US-based multinational banking and financial services firm JP Morgan Chase & Co purchased an equity stake in alternative trading systems operator Chi-X Global Holdings LLC for an undisclosed sum.

US-based contract research firm CEN Biotech will invest $12 million to build a high-security medical marijuana facility in Lakeshore, Canada in a bid to start a new industry in the region.

Japan-based food and beverage giant Kirin Holdings Ltd has no plans to sell its 9.99% holding in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Ltd to Canadian firm Saputo Inc as it wants to secure a cheese supply agreement with the latter.

Canada resurrected a $4.7 billion agreement to buy Sikorsky helicopters from United Technologies Corp which Ottawa nearly scrapped due to delays and complications it encountered, Reuters reported.

Canadian Solar Solutions Inc, a unit of Canadian Solar Inc (CSIQ), has concluded the sale of Mississippi Mills solar power plant in Ontario, Canada for over $57.4 million (C$61 million).

Ontario, Canada-based clay brick manufacturer Brampton Brick Ltd said it has closed the previously announced $40 million long-term loan for asset purchases and other general corporate purposes.

Carme Trust announced the completed sale of its 1.87 million shares in Canada-based lentil and pea splitting group Alliance Grain Traders Inc (AGT) in a deal valued at $28 million.

Bitcoin ATM startup Robocoin intended to prioritize the demand of Bitcoins in the Asian region with the planned debut of its ATMs in Hong Kong and Taiwan this January, said a TechCrunch report.

China Gold International, a Vancouver-based gold miner, is interested in acquiring gold or copper mines in Canada, but is not willing to overpay for it. China Gold is backed by China's biggest gold producer China National Gold.

Canada-based lead-acid battery-powered electric car seller Zenn Motor Co entered in an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in US-based energy storage company EEStor in a deal valued at $1 million.