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Canada's private equity market in 2001

Canada's private equity industry is worth approximately C$36bn, according to a survey commissioned by Goodman & Carr and conducted by Macdonald & Associates. The industry has undergone a steady growth since its infancy in the 1980s, but it is still dwarfed by its neighbour, the US, whose industry is worth close to US$1,000bn.

Institutional investors, such as pension funds and insurance companies are still reticent about investing in the asset class. Unsurprisingly under these circumstances, the largest contribution is made by high net worth individuals, followed by pension funds at 30 per cent and corporates at 25 per cent. Over half of capital invested in the Canadian industry is in venture capital and there are more than 150 groups focusing on this stage in the country. Mezzanine accounts for around 11 per cent and buy-out the remainder.

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