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When Deals Stall: Turning Transaction Costs into Cash Flow

Bhavin Oza
PE

“When Deals Stall: Turning Transaction Costs into Cash Flow” is a contribution from CVCA members RSM Canada. As businesses weather an unprecedented global economic turmoil due to COVID-19, it is clear that much of the mergers & acquisitions (M&A) environment has seen significant disruption as many deals in the process have terminated or paused with

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Alberta Shows Stunning Growth in 2019, Opportunity in 2020

Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC)
VC

Alberta Shows Stunning Growth in 2019, Opportunity in 2020 is a contribution to CVCA Central from Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC). The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event that has forced all businesses to re-evaluate their markets, risks, and priorities. In this time of volatility, predicting the future of venture capital is admittedly challenging. However, there

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ESG Factors Driving Change Across The Asset Management Landscape

Rosie Guest
PE

ESG Factors Driving Change Across The Asset Management Landscape is a contribution to CVCA Central from Apex Group Ltd. Sustainable Investing (SI), the over-arching category for ethically focused investment strategies, is not a new phenomenon. Faith based investing has been around since the 1800’s when religious communities such as Methodists and Quakers implemented socially responsible

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Cybersecurity for the Remote Workforce

Jeff Dawley

This article is a special contribution from Jeff Dawley, Founder, Cybersecurity Compliance Corporation. If you’re interested in contributing content to CVCA Central, please contact our editorial team. And there we all were, mid-March, sending our teams off to their homes with whatever devices were available. Everyone suddenly scrambling to set up confidential access, online communication standards

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds can Weather the COVID‑19 Crisis

Myron Mallia-Dare

This article is a special contribution from Myron Mallia-Dare an Associate Lawyer at Miller Thomson. If you’re interested in contributing content to CVCA Central, please contact our editorial team. COVID-19 has caught the world off guard and the effect of the pandemic on businesses cannot be overemphasized. Private equity funds (“PEs”) and venture capital funds (“VCs”),

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From Zero to IPO: People Due Diligence at Every Startup Stage

Daneal Charney
VC

Every time an investment firm considers putting capital into a growing company, even in the earliest funding rounds, they should insist on some level of people due diligence. This due diligence should be led by a trusted HR executive or advisor in their network. We are used to seeing people due diligence support potential exits

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VC Investment Activity in Canadian Life Sciences Companies: A Commentary

David Kornacki
VC

VC Investment Activity In Canadian Life Sciences Companies is a special contribution from David Kornacki, CVCA’s Associate, Research & Product With CVCA’s Q3 2019 report just around the corner, I wanted to take a moment and dive a bit deeper than usual in a sector. More specifically, I wanted to zero into the trends we’re

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CEO Perspectives: Where Private Equity Truly Adds Value

Ben Gibbons
PE

These insights were generated at an RSM-led panel discussion featuring CEOs, who have had involvement with PE firms, during the CVCA Invest Canada ’19 conference in Vancouver BC, Canada. Most owner-managers find that having a private equity (PE) firm take a stake in their company has been wonderful—providing the cash they need to grow, discipline