National Bank SME Growth Fund invests in Induspac Group
National Bank Private Investment (NBPI), through National Bank SME Growth Fund, L.P., acquired a minority stake in Luc Guertin led Induspac Group.
Doormat secures $1.25M pre-seed financing
Robert Saunders, Benjamin Berry and Joel Fox founded Doormat secured $1.25M pre-seed funding led by Alate Partners with participation from The LegalTech Fund, and private investors.
Korbit secures $11.3M Series A
Korbit Technologies secured $11.3M Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures with participation of Jobs for the Future, Desjardins Capital, Global Brains, Alumni Ventures, Merus Capital, Graphite Ventures, and True Equity.
Human In Motion Robotics secures $10M Series A
Dr. Siamak Arzanpour and Dr. Edward Park founded Human In Motion Robotics Inc (HMR) secured $10M Series A led by Benoholdings (베노홀딩스) which invested $8M
RBC Global Infrastructure Fund holds $600M initial close
RBC Global Asset Management held $600M initial close for RBC Global Infrastructure Fund LP, managed by Andrew Hay and supported by RBC GAM Private Markets team led by Michael Kitt.
Fairstone Bank of Canada launches Fig Financial
Fairstone Bank of Canada, through indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Fairstone Financial Inc., officially launched Fig Financial Inc., together with launch partner, Borrowell.
Graphite IAF IV reaches $100M fundraising target
Aaron Bast, Lance Laking and Craig Leonard led Graphite Ventures held final close for Graphite IAF IV, bringing total committed capital to $100M target. One Alberta investor, likely Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC), committed $10M in latest closing.
Radical Ventures Fund III holds additional close
Jordan Jacobs, Ed Clark and John Frederic Megrue Jr. led Radical Ventures Fund III held additional close for US $550M targeted fund
Calin Rovinescu joins Plusgrade board
Calin Rovinescu, former CEO of Air Canada, joined Novacap and CDPQ backed and Ken Harris led Plusgrade board of directors and became an investor.
Jean-Guy Desjardins re-assumes CEO of Fiera Capital
Jean-Guy Desjardins, founder and Executive Chairman of Fiera Capital Corporation and controlling shareholder, returned as CEO effective immediately, replacing Jean-Philippe Lemay who became Global President & CEO in January 2022.
Lee Blakemore joins Introhive as CEO
Introhive introduced Lee Blakemore as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing current CEO and co-founder, Jody Glidden.
Maple hires Nick Stein as CMO
Loblaw Companies Limited backed Maple Corporation hired Nick Stein, former Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at PocketHealth and Top Hat, as its first CMO.
Greg Allen joins Chrysalix Venture Capital as Partner
Greg Allen, former CEO of Wellington Drive Technologies (now AoFrio), joined Chrysalix Venture Capital as Vancouver based Partner, supporting investment team with selected portfolio companies in director and observer roles.
How do you advise your client who wants to sell their business?
Mark Borkowski – A primer on issues you can raise with your clients who wants to sell their business.
Quality of Earnings Reports: The New Reality in M&A, Venture, and PE Risk Management
Quality of Earnings Reports: The New Reality in M&A, Venture, and PE Risk Management. New KYC? banks, lenders, and investors of all sorts are asking their clients for a “Quality of Earnings Report”.
BUY-SELL AGREEMENTS: You need one
Mark Borkowski: BUY-SELL AGREEMENT and plan ahead, to safeguard business future between/among business partners/owners
Selling a Business is like going to the Theatre
Mark Borkowski: Selling a Business is like going to the Theatre, both a business owner and a star performer must know their roles, the script, the story, as well as the other major players
