Private Equity
Acasta Enterprises Inc&nbsp;(TSX: AEF) has closed its acquisitions of Toronto consumer staples companies&nbsp;Apollo Health &amp; Beauty Care&nbsp;and&nbsp;JemPak Corp, as well as Irish aircraft leasing company&nbsp;Stellwagen Finance Co. The $1.1 billion round of deals&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pehub.com/canada/2016/11/3419510/" target="_blank">was announced in November</a>.&nbsp;Concurrent with the closing, Acasta completed a private placement offering that raised about $160 million from shareholders, new investors and founders. Acasta, a&nbsp;special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), plans to launch as a private equity firm this year.