Private equity

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BC proposes revoking EMD registration exemption

The British Columbia Securities Commission is considering requiring people to register as EMDs, even if they sell only private placement securities. In 2009, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon provided an exemption from the requirement to register as EMDs for persons selling only private placement securities under the capital raising exemptions. […]

By Staff |January 3, 2013

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One on one with Michael Lee-Chin

Michael Lee-Chin’s out to reshape the Canadian investment landscape. But that takes more than just launching a few funds.

By Vikram Barhat |December 21, 2012

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3 tools for shareholder activism

A recent conference in Toronto organized by Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVAC) featured a presentation by Matthew Cumming and Andrew Matheson, both partners at McCarthy Tétrault LLP and adjunct professors in the University of Toronto Law School, on the key legal tools shareholders have at their disposal to exert influence on the companies they’ve invested in.

By Dean DiSpalatro |November 27, 2012

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Private equity in balanced portfolios

While tax havens and art may seem like interesting ideas for placing capital, those seeking returns should be slightly more conventional.

By John Lorinc |September 28, 2012

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