{"id":64062,"date":"2025-03-31T14:04:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T21:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penderfund.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=64062"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:43:24","slug":"pender-growth-fund-announces-the-merger-of-pender-software-holdings-and-acorn-partners","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/penderfund.com\/fr\/news\/pender-growth-fund-announces-the-merger-of-pender-software-holdings-and-acorn-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Pender Growth Fund announces the merger of Pender Software Holdings and Acorn Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pender Growth Fund Inc. (\u201cPender\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) is pleased to announce a merger between Pender Software Holdings Ltd. (\u201cPender Software\u201d) and Acorn Partners Inc. (\u201cAcorn\u201d). With this merger, the Acorn team joins Pender Software to further its aim of becoming the go-to capital partner for exceptional software companies.<\/p>\n<p>The merger of the Acorn team with Pender Software fuses the proven acquisition expertise of both parties, and brings additional operational expertise, positioning Pender Software to focus entirely on expanding the portfolio and driving long-term value creation. This alignment strengthens Pender Software\u2019s ability to scale its operations and execute strategic acquisitions, enabling its portfolio of software businesses to reach their potential.<\/p>\n<p>Pender Software is dedicated to empowering management teams, driving operational excellence, and delivering value to all stakeholders. We aim to partner with outstanding management teams with a mandate to scale effectively, enhance customer satisfaction and compound cash flows. By leveraging a strategic operational framework and a long-term investment horizon, Pender Software is committed to enabling its portfolio companies to achieve sustained success.<\/p>\n<p>Pender Software is actively seeking opportunities to acquire high-quality software companies as new investments or add-ons to its portfolio of companies in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information about Pender Software, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pendersoftwareholdings.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.pendersoftwareholdings.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Pender Growth Fund<\/strong><br \/>\nPender Growth Fund Inc is an investment firm. Its investment objective is to achieve long-term capital growth. The Company utilizes its small capital base and long-term horizon to invest in unique situations, primarily small cap, special situations, and illiquid public and private companies. The firm invests in public and private companies principally in the technology sector. It trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol \u201cPTF\u201d and posts its NAV on its website, generally within five business days of each month end.<\/p>\n<p>Veuillez visiter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pendergrowthfund.com\">www.pendergrowthfund.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec :<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ampere Chan<br \/>\n<\/strong>Managing Partner, Pender Software Holdings<br \/>\nampere@pendersoftwareholdings.com<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ni la Bourse de croissance TSX ni son fournisseur de services de r\u00e9glementation (tel que ce terme est d\u00e9fini dans les politiques de la Bourse de croissance TSX) n\u2019acceptent de responsabilit\u00e9 quant \u00e0 la pertinence ou \u00e0 l\u2019exactitude du pr\u00e9sent communiqu\u00e9 de presse.<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Renseignements sur les \u00e9nonc\u00e9s prospectifs \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nCe communiqu\u00e9 de presse peut contenir des \u00e9nonc\u00e9s prospectifs (avec le sens qu\u2019on leur accorde dans les lois sur les valeurs mobili\u00e8res en vigueur) relatifs \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et au contexte dans lequel elle exploite. Les \u00e9nonc\u00e9s prospectifs se reconnaissent habituellement \u00e0 l\u2019emploi de termes et expressions comme \u00ab\u2009croire\u2009\u00bb, \u00ab\u2009pr\u00e9voir\u2009\u00bb, \u00ab\u2009anticiper\u2009\u00bb, \u00ab\u2009avoir l\u2019intention de\u2009\u00bb, \u00ab\u2009estimer\u2009\u00bb, \u00ab\u2009planifier\u2009\u00bb et \u00ab\u2009pouvoir\u2009\u00bb, \u00ab\u2009\u00e9valuer\u2009\u00bb et de verbes au futur ou au conditionnel, et autres expressions comparables. Ces \u00e9nonc\u00e9s s\u2019appuient sur les attentes, estimations, pr\u00e9visions et projections de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et comprennent, sans toutefois s\u2019y limiter, les \u00e9nonc\u00e9s portant sur la diminution des risques des portefeuilles de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9, ainsi que leurs occasions de placement futures. Les \u00e9nonc\u00e9s prospectifs dans le pr\u00e9sent communiqu\u00e9 de presse sont \u00e9mis sur la base de certaines hypoth\u00e8ses\u202f: le rendement futur n\u2019est pas garanti et suppose des risques et des incertitudes qui sont difficiles \u00e0 contr\u00f4ler ou pr\u00e9voir. Un certain nombre de facteurs pourraient faire en sorte que les r\u00e9sultats r\u00e9els diff\u00e8rent consid\u00e9rablement des r\u00e9sultats discut\u00e9s dans les \u00e9nonc\u00e9s prospectifs, y compris, sans toutefois s\u2019y limiter, les facteurs mentionn\u00e9s dans la section \u00ab\u2009Facteurs de risque\u2009\u00bb de la notice annuelle de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9, offerte sur le site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedarplus.c\">www.sedarplus.c<\/a>a. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate as actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Readers, therefore, should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, these forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and, except as expressly required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":69333,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"fund-type":[],"news-type":[],"class_list":["post-64062","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pender Growth Fund announces the merger of Pender Software Holdings and Acorn Partners - PenderFund Capital Management<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/penderfund.com\/fr\/news\/pender-growth-fund-announces-the-merger-of-pender-software-holdings-and-acorn-partners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pender Growth Fund announces the merger of Pender Software Holdings and Acorn Partners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pender Growth Fund Inc. 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