Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association

 
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Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association

The CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association – represents the majority of private equity companies in Canada, with over 1500 members. CVCA members have over $65 billion in capital under management, in three distinct market segments:

♦ Buyout is characterized chiefly by risk investment in established private or publicly listed firms that are undergoing a fundamental change in operations or strategy. Buyout funds are often called such, even if their mandates are not exclusively buy out related.

♦ Mezzanine is characterized chiefly by use of Subordinated Debt, or preferred stock with an equity kicker, to invest largely in the same type of companies and deals as buyout funds.

♦ Venture Capital is characterized generally by investment in early stage companies, mostly in technology businesses.

The CVCA is a leading source for advocacy, networking, information and professional development for venture capital and private equity professionals.

Website:
http://www.cvca.ca
Categories:
Venture Capital
Address:
Main St
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Blog Posts About Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association

Canadian Venture Capitalists Are Feeling Optimistic
Canada's venture capital industry is feeling optimistic. According to a survey of members of Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, 80% of VCs believe that investment... [more]
Canadian Venture Capital investing fails to match US growth in Q1
The Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) and research partner Thomson Reuters released their Canadian venture capital market investment activity numbers for Q1... [more]
Howie Mandel to headline Venture Capital conference
The annual CVCA Conference is taking place later this month in Vancouver and this week they announced the entertainment for their gala dinner - Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and TV host Howie... [more]
Three sessions to take in at the CVCA Annual Conference in Vancouver
The CVCA annual conference is the premiere gathering for relationship-building and insight into the current state of Canada’s venture capital and private equity industry and it's coming to... [more]
CVCA's Annual Conference coming to Vancouver in 2011
The CVCA annual conference is the premiere gathering for relationship-building and insight into the current state of Canada’s venture capital and private equity industry and it's coming to... [more]
What value do the experts place on a company like yours?
How are businesses being valued in today’s economic climate? What trends are affecting those valuations? How can you tell the value of your own company? Questions like these will be answered... [more]
Why is Canada a good place for venture capital?
Canadians are a humble lot (unless, of course, we’ve just won any sort of hockey event — eat it, Team USA!) so it always feels good when we can get a pat on the back. In this case,... [more]
Canada Venture Capital sector shows signs of recovery
Investment in venture capital jumped 57 percent in Canada in the second quarter of 2010, the first substantial increase in funds allocated to the struggling sector in over two years. According to... [more]
CVCA Annual Conference Video Replay - Part III
Kristina Tomaz-Young of VCTV - Venture Cap TV was at the Canadian Venture  Capital 2010 Conference in May and has put together a three part video series of the event. Part III of the series... [more]
CVCA Annual Conference Video Replay - Part II
Kristina Tomaz-Young of VCTV - Venture Cap TV was at the Canadian Venture  Capital 2010 Conference in May and has put together a three part video series of the event. Part II of the series... [more]
CVCA Annual Conference Video Replay
Kristina Tomaz-Young of VCTV - Venture Cap TV has at the Canadian Venture  Capital 2010 Conference in May and has put together a three part video series of the event. Part I below features... [more]
CIX launches third annual competition - is your company hot enough?
Announced on May 26th at the annual CVCA (Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) Conference in Ottawa, the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) launched its third annual... [more]
CVCA Annual Conference is almost full
The CVCA's Annual Conference is coming up on May 26-28th in Ottawa and the organizers say there are only a couple seats left - so if you were planning on attending, you should register now.... [more]
CVCA Annual Conference to include C100 panel
Other than Conference headliner Rick Mercer at this year's CVCA Annual Conference in Ottawa on May 26-28th, the most interesting sesson should be end-of-day panel titled C100: Leveraging the... [more]
CVCA Annual Conference: Scotch, Golf, and Rick Mercer
Thanks to the Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's recent Budget announcement on Section 116, this year's CVCA Annual Conference in Ottawa on May 26-28th should have a celebratory feel to it. And no... [more]
CVCA meets with Ontario Legislature Finance Committee
On Monday February 1st, the Ontario Legislature's Finance Committee held pre-budget hearings. According to Wellington Financial, representatives of the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity... [more]
CVCA's Young Venture Capitalists to network in Vancouver
The Young Venture Capitalists, a committee of the Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, along with KPMG are hosting a Vancouver Networking Event on January 28th at Steamworks... [more]
Venture Capital Investment level is lowest in 14 years
Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) released a report today along with research partner Thomson Reuters that states activity in Canada’s VC market continued to... [more]
CVCA wants Federal Government to step up
Yesterday Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) called upon the federal government to commit to a national technology strategy to address the current technology... [more]
CVCA: There is a Venture Capital crisis in Canada.
“The data conclusively demonstrates that there is a venture capital crisis in Canada,” said Gregory Smith, President of the CVCA. “we have a structural problem and this means... [more]
Q9 Networks CEO awarded CVCA’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Osama Arafat, CEO of Toronto-based Q9 Networks, picked up the CVCA’s 16th Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Award at their gala awards event last night at the CVCA's Annual Conference in... [more]
CVCA Annual Conference to discuss the Current Crisis
The Business Development Bank of Canada is warning that the ability of Canada to develop the new technologies of the future is in jeopardy because entrepreneurs can't get financing to see them... [more]
Venture Capital Activity In Canada At Its Lowest Level In Twelve Years
Canadian venture capital deal flow slowed down significantly in 2008 and reached its lowest level since 1996, according to a recently published report (pdf) by the Canadian Venture Capital... [more]
Private Equity Symposium returns to Toronto
A handful of organizations are collaborating to present the 2009 Private Equity Symposium on March 3rd at the MaRS Centre in Toronto, with live video-broadcasts into Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa,... [more]
CVCA releases study on Venture Capital in Canada
The Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association has released a comprehensive study on the impact of venture capital in Canada on the economy, jobs and innovation. The report titled... [more]
Going Global Canada-wide with the CVCA
"Going global" is no longer an option for many companies. It's a necessity. The Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association's (CVCA) upcoming professional development session will... [more]

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