Kirk Falconer

Kirk Falconer

Deals

NEO enabled $1.5 bln in IPOs in 2019, including new SPAC listings

NEO Exchange facilitated more than C$1.5 billion in initial public offerings last year, including the listings of six special purpose acquisition corporations.

3 min read · 06 February 2020

Managers

The handy use of GP stakes funds as a succession tool

While successions may not be a major impetus for most GP stakes deals, the topic of managing generational change in private equity firms is nonetheless vital to minority investors.

4 min read · 04 February 2020

Canadian private equity deal values reached $46 bln last year

Deal values in the Canadian buyout and private equity market were particularly strong in Q4 2019, with $27.4 billion invested across 136 transactions.

2 min read · 04 February 2020

News & Analysis

VC invested in Canadian tech companies hit $7.3 bn in 2019

Venture capital investment in Canadian technology companies remained strong in Q4 2019, with $1.7 billion deployed across 143 rounds.

2 min read · 04 February 2020

Managers

Siguler Guff-spinout Banner Ridge raises $550 mln for debut secondaries fund

Anthony Cusano, Banner Ridge's co-founder and managing partner, started and for nine years ran Siguler Guff's secondaries program.

3 min read · 04 February 2020

Managers

PE head Charles Émond becomes CDPQ's new chief executive

Émond in late 2019 was appointed to lead Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec's global private equity strategy.

2 min read · 29 January 2020

Managers

Global secondaries market sizzled in 2019 as volume hit a record $85 bln

The secondaries market saw a third year of record-breaking growth in 2019, according to Setter Capital.

3 min read · 28 January 2020

News & Analysis

Round13 wraps up $125 mln Fund II, unveils growth equity fund

Round13 Capital has closed its second venture capital fund and launched a new growth equity vehicle, bringing capital managed to C$325 million-plus.

3 min read · 22 January 2020

News & Analysis

Workflow automation platform Unito closes Series A round

Unito, a Montreal-based provider of an integration solution for workflow automation, has secured C$10.5 million in a Series A financing.

3 min read · 22 January 2020

Managers

Frontier taps into growth equity surge with $850 mln Fund VI launch

Last year, a total of $75 billion was raised by 131 growth equity funds globally, the highest amount in more than a decade.

2 min read · 22 January 2020

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