Archive for May, 2007
Jane Rogers Championship of Mississauga: The Canadian Tour’s Newest Tournament
31 May 2007Henry Kravis on “the bubble” question
31 May 2007Julis Caesar of the Private Equity Superstate
There were so many nuggets in Henry Kravis’ CVCA speech on Monday that you could blog about it for weeks (note to our readers: please let me know if you’d like us to).
Today’s offering is an outline of Mr. Kravis’ argument that private equity-backed going privates are not using [...]
Richard Scott update
30 May 2007One of our two pro golfers, Richard Scott, has just been added to the Canadian Tour field now that the Mexico leg is over, according to a report in the Vancouver Sun.
You can follow the Canadian Tour here. The first event on the schedule is the Times Colonist Open at Gorge Vale Golf Club [...]
Sandvine CEO named “Entrepreneur of the year”
30 May 2007Perhaps it was bound to happen. But if you don’t see these things yourself you would never believe it.
Last evening in Halifax, several hundred people watched as the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association named Sandvine’s Chief Executive Officer, Dave Caputo, as Entrepreneur of the Year. I think we were all delighted [...]
Canadian firm powers Google Maps “street-level” views
29 May 2007Google unveiled a new feature on Google Maps today that allows you to get a 360 view of any particular street / intersection in certain major cities. You can even “walk” up or down the street and have the imagery follow you along to help give you a better bearing when visiting an unfamiliar [...]