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Behind The Raise With Firepower Capital
Photo (left to right): Anthony Lipschitz, Partner, Private Equity, Jared Kalish, Partner, Private Capital, Ilan Jacobson, Founding Partner & CEO. Credit: Firepower Capital. This morning, Toronto and Montreal-based Firepower Capital announced the closing of a pool of committed capital earmarked for private equity transactions. The raise is part of the expansion of Firepower’s private equity division,
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COVID‑19: Venture Capital Perspectives and Reactions
This article is part one of a series on VC perspectives and how VCs are responding and supporting their portfolios in response to the realities of COVID-19. If you would like to provide commentary, please contact us here. Breezing past trade disputes and political volatility, yield-curves and domestic energy conflicts, venture capital in Canada is
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Private Equity Partnerships in Tough Times
On Monday, January 27, the TSX closed its worst day in four months. In the same week, all eyes were on the city of Wuhan in China where officials had just ordered a quarantine for the entire city. These seemingly drastic measures shook the public markets into a tailspin; the record bull market run was
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Decisive Farming: Behind The Exit With McRock Capital
On December 19, 2019, Alberta-based Decisive Farming announced it had been acquired by Vancouver-headquartered TELUS. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. CVCA members, McRock Capital, were early investors in the company and the acquisition represents a successful exit for the fund. According to AgFunderNews, Decisive Farming combines precision agronomics, crop marketing, and information
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Perspectives From Venture Capital Leaders…Who Just Happen To Be Women
This article is part two of a two-part series providing insights from leading women in Canadian private capital in celebration of International Women’s Day. The CVCA will be publishing its 2019 year-end report next week and the preliminary numbers show Canadian venture capital heading towards another record year for investment and private equity continuing its
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Perspectives From Private Equity Leaders…Who Just Happen To Be Women
The CVCA will be publishing its 2019 year-end report next week and the preliminary numbers show Canadian venture capital heading towards another record year for investment and private equity continuing its momentum. However, there’s volatility at seemingly every turn. In Canada, we’ve been experiencing spin-off consequences from the federal natural gas pipeline project and the
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mnubo: Behind The Exit With White Star Capital and McRock Capital
Photo: mnubo Co-founders (left to right): Frédéric Bastien, Jean-Charles Beaudin, Jean-Christophe Cimino, Aditya Pendyala On July 12, Montreal-based mnubo Inc. announced it had been acquired by Massachusetts-based Aspen Technologies for CAD $102M. CVCA members White Star Capital and McRock Capital had been early investors in mnubo and the acquisition represents a successful exit for the funds.
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Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, HistoSonics and Bardy Diagnostics: Behind The Deals with Lumira Ventures
In a CVCA Central first, we spoke with Lumira Ventures to go behind the scene of three of their recent deals. On April 8, Michigan-based medical device company HistoSonics, announced it had raised USD $54 million in a Series C financing including participation from Lumira Ventures. HistoSonics is a venture-backed medical device company developing a
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity And Inclusion Evolution: The Limited Partner Perspective
It’s been almost two years since the CVCA formed its Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Since then, we’ve hosted and have engaged in numerous discussions and initiatives in the name of equality. In June, we dedicated an entire half-day of content at Invest Canada ’18 which provided meaningful actions that can be immediately implemented into our
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New CVCA Member Profile: Investissement Québec
Photo: Benoit Leroux and Alex Laverdière, Investissement Québec, Courtesy: Investissement Québec. The CVCA is excited to kick off a brand new series for CVCA Central, which will profile our new members and provide insight on these invaluable organizations in our community. Debuting in the new member series is Investissement Québec. Investissement Québec’s mission is to play an
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Ten Takeaways for Buyers and Sellers in Private M&A Transactions
By Gary Solway, Munaf Mohamed QC, John Mercury, Michael Mysak and Paul Romaniuk of Bennett Jones.
Gary Solway and John Mercury act on behalf of buyers and sellers in M&A corporate transactions. Munaf Mohamed, Michael Mysak, and Paul Romaniuk act in M&A litigation matters.
