April 15, 2020, Toronto, ON - CIBC Innovation Banking is pleased to announce a $25
million credit facility for Q4 Inc.
(Q4), a Toronto based leading global provider of cloud-based investor
relations and capital markets solutions. Q4 will use this latest growth
financing to support continued scaling of its team, deepening of its
best-in-class technology platform, and the continued pursuit of inorganic
growth opportunities.
Q4 is the industry’s only full-suite provider of investor relations solutions,
delivering products to serve needs across websites, virtual events,
corporate access, data & analytics, CRM and capital markets
intelligence. Q4 is used by 2,200 clients across Canada, the United States,
the United Kingdom and Europe.
“We are excited to work with the team at CIBC Innovation Banking and
appreciate its support as we execute on our mission of helping IR teams
deliver strategic impact to their companies,” said Darrell Heaps, CEO of Q4.
“The strategic importance of investor relations is made ever more apparent
during challenging times. We are proud to have the backing of CIBC
Innovation Banking and our other investors as we do everything in our power
to help IR teams successfully navigate through to market recovery.”
Q4 completed a $35 million USD growth equity raise in 2018, and since then
has achieved significant organic and inorganic growth, including notable
strategic transactions with Business Wire and S&P Global Market
Intelligence.
“Q4 provides an innovative and modern platform of tools that truly enables
investor relations professionals,” said Mark Usher, Managing Director and
North American Team Lead, CIBC Innovation Banking. “They have built a
durable and growing company and we are very excited to work with their
team.”
Q4 is backed by leading investment firms Napier Park Financial Partners,
First Ascent Ventures, and Information Venture Partners, along with other
notable venture capital and angel investors.
About CIBC Innovation Banking
CIBC Innovation Banking
delivers strategic advice, funding and cash management to North American
innovation companies at each stage of their business cycle, from start-up to
IPO and beyond. With offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Menlo
Park, Montreal, Reston, Toronto and Vancouver, the team has extensive
experience and a strong, collaborative approach that extends across CIBC’s
commercial banking and capital markets businesses in the U.S. and
Canada.
For further information: Kathryn Lawler, kathryn.lawler@cibc.com, 416-242-1943
About Q4 Inc.
Q4 is a leading, global provider of cloud-based investor relations. Through
best-in-class customer experience and an innovative suite of IR technology,
Q4 is a trusted partner to over 2,200 of the world’s largest brands. Q4’s
comprehensive portfolio of IR communications, intelligence and corporate
access solutions, supported by an industry-leading customer experience
model, empower customers to build impactful and strategic IR programs. Q4
has offices in New York, Toronto, Hamilton, Copenhagen, and London. To learn
more, visit: www.q4inc.com.
For further information: Taryn Shulman, taryns@q4inc.com, 416-540-9832