Archive for April 17th, 2008
Toward a bio-economy
17 April 2008In case you missed it, here is an op-ed piece written by Tim Haig, the CEO of Wellington Financial Fund III portfolio company Biox. Other Biox investors include Birch Hill Equity Partners and VentureLink Funds.
Biox is a renewable energy company that designed, built, owns and operates a 60 million litre per annum biodiesel production [...]
Paradigm Research makes right call on Magellan
17 April 2008Whenever a CEO mutters about a crappy share price, the best advice is always the same: “take care of the business and share price will take care of itself.” In a research note from earlier today, Paradigm Capital’s analyst went to great lengths to make this point about Magellan Aerospace (MAL:TSX), without ever [...]
The energy crisis according to Coke
17 April 2008The signs are everywhere. Individuals attempting to do their part for the good of the earth. In 2005, we were the first tenants in Brookfield Place to sign up for Bullfrog Power, the green electricity retailer. Firms such as Walmart, RBC and BMO have now stepped up to the plate for some [...]
Macquarie cuts QStream target in half
17 April 2008If you hang around Starbucks for even three minutes, you’ll undoubtedly bump into members of the accounting profession who’ll be quick to tell you that “things are slowing down.” The audit work is fine, but the rest of the business is getting soft. QuStream (QVC:TSX) designs and produces wideband routing switchers, live news [...]