Let’s not declare victory just yet
“There’ll be laughin’ and singin’ and music swingin’, And dancin’ in the streets” — Martha and The Vandellas The thing about this new world is that there are often no secrets in Ottawa, even at Budget...
View ArticleIf it’s not built, they can’t come
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! — Hallelujah Chorus Hymn, Handel’s Messiah The...
View ArticleCanada leads the world in Milken Institute’s “Capital Access Index”
Dateline: Los Angeles If Canadian entrepreneurs think they’ve got it tough in the capital raising department, they should thank their lucky stars that they didn’t decide to base their firm somewhere...
View ArticleMajor traction in the U.S. market
Going where the fish are. For the better part of the last year, our team has been spreading the word about Wellington Financial in the key American VC markets. Armed with a strong 10-year track record,...
View ArticleBDC pitches Senate on lending in Mexico and England
There “Bruce” goes again. There may be times when you think I’m a bit tough on the Business Development Bank of Canada. I see the role as simply one of shining a light on the daily grind of one of...
View ArticleBridgescale and Edgestone demerge
Not a good day for entrepreneurs. Since we broke the news about the merger (see prior post “Bridgescale Partners and Edgestone’s Venture Fund to team up? May 27-10), it seems only appropriate that we...
View ArticleHas anyone seen CPPIB’s venture bucks? part 2
I have failed you, yet again. The folks at CPP Investment Board have refused to answer my simple questions about the execution of their $400 million 2010-vintage vehicle that was to fund Canadian...
View ArticleBank commercial loan growth barely keeping up with inflation over the past 5...
There are times when a local newspaper beats me to a story in a space that we’ve focused on here over the years, and today is one of those days. According to some of our bank CEOs, business loan growth...
View Article90 days into its new Federal mandate, Northleaf goes off script
News report: Canada’s new “Venture Catalyst Fund” invests in $46M Wattpad deal I’m so utterly confused. For years, Canadian entrepreneurs and VCs begged Ottawa to get involved in arresting the...
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Western Engineering student receives Wellington Financial’s Award in...
Congratulations are in order! Laura Perry, an Engineering student at Western University, is the inaugural recipient of the Wellington Financial LP Award in Technology Evaluation and Analysis. Given our...
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