Canada's VC and private equity markets see growth in 2015: CVCA
A new report by the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) found robust investment results in Canada's venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) markets in 2015. In the domestic VC market, a total of $2.3 billion was invested in 536 financing rounds last year, 12 percent more than in 2014. The CVCA found Canadian VC funds raised $2 billion in committed capital in 2015, also up from a year ago. Buyout and related PE market activity in Canada reflected 399 deals with values totaling $22.8 billion last year, an historically high amount, if down from the exceptional level reached in 2014, the CVCA said. Domestic buyout and PE funds secured $14.1 billion in committed capital last year.
22 February 2016•6 mins read
