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CANADIAN VENTURE CAPITAL & PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY
PERFORMANCE DATA for JUNE 30 2007
December 7, 2007
Toronto - The CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, today released Canadian performance data for venture capital and private equity sectors for the period ending June 30, 2007....

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CANADIAN VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT UP IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2007
November 13, 2007
TORONTO: In the third quarter of 2007, investment activity in Canada’s venture capital industry increased on both a year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter basis according to the industry’s quarterly...

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Canada’s Buyout Activity Remains Very Strong in Q3 2007
November 12, 2007
TORONTO: Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) together with research partner Thomson Financial today released Canada’s buyout industry investment data for the third quarter...

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CVCA CALLS ON ONTARIO PARTIES TO ADDRESS THE STATE OF THE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY
October 1, 2007
Toronto, October 1, 2007 - CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association is calling on all Ontario provincial parties to articulate their plans for the growth and development of the...

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CVCA- Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association’s
Board Appointments for 2007/08
September 19, 2007
TORONTO – The CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, is pleased to announce the re-election of Rick Nathan, Managing Director of Kensington Capital Partners Limited, as...

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GrowthWorks* and HSBC Capital
are winners of CVCA’s 2007 ‘Deal of the Year’ Awards
September 19, 2007
TORONTO: Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) is pleased to announce that GrowthWorks Canadian Fund Ltd is the recipient of the CVCA’s 2007 ‘Deal of the Year Award’ for the...

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PRIVATE EQUITY BUYOUTS CONTINUE TO SET NEW RECORDS IN Q2 2007
Canadian Market Activity Already Exceeds Full Year 2006
August 15, 2007
TORONTO: Investment by private equity buyout firms into Canadian companies continued its record setting pace during the second quarter of 2007, according to the industry’s quarterly statistical report...

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VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT DECLINES IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007:
SIGNIFICANT DROP IN ONTARIO INVESTMENT
August 14, 2007
TORONTO: A total of $426 million in venture capital was invested across the country during the second quarter of 2007, representing a decline of approximately 30% from the $606 million invested in the...

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Dave Caputo accepts CVCA ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award on Behalf of Sandvine Founders
May 30, 2007
TORONTO: The CVCA, Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, is pleased to announce that Sandvine, led by Dave Caputo, Co-founder, President and CEO of Sandvine, is the recipient of...

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Record Attendance at Canada’s Preeminent Private Equity Conference
Keynote Address from KKR’s Henry Kravis
May 28, 2007
TORONTO: A record number of private equity and venture capital investors are assembled in Halifax this week at the 2007 Annual Conference of the CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity...

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Venture Capital Investment Grows During Q1 2007: U.S. Investors Increasingly Dominate Canadian Market
May 15, 2007
TORONTO: Venture capital investment across Canada in the first quarter of 2007 showed very strong growth on a year-over-year as well as a quarter-over quarter basis, totaling $598 million, according...

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Private Equity Buyouts Accelerate to Record Levels in Q1 2007
May 15, 2007
TORONTO: Investment by private equity buyout firms into Canadian companies continued to accelerate during the first quarter of 2007, setting a record pace of new deals and total capital deployed,...

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Canada’s Preeminent Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference in Halifax with Keynote Speaker Henry R. Kravis of KKR
April 18, 2007
TORONTO: The CVCA will hold its 2007 Annual Conference in Halifax from May 28 to 30, featuring keynote speaker, Henry R. Kravis, Co-Founding Member of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company.

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Canada’s Venture Capital Industry in 2006:
Stable VC Investment Levels Nationally
February 13, 2007
TORONTO: Venture capital investment across Canada in 2006 amounted to $1.69 billion, matching the total of $1.68 billion invested in 2005, according to the industry’s annual statistical report of 150...

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Canadian Private Equity Investment Achieves Record Levels in 2006
February 13, 2007
Toronto – February 13, 2007 – Dramatic growth in the Canadian buyout market led to record levels of private equity investment in 2006, according to Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity...

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