{"id":74100,"date":"2026-07-13T09:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penderfund.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=74100"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:51:30","slug":"pender-growth-fund-portfolio-company-general-fusion-inc-commences-trading","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/penderfund.com\/fr\/news\/pender-growth-fund-portfolio-company-general-fusion-inc-commences-trading\/","title":{"rendered":"Pender Growth Fund Portfolio Company, General Fusion Inc., Commences Trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>VANCOUVER, B.C., July 13, 2026, (TSXV: PTF): <\/strong>Pender Growth Fund Inc. (the \u201cCompany\u201d or \u201cPTF\u201d) is pleased to report that the business combination of long-time holding General Fusion Inc. (\u201cGeneral Fusion\u201d) with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III (\u201cSVAC\u201d) (the \u201cBusiness Combination\u201d), closed on July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>On closing, Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III was renamed \u201cGeneral Fusion Group Ltd\u201d.\u00a0The\u00a0combined company\u2019s shares and warrants commenced trading on\u00a0the\u00a0Nasdaq on July 13, 2026 under the ticker symbols \u201cGFUZ\u201d and \u201cGFUZW\u201d respectively.<\/p>\n<p>General Fusion's Nasdaq listing comes at an important moment in the evolution of fusion energy. For decades, fusion energy has been regarded as one of science's greatest engineering challenges. Today however, it is increasingly emerging as a strategic priority for governments, the private sector and long-term investors. While commercialization remains a long-term objective, General Fusion's transition to the public markets represents an important milestone not only for the company, but for the broader fusion ecosystem. It reflects growing confidence that fusion technologies are beginning to attract the capital required to accelerate their path toward commercial deployment.<\/p>\n<p>At Pender, we invested in General Fusion because we believe meeting the world's future energy needs will require breakthrough technologies alongside continued improvements to today's energy infrastructure. As artificial intelligence, electrification and digital infrastructure drive unprecedented growth in global electricity demand, the world will require abundant, reliable sources of carbon-free baseload power alongside renewables.<\/p>\n<p>General Fusion's continued technical progress, including the 8.4 million degrees Celsius plasma heating milestone announced last month, provides tangible evidence that fusion has the potential to advance to commercial application. While significant technical challenges remain, we believe milestones such as these demonstrate that fusion is progressing from scientific research toward practical energy solutions. As global electricity demand continues to accelerate, we believe fusion has the potential to become an important component of tomorrow's energy infrastructure, supporting both energy security and the broader energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>A news release issued by General Fusion provides further information and can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2026\/07\/13\/3326335\/0\/en\/general-fusion-becomes-first-publicly-listed-fusion-company.html\">https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2026\/07\/13\/3326335\/0\/en\/general-fusion-becomes-first-publicly-listed-fusion-company<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Pender Growth Fund Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Company\u2019s objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation for its investors. 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 Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol \u201cPTF\u201d. The Company posts its Reporting NAV on its website, generally within five business days of each month end.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit www.pendergrowthfund.com.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec :<br \/>\n<strong>Melanie Moore<br \/>\n<\/strong>Vice-pr\u00e9sidente du marketing<br \/>\nGestion de capital PenderFund lt\u00e9e<br \/>\nmmoore@penderfund.com<br \/>\n(604) 688-1511<br \/>\nSans frais : (866) 377-4743<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 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This news release may contain \u201cforward-looking information\u201d (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws) relating to the business of the Company and the environment in which it operates. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as \u201cbelieve\u201d, \u201canticipate\u201d, \u201cproject\u201d, \u201cexpect\u201d, \u201cintend\u201d, \u201cplan\u201d, \u201cwill\u201d, \u201cmay\u201d, \u201cestimate\u201d and other similar expressions. These statements are based on the Company's expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections and include, without limitation, statements regarding the following (collectively, the \u201cForward Looking Items\u201d): the anticipated growth in global electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, electrification and digital infrastructure, and the expectation that meeting future energy needs will require abundant, reliable sources of carbon-free baseload power alongside renewables; the expectation that fusion technologies will continue to attract the capital required to accelerate their path toward commercial deployment; the potential for fusion technology, including General Fusion's technology, to advance from scientific research to commercial application and practical energy solutions; and the anticipated long-term potential of fusion energy to become an important component of future energy infrastructure, supporting energy security and the broader energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on various assumptions (collectively, the \u201cForward Looking Assumptions\u201d), including, without limitation, assumptions that each of the Forward Looking Items will occur or be achieved as described above. The forward-looking information herein is not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to control or predict.<\/p>\n<p>A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the Forward Looking Items, including, without limitation, the risk that any of the Forward Looking Items will not occur as anticipated. Additional risk factors are discussed under the heading \u201cRisk Factors\u201d in the Company's annual information form available under its issuer profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking information herein will prove to be accurate as actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in this news release. Readers, therefore, should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking information. Further, the forward-looking information herein is 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 information herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":69334,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"fund-type":[],"news-type":[70],"class_list":["post-74100","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-pender-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pender Growth Fund Portfolio Company, General Fusion Inc., Commences Trading - 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-portfolio-company-general-fusion-inc-commences-trading\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pender Growth Fund Portfolio Company, General Fusion Inc., Commences Trading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"VANCOUVER, B.C., July 13, 2026, (TSXV: PTF): Pender Growth Fund Inc. 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