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Performance Plants raises $13 million
Kingston ON-based Performance Plants Inc (PPI) has raised $13 million in private equity to further develop its crop seed traits, accelerate commercialization of its food crop traits and develop its recent foray into biofuels. The equity financing was led by Toronto’s Ceres Global Ag Corp and includes Eastwood Capital Corp, Toronto, Endurseaux, Montreal, and a…