Investors’ views on the marijuana industry are mixed
The transaction values Hong Kong-based Nord Anglia Education at US$4.3 billion
There was $3.2 billion in total venture capital investments in 2016, up by 41% from 2015 and reaching their highest level since 2001, according to a new report from the CVCA
However, buyout and related private equity activity saw significant declines both in terms of deal volume and value last year
This source investment tends to be longer-term and has fewer regulatory and other constraints than institutional capital, a UBS white paper says
Board is being expanded to improve regional representation
However, 2016 has been relatively slow for private equity given the “high relative valuations in the current environment”
The purchase is a related-party deal as Centria is being bought from DJM Capital, a holding company that also controls Fiera indirectly
A total of $2.5 billion was raised for 446 deals in Canada’s VC market in the first nine months of the year, the best in dollar terms since 2001 and in number of deals since 2005
Jim Prentice will evaluate investment opportunities in Canada’s energy sector