Founded in 1895 as the incumbent local exchange carrier in Ross County, Ohio, Horizon Telcom evolved to become the leading regional fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure services provider in Southeast Ohio.

Founded in 1956, Mailhot Industries is a leading manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders using the latest technologies, renowned for the quality, the durability and the technological innovation of its products. The company offers a complete line of hydraulic cylinders, of both single stage and telescopic variety. It operates manufacturing plants in Quebec and Mexico and distribution centers in Edmonton, Alberta and Nashua, USA.

Founded in 1999, Noble Foods is a leading manufacturer of all types of nutrition bars (natural, organic, functional, healthy, diet) in North America. Focused on quality, customer satisfaction, speedy execution and innovation, it operates out of its plant located in Montreal, Quebec.

Paul Lepage Brings Health IT Experience and Strong Leadership to Accelerate Growth

Montreal, Quebec,  September 25, 2018 – Intelerad Medical Systems®, a leader in enterprise workflow solutions, is pleased to announce that following the retirement of Randall Oka, its board of directors has appointed Paul Lepage as its new president and chief executive officer.

Transaction supports FirstLight’s continued growth and expanding capabilities for customers

Albany, NY – July 25, 2018 – FirstLight, a provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast, announced today that Antin Infrastructure Partners ("Antin") has completed the acquisition of FirstLight. Antin acquired the company from private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners (“Oak Hill”), Novacap and Riverside Partners (“Riverside”). Financial terms of the completed transaction were not disclosed.

Longueuil, June 20th, 2018 – Novacap, a leading Canadian private equity firm, today announced it is acquiring an interest in Noble Foods Nutrition Inc., a manufacturer of nutrition and energy bars renowned for high quality innovative products and headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Québec. All 100 employee positions at the company will be maintained, as will all management roles, and Novacap plans to invest in the company’s growth to help it expand into new markets.

Longueuil, QC – June 18th, 2018 – Novacap, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, announced today that it has finalized the acquisition of Horizon Telcom (“Horizon”).  Horizon is a premier provider of fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure services operating primarily in Ohio. Novacap acquired the company from its owners at a valuation of over US$220,000,000. Horizon began as a local telephone company over 120 years ago and over the last decade has grown its fiber network from 700 route miles to over 4,300 route miles and nearly 550,000 fiber miles with over 1,600 on-net locations and 16,600 near-net buildings.

Intelerad extends its partnership with Blackford to provide access to best-of-breed clinical applications and AI solutions worldwide via Blackford Platform

Montreal, Canada – May 29, 2018 – Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in enterprise workflow solutions, today announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence initiative along with the expansion of its partnership with Blackford to offer Blackford Platform, a single platform to access and manage multiple medical image analysis applications.

Montreal, April 3, 2018 – Novacap backed Owen & Company, a leading manufacturer of handcrafted luxury mattresses, operating in Canada primarily under the Kingsdown brand, is pleased to announce its merger with its US counterpart Kingsdown Inc., one of the most renowned mattress manufacturers in America. The transaction is supported by Novacap, a Canadian leader in private equity, though its Industries IV fund.

Acquisition will further accelerate FirstLight’s growth and enhance capabilities for customers

Albany, NY – February 21, 2018 – FirstLight, a leading fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure services provider operating in the Northeast U.S., announced today that Antin Infrastructure Partners (“Antin”) has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire FirstLight from Oak Hill Capital Partners IV (“Oak Hill”). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.