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Private Equity: The Engine That Fuels Canada’s Growth
I joined the CVCA a year ago with limited knowledge of private capital. I had been exposed to venture investing, to some degree, as the…
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CEO Perspectives: Where Private Equity Truly Adds Value
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… Read More
Ready To Seize The Impact Investing Opportunity?
Impact investing is on the rise, as more and more private equity (PE) investors look to achieve solid financial returns while also helping to solve… Read More
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
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
Balancing Equality In Canadian Private Capital – My Thoughts For IWD
As we got closer to International Women’s Day, I was asked to give some thought as to where I stood on a number of the… Read More
ESG: What Do LPs Want From Their GPs?
Diversity and climate change are two of the issues that investors are most likely to focus on when scrutinizing a fund’s responsibility record, writes Victoria… Read More
Forget About The Health of Your Portfolios For A Minute
Instead of talking about the health of our investments, let’s talk about the health of our entrepreneurs and colleagues. As investors, we are continually checking… Read More
Don’t Acquire The Threat: Cyber Due Diligence For Private Equity
Don’t Acquire The Threat: Cyber Due Diligence For Private Equity is a contribution to CVCA Central from CVCA member RSM Canada. In today’s ever-evolving… Read More
Highly Specialized Investment School Program To Prime Next-Gen of VC & PE Pros
Photo: Mark Healy, Executive Director, The Ivey Academy at the Ivey Business School (Left) and Gregory Phipps, Faculty Director, Canadian Private Capital Investment School (Right). It’s getting… Read More
Capturing Deal Value: Enabling Digital Capabilities Through M&A
Since 2016, corporate buyers have increasingly targeted acquisitions of technology/digital companies. According to PwC’s 2018 mid-year deals report – four out of ten acquisitions of… Read More
The Newest Face Of Corporate Trust And Responsibility
Ken Ip, Director of Engineering at Hockeystick teamed up with Jason Brenier, Vice President of Strategy at Georgian Partners to analyze the area of… Read More
Case By Case: Tax Deductions In Merger And Acquisition Transactions
As merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions continue to grow in scale and complexity, so have the associated transaction costs. Consequently, it makes the tax treatment… Read More