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2004.09.27 - VCReporter Weekly Summary

In fund news, the principals from Canadian investor MM Venture Partners announced the creation of a new specialty technology finance company, MMV Financial Inc. The company?s opening capitalization wi... >>

2004.09.22 - Dutch auctions step up the action in massive equity deals

Dutch auctions -- a phrase seldom heard in finance circles prior to the Google initial public offering -- are all the rage in the Canadian market this week, as companies use the technique to set the... >>

2004.09.22 - MMV plans investments worth $300-million

Emerging and mid-market technology and life sciences companies in Canada are in line for a shot in the arm from specialty finance company MMV Financial Inc. It plans to invest its initial capitalizati... >>

2004.09.22 - MM Venture Partners Regroups As C$300M Debt Investment Firm

MM Venture Partners, which once invested out of a venture partnership with publicly traded GATX, has restructured itself into a specialized debt finance firm, still focusing on Canadian technology a... >>

2004.09.21 - Venture capitalist regroups for IT market rebound

After six years in the rocky VC business, Minhas Mohamed talks about why he's starting a new financing organization specializing in technology firms. Plus: In search of 'pain thresholds' by Neil Su... >>

2004.09.21 - Launch of New Specialty Finance Company to invest $300-Million into Canadian technology and life sciences sectors

Toronto— September 21, 2004 — A new multimillion-dollar specialty finance company run by national investment veterans is looking to funnel millions to Canadian technology and life sciences companies... >>

2004.08.09 - Halifax firm taking broadband to world

HALIFAX -- In 1998, Core Networks consisted of three software developers with an idea, working on computers in the living room of a south-end Halifax apartment. "It was a 900-square-foot apartment a... >>

2004.07.28 - UPDATE: Tropic scores fourth VC round worth $41M

Ottawa startup Tropic Networks Inc. has secured a fourth round of financing worth about $41 million, the largest local venture capital deal in 18 months. The official word came Wednesday morning, th... >>

2004.07.20 - SupportSoft to Acquire Core Networks to Advance VoIP, Video and Broadband Service Automation

Redwood City, CA -- SupportSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRT), a leading provider of Real-Time Service Management software, and Core Networks Incorporated, a privately held Canadian software company based in... >>

2004.01.20 - Canadian VCs Bullish on Buyout

The venture partnership between MM Venture Partners (MMVP) and leasing company GATX (NYSE: GMT) ended last month with MMVP’s buyout of GATX/MM Venture Finance Partnership, their joint venture portfo... >>