Archive for May, 2009
CPPIB U.S.A. general partner Q4 2008 performance numbers
31 May 2009The excitement hasn’t ended for the U.S. and European general partners who ply their trade on behalf of the CPP Investment Board. This review covers the high profile U.S.-based GPs that count the CPPIB as a direct limited partner (as at December 2008).
Some of the more notable large moves between Q2 and Q4 are below [...]
Bay Street Buzz
30 May 2009This information courtesy of Bill Vlaad, of Vlaad & Co.:
CIBC has announced the following hires and appointments:
· Ted Nash has been appointed Managing Director and Head of Strategic Merchant Banking. Ted was previously Managing Director and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions on the Investment Banking team
· Michael Boyd has been hired as [...]
The juices are flowing at annual CVCA conference
28 May 2009The next time you get invited to an industry conference, I suggest that you attend. Whatever sector you are in. The juices can really flow sometimes, and that’s exactly what is happening here in Calgary at the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association annual meeting. For those of you following on [...]
Globe Incubator Panel tackles social media for small biz
28 May 2009In this month’s Globe & Mail Incubator Panel series, the team tackles the topic of using social media tools to promote and grow your business. Mark McQueen is a member of the Panel. Cisco is the corporate sponsor of the effort.
Part one of a three part series begins here.
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91% of LPs think mega Buyout managers should cut mgmt. fees: survey
27 May 2009On the eve of the annual Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association AGM, it shouldn’t be a surprise to come across a survey of institutional limited partners regarding the annual fees that mega Buyout firms charge their limited partners (via AltAssets):
General partners at $1bn or larger mega buy-out funds should take a cut in [...]