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VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CONTINUED AT SLOW PACE IN Q3 2008
November 18, 2008
TORONTO: Activity in Canada’s venture capital market continued at the slower pace in Q3 2008 that has been apparent since the first half of the year, according to the industry’s statistical report...

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CANADA’S PRIVATE EQUITY BUYOUT INDUSTRY STEADY IN Q3 2008
November 13, 2008
TORONTO: CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association along with research partner Thomson Reuters today released investment and fundraising statistics for the buyout industry for the...

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CVCA Calls for Government to Support Increased Commercialization of Research and Development
October 6, 2008
Toronto: Oct 6 2008- CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association - issued a call to all federal political parties to support programs that will prioritize and drive the...

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CVCA AGM features keynote speech by Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (International) and launch of inaugural issue of Private Capital
September 23, 2008
TORONTO, ON, Sept. 23, 2008 – CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association will hold its Annual General Meeting this evening at the MaRS Innovation Centre in Toronto. The CVCA will...

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Clairvest and Covington Capital winners of CVCA’s 2008 ‘Deal of the Year’ Awards
September 23, 2008
TORONTO: CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association is pleased to announce that Covington Capital Corporation is the recipient of the CVCA’s 2008 ‘Deal of the Year Award’ for the...

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CVCA 2008 / 2009 New Officers and Directors
September 23, 2008
TORONTO – The CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, is pleased to announce the election of Gregory Smith, President of Macquarie Capital Funds Canada Ltd., as President of the...

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CVCA's 2008 Annual General Meeting, Reception, Dinner and Awards Evening
September 17, 2008
CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association is holding its Annual General Meeting, Reception and Dinner on Tuesday, September 23rd at the MaRS Centre in Toronto. This year’s keynote...

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VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT SLOW IN Q2 2008
August 12, 2008
TORONTO: Activity in Canada’s venture capital market continued to slow in Q2 2008. Trends varied by region, with year-over-year growth in Ontario, but declines in British Columbia and Quebec,...

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CANADA’S PRIVATE EQUITY BUYOUT INDUSTRY REMAINS SOLID IN Q2
August 12, 2008
TORONTO: CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association together with research partner Thomson Reuters today released investment activity data for the second quarter of 2008. There...

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Richard L’Abbe of Med-Eng Systems Inc.
Awarded CVCA’s 2008 ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award
May 30, 2008
TORONTO: The CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, is pleased to announce that Richard L’Abbe, former President and CEO of Med-Eng Systems, is the recipient of CVCA’s 15th...

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CVCA Releases First-Ever Report on Private Equity’s Growing Contribution to the Canadian Economy:
Buyout Funds add $25 to $30 billion to Canadian economy
May 29, 2008
“This report gives a clear picture of how Canada’s private equity industry has grown and helped fuel Canada’s economic prosperity,” said Rick Nathan, President of the CVCA and Managing Director of...

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SOLD OUT Attendance at Canada’s Preeminent Private Equity Conference
Roger McNamee to speak at CVCA’s 2008 Annual Conference

CVCA Launches BLOG ‘Capital Rants’
May 22, 2008
Montreal, Canada, May 22, 2008 – CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association today announced that a record number of private equity and venture capital investors will be assembled in...

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PRIVATE EQUITY BUYOUTS REMAIN SOLID IN FIRST QUARTER 2008
May 20, 2008
TORONTO: CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association together with research partner Thomson Reuters today released the first quarter of 2008 investment statistics for the private...

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VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT DOWN IN Q1 2008
May 13, 2008
TORONTO: In the first quarter of 2008, activity in Canada’s venture capital market declined on both a year-over year and quarter-over-quarter basis according to the industry’s statistical report...

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CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association Strongly Supports Budget 2008 Measures
February 26, 2008
TORONTO: CVCA - Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association expressed strong support for certain measures contained in today’s federal Budget, particularly those designed to enhance...

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VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT UP 21% ACROSS CANADA IN 2007
February 12, 2008
TORONTO: Venture capital investment across Canada in 2007 amounted to $2.1 billion, an increase of 21% from the $1.7 billion invested in 2006 according to the industry’s statistical report released...

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Canadian Private Equity Buyouts Set New Records in 2007 - Activity Levels Remain Solid through Q4
February 12, 2008
TORONTO: Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) together with research partner Thomson Financial today released yearend investment data for 2007, including details of fourth...

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