Profile of Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms
The venture capital & private equity industry in Canada has been growing steadily. Canada has an interesting financial market. Its venture capital and private equity industries have been active in several sectors including Energy, Telecommunications, Cleantech and Technology. Some of its investment firms are also very active in real estate and infrastructure sectors.
Here is some information about Canada’s venture capital & private equity firms.
Brookfield Investment Management Inc.
Brookfield Investment Management Inc. is a global investment manager focused on specialized equity and fixed income securities investments.
The firm is a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a leading global asset manager with over $150 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2011 and over 100 years of experience in the property, power, and infrastructure industries.
Brookfield Investment Management Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor and with its affiliates, had approximately $21 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2011.
Brookfield Investment Management is headquartered in New York but maintains a large presence in Canada, as well as in Australia. The company has made a number of multi-billion dollar investments in power, specialized and commercial properties throughout 2011. It is a major investor in infrastructure industries worldwide.
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Venture Capital
BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company’s development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on innovative technology-based Canadian companies that have high growth potential, offer unique products or services and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets.
BDC Venture Capital invests primarily in companies involved in the areas of Energy/Cleantech, Health, Information Technology, and Communications.
Its venture capital funds are also divided according to these sectors / industries. Its current portfolios includes a wide range of Canadian businesses, investments were made from as little as $25,000 into a company.
BDC also provides a wide range of strategic supports in addition to venture capital. It invests primarily Canadian opportunities but some of its portfolio companies are also based in the United States.
Telus Ventures (Canada, Global Investor)
TELUS, the largest telecommunications company in Western Canada and second largest in Canada. TELUS Ventures is the attached investment arm to TELUS, in addition to the TELUS Ventures; TELUS also has its own innovation R&D centres and programs to support new innovations.
Its portfolio are most related to telecommunications related companies, including: ClairMail, which offers mobile banking and payments applications that utilize a phone’s existing messaging system, Jamcracker, which provides Unified Cloud Services Delivery Platform, and has customers including TELUS and CA. It also invests in billing systems, security systems also other telecommunications services providers.
Annapolis Capital Ltd.
Founded in 2006, Annapolis Capital is a creative, value adding, and long-term investor of growth capital in the Canadian energy sector.
From its head office in Calgary, it has $146 million of invested capital currently under management has been committed by a supportive institutional and high net worth individual investor base, with 10% of that capital invested by Annapolis’ principals and their families.
Annapolis targets investments in start-up and early stage exploration & production companies, primarily in the private domain. These energy investments include both traditional and renewable energy sectors.
The venture capital & private equity industry in Canada has been growing steadily. Canada has an interesting financial market. Its venture capital and private equity industries have been active in several sectors including Energy, Telecommunications, Cleantech and Technology. Some of its investment firms are also very active in real estate and infrastructure sectors.
Here is some information about Canada’s venture capital & private equity firms.
Brookfield Investment Management Inc.
Brookfield Investment Management Inc. is a global investment manager focused on specialized equity and fixed income securities investments.
The firm is a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a leading global asset manager with over $150 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2011 and over 100 years of experience in the property, power, and infrastructure industries.
Brookfield Investment Management Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor and with its affiliates, had approximately $21 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2011.
Brookfield Investment Management is headquartered in New York but maintains a large presence in Canada, as well as in Australia. The company has made a number of multi-billion dollar investments in power, specialized and commercial properties throughout 2011. It is a major investor in infrastructure industries worldwide.
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Venture Capital
BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company’s development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on innovative technology-based Canadian companies that have high growth potential, offer unique products or services and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets.
BDC Venture Capital invests primarily in companies involved in the areas of Energy/Cleantech, Health, Information Technology, and Communications.
Its venture capital funds are also divided according to these sectors / industries. Its current portfolios includes a wide range of Canadian businesses, investments were made from as little as $25,000 into a company.
BDC also provides a wide range of strategic supports in addition to venture capital. It invests primarily Canadian opportunities but some of its portfolio companies are also based in the United States.
Telus Ventures (Canada, Global Investor)
TELUS, the largest telecommunications company in Western Canada and second largest in Canada. TELUS Ventures is the attached investment arm to TELUS, in addition to the TELUS Ventures; TELUS also has its own innovation R&D centres and programs to support new innovations.
Its portfolio are most related to telecommunications related companies, including: ClairMail, which offers mobile banking and payments applications that utilize a phone’s existing messaging system, Jamcracker, which provides Unified Cloud Services Delivery Platform, and has customers including TELUS and CA. It also invests in billing systems, security systems also other telecommunications services providers.
Annapolis Capital Ltd.
Founded in 2006, Annapolis Capital is a creative, value adding, and long-term investor of growth capital in the Canadian energy sector.
From its head office in Calgary, it has $146 million of invested capital currently under management has been committed by a supportive institutional and high net worth individual investor base, with 10% of that capital invested by Annapolis’ principals and their families.
Annapolis targets investments in start-up and early stage exploration & production companies, primarily in the private domain. These energy investments include both traditional and renewable energy sectors.
