PRINT THIS PAGE Private equity overview 200029/05/2001. Source: Macdonald & Associates for the CVCA.
Canada's venture capital industry shattered all records in 2000. Over $6bn was invested, reflecting a 132 per cent increase on 1999. This report is a summary of the key trends for the year, by Macdonald & Associates for the Canadian Venture Capital Association Canadian venture capital broke almost every industry record in 2000. From the amount of capital invested to the pace of investing in the final quarter. Pivotal to this milestone year was an intense focus by the industry on large deals involving technology companies, with investments in communications growing by 280 per cent. The final quarter of the year accounted for one-third of total capital invested and contributed substantially to the impressive final result.
Foreign and institutional investors increased their influence in the industry. They were responsible for nearly half of all capital invested in 2000 and demonstrated the attractiveness of the Canadian technology sectors to this type of investor.
Despite the downturn in public markets in the early part of 2001, the Canadian venture capital industry appears confident and according to this report should be able to ‘...weather the storm'.
Click to view PDF report (201kb)
Prepared by Macdonald & Associates for the Canadian Venture Capital Association
For further information on the activities of the CVCA, please contact Lauren Linton, director of marketing, tel: +1 (416) 487-4299
 |
Macdonald & Associates is a Toronto-based information firm specialising in the venture capital and private equity markets. It provides strategic market intelligence on the private equity markets to an array of VC, corporate, institutional, and government clients on a quarterly basis. For further information on its activities, please e-mail info@canadavc.com or telephone +1 (416) 964-1265
|
© CVCA and Macdonald & Associates Ltd
|
