Private Equity
Two things happened shortly before we went to press with this issue in mid-January that seemed almost symbolic of some larger truth.
3 min read · 26 January 2015
Speaking at PEI’s CFO/COO Forum, former Congressman Barney Frank talked about shared risk and the dangers of modifying the Dodd-Frank Act
3 min read · 23 January 2015
Torys LLP has released its much-anticipated M&A Top Trends 2015 report. Of course, the state of mergers and acquisitions is always of importance to private equity and venture capital investors, especially now that dealmaking in Canada is on the upswing. For this reason, Torys has identified some key report findings that will be of particular interest to them.
2 min read · 14 January 2015
In my perch observing the industry from as close inside as possible, I don’t always take a look outside to see the effects on the places and people where private equity makes its investments.
4 min read · 12 January 2015
The high-profile failure of City Link in the UK is a stark reminder of the many risks of private equity in backing faltering businesses
4 min read · 09 January 2015
In Second Opinion, the FBI is investigating whether companies are engaged in revenge hacking, 10 of the best startups that made an impact in 2014 and the wreckage of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 has been found.
1 min read · 30 December 2014
Despite the perils of forecasting what the future may hold for Canadian private equity and venture capital firms, it is perhaps now more important than ever to do so, writes Richard Rémillard in an exclusive article for peHUB Canada. His advice for those professionals who are now thinking about what 2015 may hold: Be prepared!
5 min read · 22 December 2014
As the year draws to a close, here are ten things we believe will preoccupy the industry next year
5 min read · 19 December 2014
A meteor is coming and it is going to kill your firm’s deal flow, writes guest columnist Devin Mathews of ParkerGale. Here's what you need to do to survive the Apocalypse.
5 min read · 17 November 2014
Despite exit fever, investor sentiment around private equity is beginning to erode in some places
3 min read · 07 November 2014