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CALGARY, March 24, 2016 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: CRN), which provides growth capital to successful mid-market companies, today announced the disposition of all of the common shares (the “Claude Shares”) of Claude Resources Inc. (“Claude”) (TSX: CRJ) held by funds managed by Crown for total net proceeds of $5.3 million.  The Claude Shares were held in Norrep Credit Opportunities Fund II, LP and Norrep Credit Opportunities Fund II (Parallel), LP (collectively the “NCOF Funds”).  Crown owns 69.75% of Norrep Credit Opportunities Fund II, LP and is manager of the NCOF Funds. The disposition of the Claude [...]

CALGARY, January 11, 2016 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown” or “the Company”) (TSX: CRN), which provides growth capital to successful mid-market companies, today announced that Chris Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at AltaCorp Capital’s 4th Annual Investor Conference being held on January 12-14 in Toronto. Mr. Johnson will present on Wednesday, January 13, at 2:20 pm. For additional information, contact an AltaCorp representative. ABOUT CROWN  Crown (TSX: CRN) is a specialty finance company focused primarily on providing capital to successful Canadian and select U.S. companies which are unwilling or unable to obtain suitable financing from traditional capital providers such as banks [...]

CALGARY, January 5, 2016 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown” or “the Company”) (TSX: CRN), which provides growth capital to successful mid-market companies, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the initiation of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per common share. Concurrently, the Company declared its first dividend of $0.11 per common share, payable on January 29, 2016 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 18, 2016. “Establishing a dividend was an important objective from the initial public offering and reflects the continued execution of the plan we articulated to shareholders,” said [...]

Represents Crown’s first Long-Term Financing TransactionCALGARY, December 16, 2015 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown” or “the Company”) (TSX: CRN), which provides growth capital to successful mid-market companies, today announced the closing of a $25 million, 10-year term loan (the “Agreement”) with PenEquity Realty Corporation (“PenEquity”), a privately owned, full-service real estate company focused on commercial shopping centres in Ontario. This Agreement will be funded from Crown’s cash resources and represents the first loan under Crown’s Long-term Financing solutions line of business.Founded in 1984, PenEquity has a strong track record of delivering successful retail sites across Ontario, having completed numerous [...]

CALGARY, November 25, 2015 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown”) (TSX: CRN) today announced the closing of a $20 million term loan agreement (the “Agreement”) with Distinct Infrastructure Group Inc. (“Distinct”) (TSXV: DUG). Headquartered in Toronto, Distinct is a utility and telecom infrastructure contractor with capabilities in design, engineering, construction, service & maintenance, and materials management. Distinct’s goal is to be the premier infrastructure provider for Canadian utilities, municipal and provincial governments. Distinct’s clients currently consist of blue-chip telecommunications and utility infrastructure companies throughout Ontario, including Bell and Rogers. “Crown is pleased to provide financing to Distinct at an [...]

CALGARY, November 10, 2015 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown”) (TSX: CRN) today announced its financial and operational results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Crown became a reporting issuer on June 30, 2015 and closed its initial public offering (“IPO”) on July 9, 2015. The common shares of Crown (the “Shares”) trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under the symbol TSX:CRN. “Over the past 15 years, we have deployed more than $350 million in over 30 special situations private debt transactions, producing an enviable track record for unitholders through various economic conditions,” said Chris Johnson, [...]

CALGARY, November 5, 2015 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: CRN) today announced it has added significant depth and experience to its team with the additions of three senior financial industry professionals: Tim Oldfield as Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Brian Mellum as Senior Vice President, Energy and David Turnbull as Senior Vice President, Business Development. Tim Oldfield has joined Crown as Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, assuming responsibility for investment underwriting and portfolio management. Mr. Oldfield has over 15 years of experience in transaction due diligence, mergers & acquisitions, capital advisory, financial [...]

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN CALGARY, AB – September 29, 2015 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown”) (TSX: CRN) today announced the closing of a subordinated debt agreement (the “Agreement”) with Petrowest Corporation (“Petrowest”) (TSX: PRW). The Agreement provides for a $15 million term loan to Petrowest by Crown Capital Fund IV, LP (“Crown IV LP”), an investment fund managed by Crown and in which Crown holds a 50% interest. The term loan bears a fixed interest rate [...]

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN CALGARY, AB – September 24, 2015 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown”) (TSX: CRN) today announced the closing of its fourth special situations debt fund, Crown Capital Fund IV, LP (“Crown IV LP” or the “Fund”) with initial capital commitments of $100 million. The Fund’s initial limited partners, including Crown, will contribute a total of $15 million for the initial capitalization of the Fund with further capital calls to be made as funds [...]

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN CALGARY, AB – September 21, 2015 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown”) (TSX: CRN) today announced the repayment by Claude Resources Inc. (TSX: CRJ; OTCQB: CLGRF) of a special situations loan managed by Crown. Claude Resources Inc. (“Claude”) is a public gold exploration and mining company based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with an asset base located entirely in Canada. As part of Crown’s special situations financing program, in April 2013, Crown arranged a $25.0 [...]

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN CALGARY, August 6, 2015 Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown” or the “Corporation“) (TSX: CRN) today announced the appointment of C. Robert Gillis, CPA, CA to its board of directors. Mr. Gillis is Chief Operating Officer with Thornridge Holdings Limited, a private holding company with interests in High Liner Foods Inc., Envirosystems Inc., Annapolis Group Inc., and Glen Arbour Golf Course. Rob also serves as Chairman and CEO of Hawthorne Capital Inc. and as [...]

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESAND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN CALGARY, August 6, 2015 Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown” or the “Corporation“) (TSX: CRN) today announced its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 As previously announced, Crown became a reporting issuer on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) on June 30, 2015. On July 9, 2015, pursuant to an underwriting agreement, the Corporation issued 5,910,000 common shares in an initial public offering (the “IPO”) priced at $11.00 per share, resulting [...]

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN CALGARY, AB – July 27, 2015 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown”) (TSX: CRN) today announced the repayment by Questrade Inc. of a special situations loan managed by Crown. Questrade Inc. is one of Canada’s largest and fastest growing online brokerages and a member of Questrade Financial Group (“Questrade”). As part of Crown’s special situations financing program, in December 2013, Crown arranged a $10.0 million, five year, debt facility for Questrade. On July [...]

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN CALGARY, AB – July 9, 2015 – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: CRN) today announced the completion of its previously announced initial public offering (the “Offering”) of common shares of the Corporation (“Common Shares”) through a syndicate of underwriters led by Cormark Securities Inc., BMO Capital Markets and National Bank Financial Inc. and including Canaccord Genuity Corp., Raymond James Ltd., AltaCorp Capital Inc. and Mackie Research Capital Corporation. An [...]