Canadian VC investment rises sharply in second quarter, PE deal activity sags
Activity in Canada’s venture capital market continued to grow in Q2 2015, according to a preliminary report by Thomson Reuters. The report showed $538 million of VC invested in 90 financing rounds between April and June, the highest level of second-quarter disbursements since 2005. The twelve months ending June 30th saw a total of $2.6 billion invested, the strongest four consecutive quarters since 2002. In contrast, activity in Canada's buyout and related private equity market fell short in the second quarter, with $1.7 billion invested in 61 transactions, the report showed. However, PE deal-making during the first half of the year, reflecting a total of $7.5 billion in disclosed values, was on pace to exceed investment levels of three of the past four years.
