The Montreal private equity firm becomes the main shareholder of the fiber optics provider based in New England

Leading Montreal-based private equity firm launches Canada’s largest fund dedicated to technology, media and telecommunications

Montreal (Quebec), May 14, 2014 – Montreal-based private equity firm NOVACAP is pleased to announce today it has raised $375 Million to form Canada’s largest private equity fund in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector. NOVACAP TMT IV is supported by established Canadian and Quebec pension funds, leading financial institutions, banks, and family offices. This new fund aims at financing small and medium-sized companies with high growth potential to help them become world-class leaders.

Now reaching over 1,000 business customers, Fibrenoire is the subject of an article in the business section of the renowned newspaper The Gazette.

Fibrenoire, a telecommunication company specializing in fibre optic connectivity services for businesses in Quebec and Ontario, continues to expand. Fibrenoire announces today its acquisition of Pixel Web, a company specializing in Internet access technology and telecommunication services.

MONTREAL, Oct. 30, 2013 - Novacap, one of Canada's leading private equity firms, is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Atlanta-based IT infrastructure service provider Internap for the sale of the hosting and cloud provider, iWeb. Evaluated at $145M, this transaction will allow both Internap and iWeb to grow their market shares and their services portfolio to offer a complete range of IaaS to companies at every stage, from start-ups to multinationals.

BERWYN, PA, October 29, 2013 - AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has acquired Creaform, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative portable 3D measurement technologies and a provider of 3D engineering services for approximately $120 million.  Based near Québec City, Canada, the privately held company has annual sales of approximately $52 million.