Archive for September 26th, 2007
Nice multiple for Orion; very nice
26 September 2007Now that the deal is finally on the wire (see prior post “Orion / Macquarie deal“, August 28-07), the green-eyed types across Bay Street and Howe Street will start to try to figure out who got what part of the $147 million purchase price.
You won’t find out those secrets from me. The only thing [...]
Porsche “fixes” their CDN dollar problem
26 September 2007For over a year now, Porsche has been coining it off their Canadian customers. They’d set their prices for the 2006 models in 2005, only to watch the currency swing dramatically.
Canadian dealers started to hear much noise two summers ago, when the dollar was less than $1.20 per U.S., yet Canadian Porsche [...]
Ottawa at its best
26 September 2007A few members of our team are in Ottawa for a couple of days for the annual Ottawa Venture and Technology Summit. About 260 are signed up. Looks to be quite Clean Tech heavy, and Rod Bryden is featured as a “keynote” guest speaker. Hmmm. As for Clean Tech, this is [...]