrup cans are seen at a sugar shack in Oka, Quebec.RYAN REMIORZ/The Canadian Press

Our roundup of Canadian small-caps of between $100-million and $2.5-billion in market capitalization making news and on the move today.

Rogers Sugar Inc. (RSI-T) is acquiring Quebec-based L.B. Maple Treat Corp., one of the world's largest branded and private label maple syrup bottling and distribution companies, for $160.3-million.

To finance the deal, the company said it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters to raise approximately $110-million of subscription receipts and extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures on a bought deal basis. It also has an agreement with selected banks in its existing banking syndicate to increase its revolving facility by $75-million to $275-million.

"This transaction is significant for Rogers Sugar. It adds product reach in a natural sweetener category with attractive growth, it provides strong stand-alone economics, it will improve Rogers Sugar free cash flow, it should be quickly accretive and is expected to add shareholder value," said Dallas Ross, chair of the board of Rogers and Lantic Inc.

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Detour Gold Corp (DGC-T) says it has concluded its negotiations with its existing bank group on a $500-million (U.S.) senior secured credit facility.

It includes a $300-million revolving credit facility for four years and a $200-million term loan for three years.

The bank facility will replace the company's current $135-million (Canadian) senior secured credit facility upon closing, expected later this week.

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Medicure Inc. (MPH-X) says it and its wholly owned Mauritius subsidiary have exercised their option to acquire additional interests in Apicore Inc. and Apicore LLC from Apicore's founding shareholders.

The company said the option exercise allows for the acquisition of all of the shares of Apicore Inc. and Apicore LLC held by the founding shareholders (representing approximately 32 per cent of the fully diluted ownership of Apicore) for $24.5-million (U.S.).

This acquisition brings Medicure's ownership in Apicore Inc. to approximately 98 per cent (94 per cent on a fully diluted basis).

Apicore also said it has repaid the $9.8-million secured loan previously provided to Apicore by Medicure that was announced on Jan. 9.

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Pengrowth Energy Corp. (PGF-T; PGH-N) has an agreement to sell its Olds/Garrington area assets in central Alberta for $300-million. It said the agreement is with "a private company owned by a large Canadian life insurance company."

Since the start of 2017, Pengrowth says it has closed or expects to close $827-million of asset sales.

"We are delighted by the significant progress that we have made on reducing our debt and strengthening our balance sheet," stated CEO Derek Evans.

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Transat A.T. Inc. (TRZ-T) says its Air Transat business unit has signed an agreement with AerCap for the 12-year leasing of 10 Airbus A321neo long-range aircraft.

"The aircraft are to be delivered between spring 2019 and fall 2020, and will replace Transat's Airbus A310s, which will be gradually retired from the fleet," the company said.

Air Transat will be among the first carriers to operate the new long-range variant of the Airbus A321neo (new engine option), the company said.

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Pure Technologies Ltd. (PUR-T) says it has been awarded a 12-month contract, worth up to $1.7-million, from Maynilad Water Services to assess a critical water pipeline within Metro Manila in the Philippines.

The contract marks the first condition assessment program for a water network operator located in southeast Asia, the company said.

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