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Canadian Business Growth Fund: Closing The Gap
Why don’t more Canadian companies grow to become global industry leaders? How did we go from being home to 18 such companies in 1990, compared… Read More
#IC19 Spotlight: YPC Mentoring Is Critical For The Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry
At #IC19, CVCA’s 2019 conference in Vancouver June 4-6, delegates from the YPC enjoyed a brand new session dedicated to mentoring the next generation of… Read More
Meet Peter Dowse: Chair Of The Canadian Venture Capital And Private Equity Association For 2019-2020
Photo: Peter Dowse, Chief Financial Officer & Partner, Ironbridge Equity Partners and Chair, CVCA. When Peter Dowse first encountered an opportunity to work in the… Read More
AWARD SPOTLIGHT: TVM Life Sciences Winner Of 2019 VC Deal Of The Year Award For AurKa Pharma
Photo: (Left) Hans Knapp, Partner, Yaletown Partners and CVCA Awards Committee Chair and (Right) Dr. Luc Marengere, Managing Partner, TVM Life Sciences Venture capitalist Dr. Read More
AWARD SPOTLIGHT: Jeff Parr (Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Clairvest) Winner Of 2019 Ted Anderson Community Leadership Award
Photo: (Left) Hans Knapp, Partner, Yaletown Partners and CVCA Awards Committee Chair and (Right) Jeff Parr, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Clairvest Group Clairvest Vice… Read More
AWARD SPOTLIGHT: Novacap Management Winner Of 2019 Private Capital Regional Impact Award For Onstream
Photo: Hans Knapp, Partner, Yaletown Partners and Chair of 2019 CVCA Awards Commitee Impactful Corporate Sustainability Few Canadian companies in the oil and gas industry… Read More
AWARD SPOTLIGHT: NBIF Winner Of 2019 Private Capital Regional Impact Award For Envenio
Photo: Hans Knapp, Partner, Yaletown Partners and Chair of the 2019 CVCA Awards Committee Sourcing Innovation and Making an Impact With exceptional innovation comes the… Read More
CVCA Announces Toronto As Host City For Invest Canada ‘20
#IC20 to take place June 15-16, 2020 in Toronto The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) is excited to announce that Invest Canada… Read More
Q1 2019: Canadian VC Experiences Billion-Dollar First Quarter And The Fifth Billion-Dollar Quarter In The Last Six Years; PE Experiences Sluggish Start To 2019
Canadian Venture Capital In the first three months of 2019, the Canadian venture capital (VC) industry invested CAD $1B across 142 deals. This… Read More
Private Equity Investment: Ownership Transitions Fuel Opportunities For Smaller Deals
A surging tide of ownership transitions represents a major growth opportunity for Canadian private equity investors, especially at the lower end of the market. While… Read More
Q1 2019 VC & PE Activity: CVCA Data Sneak Peek
According to preliminary data (final data is targeted to be published on May 28), the strong pace of VC investment continued its upward… Read More
Q4 2018: Canadian VC Investment Propelled by Two $1B Quarters in 2018; Two PE Mega-Deals in Q4 Brings 2018 Total to $22.3B
Canadian VC funded more new and later stage companies in 2018, indicating robust ecosystem; Private equity investors support four IPOs in 2018 Canadian Venture Capital… Read More