PE Hub Staff

Danville, Quebec-based Alliance Magnesium, a producer of metallic magnesium and other valuable minerals from serpentine, has secured C$145 million in financing.

It’s too soon to say how serious the reaction to COVID-19 will be, but through PE Hub’s conversations with dozens of sources, it’s clear that many sale processes poised to kick off will hit the pause button.

The PE firm gains new outsourcing capabilities and specialty food products through the platform’s acquisition of Holiday Foods.

The upcoming process comes less than a year into Marlin's investment in the health tech company.

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