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Hockeystick’s Taxonomy: Leveraging Standardized Data in Canada’s Private Capital Ecosystem
Hockeystick has been supporting financial reporting for private companies for many years. The company’s aim is to provide accurate data by drawing from a…
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Broadening the Investment Framework for Canadian Infrastructure
First proposed in the 2016 fall economic statement, Canada’s new infrastructure bank is a tool to help the federal government allocate $35 billion towards… Read More
Benefits of Outsourcing Fund Administration
Written by Justin Krieger, CommonWealth Fund Services Ltd. In the years since the financial market correction, the fund administration industry has experienced great… Read More
A Winning Strategy: Why Revenue Financing is Moneyball for Tech Startups
By Greg Smith, Chief Investment Officer TIMIA Capital I don’t know why I love baseball. Perhaps it’s my optimistic nature that no game is… Read More
Cyber Insurance – What Do You Need to Know?
By Imran Ahmad Partner, Miller Thomson LLP Earlier this summer, when the University of Calgary was the victim of a ransomware attack,… Read More
Canada’s Tech Sector: An Economic Goliath
A new report by the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship illustrates the impact and contribution of Canada’s impressive tech sector on the economy and workforce. Read More
How advances in Data & Analytics are elevating the science of the deal
Article originally published in May 2016 edition of Private Capital Magazine By John Cho (National Practice Leader, Partner, Transaction Services) and Eugene Chan (Data… Read More
Buyer beware: If you underestimate the importance of cybersecurity during due diligence, you will pay the consequences
Article originally published in May 2016 edition of Private Capital Magazine By Imran Ahmad Partner, Cybersecurity Practice, Miller Thomson LLP Imagine the following scenario:… Read More
A look at 4 alternative financing structures & their benefits
There’s no doubt that PE and VC firms are well aware of the various risk factors that come to light when making an investment in… Read More
Roads to riches: A look at alternative financing structures and the implications for raising growth capital
Article originally published in May 2016 edition of Private Capital Magazine By Ben Gibbons Partner, Corporate Finance, Collins Barrow Toronto LLP While private equity… Read More
A protective stance: How to fully realize the benefits of Representations & Warranties Insurance
Article originally published in May 2016 edition of Private Capital Magazine. By Robyn Weber Vice-president, Private Equity Practice Leader, HUB International In the past… Read More
Investing with heart: Why doing good is good business
Article originally published in May 2016 edition of Private Capital Magazine By Adam Spence Co-founder, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing The Lucky Iron Fish… Read More
The “Achilles Heel” in deal making due diligence
Understanding why the expectations of so many deals are not realized By Jerry Tarasofsky, CEO and Founder of CSI Diagnostics, CVCA Guest Author… Read More