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Please join us – at your convenience – for a new series of podcasts on private equity and midmarket M&A, with a focus on Canada. In these concise 15-minute segments, a wide range of industry participants discuss the deal market trends that they’ve been seeing. The host and originator of the series is Mario Nigro, M&A partner at Stikeman Elliott in Toronto.
Episode 21: What is Driving Today’s High Valuations and Can It Continue? Dr. Howard Johnson, Canadian Market Leader at Duff & Phelps | Mario’s guest is Howard Johnson, Canadian Market Leader at Duff & Phelps and managing director in its M&A Advisory practice. A veteran of the Canadian midmarket and a valuation expert, Howard believes that today’s high valuations and (often) double-digit multiples are likely to persist since many public companies and PE firms are cash-rich and eager to invest. Tax reform and the uncertainty of pandemic-era earnings analysis may emerge as complicating factors, however. | Spotify | Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | SoundCloud |
Episode 20: What Does A Tech-focused U.S. Private Equity Firm See In Canada? Doyl Burkett, Managing Partner, Integrity Growth Partners | Doyl Burkett, Managing Partner of Los Angeles-based Integrity Growth Partners, joins Mario Nigro to discuss PE investments in the software and tech-enabled business services space. Integrity typically invests $10-40m in founder-owned-and-operated businesses, often taking non-controlling positions. Doyl’s strategic focus on “underserved geographies” has generated many opportunities across Canada. | Spotify | Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | SoundCloud |
Episode 19: Scaling Canada’s Smaller Successful Companies: A New Solution to an Old Challenge George Rossolatos, CEO of Canadian Business Growth Fund | Joining Mario Nigro is George Rossolatos, CEO of Toronto-based Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF), a private equity investor that takes minority stakes in Canadian companies, typically those in the $10-25m revenue range, working with them to promote long-term growth. CBGF was created in 2018, with George as Founding CEO, in response to concerns that Canada needs to get better at growing its successful startups into strong midmarket players. | Spotify | Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | SoundCloud |
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