Archive for August, 2010
Google closing in on next Canadian acquisition target part 2
30 August 2010As took place with our initial Bumptop/Google acquisition post last May, in the wake of our post this morning (see prior post “Google closing in on next Canadian acquisition target” Aug 30-10), Canadian start-up SocialDeck has confirmed our blog about its acquisition by Google Inc. (GOOG:Q).
Congrats again. We are here to serve!
MRM
Google closing in on next Canadian acquisition target
30 August 2010In the wake of Google’s (GOOG:Q) acquisition of Bumptop (see prior post “Google acquires BumpTop” May 1-10) earlier this year, as well as its commitment to the Waterloo region, it should come as no surprise that the folks from Mountain View, California have been poking around the Canadian start-up market over the past few months.
My [...]
Welcome to the new job, Minister Murray
27 August 2010Welcome to the world of Ontario’s Innovation Economy, Glen Murray.
As you settle into your new cabinet role, the next couple of weeks will be consumed with the necessary ministry briefings. On behalf of the entrepreneurs and funders who make up your new official constituency in Ontario, welcome to the job! We are excited [...]
Currency Gods aren’t shining on CPPIB
22 August 2010As promised, here’s the lowdown on how our external private equity investments are doing at the CPP Investment Board (see prior post “CPPIB U.S.A. general partner Q1 2010 performance numbers” Aug 19-10).
The overview (December quarter in brackets, in current currency exchange rates):
Paid in Capital: $16.333 billion ($16.649B)
Reported Value: $11.498 billion ($11.419B)
Distributions Received: $7.410 [...]
CPPIB U.S.A. general partner Q1 2010 performance numbers
19 August 2010This is getting a bit tedious to track, but it’s time to review the high profile U.S. GPs that count the CPP Investment Board as a direct limited partner (as at March ’10).
Some of the more notable large moves between Q2 2008, Q1 2009 and Q1 2010 are below (vintage year of the fund is [...]