First Half of 2021 Canadian IPOs – 88 IPOs completed on CSE, TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and NEO Exchange, raising $6.92B in gross proceeds, or 47 IPOs for $6.27B, if CPC and SPAC IPOs were excluded.Continue Reading
Canadian VC started 2021 with a blast raising $2.78B from 192 financings in Q1 with BC leading with $1.20B. Q1 2021 is all about BC from an investment destination perspective and about US investment from an investment source point of view.Continue Reading
US investors returned to Canada in force in Q4, propelling 2020 Canadian venture capital disbursement to be the second best since 2017Continue Reading
2020 Canadian IPOs reported mixed results – 25 CSE and 23 Mining IPOs led in number of Non-CPC/SPAC IPOs, 6 PE/VC IPOs dominated with $3,539M (73% of total amount raised)Continue Reading
Canadian VC reported $3.59B in 426 financing rounds in first 9 months of 2020; $1.10B of the total funding came from US Investors; VC firms raised $2.75B. All four indicators are down from the same period in 2019.Continue Reading
Canadian VC cooled to $2.59B in H1 2020, accompanied by two sharp consecutive quarterly drops from Q3 and Q4, 2019. Of concern from H1: US investor investment share fell to 30% from high of 46% in 2019 and 2017.Continue Reading
H1 2020 Canadian IPO: 35 IPOs on CSE, TSX, TSX Venture Exchange, and NEO for $2.48B. CSE led with 15 out of 17 non-CPC/SPAC IPOs. Continue Reading
Canadian venture capital disbursement at $1.36 billion – full COVID-19 impact to come in Q2 and beyond. Continue Reading
Investors are pouring money into GoldSilver mining/exploration companies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
Canadian venture capital (VC) disbursements reached a historical high in 2019 with 642 financings for $7.263 billion, backed by US and foreign investors which invested 55% of the total amount.Continue Reading
Dentons Canada LLP did 83 VC deals in 2019, leading 41 other law firms in assisting Canadian startup companies or investors. Continue Reading
COVID-19 impact on one issuer is particularly devastatingContinue Reading
CPE Media Analytics released its venture capital report for the first three quarters of 2019: investments from US investors now accounted for half of all VC $ went to Canadian companies.
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First half of 2019 Canadian VC set a torrid pace, with 264 financings completed totaling $2.9 billion, on pace to pass $5B mark for first time since 2000Continue Reading
H1 2019 exempt financing – top 5 law firms in # of deals: Owen Bird, Burstall, Clark Wilson, Cassels Brock & Blackwell, Dentons Canada; top 5 in deal values: Torys, McCarthy Tétrault, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, Stikeman Elliott, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg Continue Reading
Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Greybrook Securities Inc. were leading investment dealer and EMD respectively in the first half of 2019 exempt financing fees earned. Continue Reading
CPE Media Analytics released comprehensive results for initial public offerings (IPOs) for the first half of 2019.Continue Reading
