Highlights The Fund initiated positions in 17 new merger deals. Several key deals closed after achieving their final approvals. These included: Tricon Residential Inc, Carrols Restaurant Group, TrueContext Corp and MDF Commerce Inc. Our SPAC exposure will see a pickup during the summer due to SPAC expirations which should drive an increase in redemptions and […]
VANCOUVER, B.C. (TSXV: PTF) Pender Growth Fund Inc. (the “Company” or “PTF”) today announces that one of its significant investees, Copperleaf Technologies Inc. (TSX:CPLF) (“Copperleaf”), has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) with Industrial and Financial Systems, IFS AB (“IFS”), pursuant to which IFS has agreed to indirectly acquire all of the […]
Highlights Despite historically expensive valuations at the start of the month, risk assets performed well. The Fund benefitted from several individual long positions where catalysts played out consistent with or even quicker than our initial investment thesis in May. The Fund added to two positions in May where we expect a combination of attractive carry […]
Highlights The Fund enjoyed one of its best performing months in May. Key contributors were Novavax convertible bonds, Fannie Mae preferred shares, Lucid Group Inc., Emergent BioSolutions, and OPKO Health Inc., along with numerous Canadian preferred shares. Two detractors were EchoStar Corp and American Tire Distributors Holdings Inc. The Pender Corporate Bond Fund enjoyed one […]
As published in Finance et Investissement on 3 June 2024 (in French). Can SPACs, those beleaguered blank-cheque companies whose recent history is as volatile and unpredictable as the emotional health of a certain former president of the United States, be staging a comeback? The SPAC sector, which raises money through public exchange listings and then acquires […]
Expertise and experience, transparency and liquidity. In this episode, we delve into the complex world of public stressed and distressed credit investing. Join Parul Garg for a discussion on investing in stressed and distressed credits in public markets, as held in the Pender Credit Opportunities Fund and in the Pender Corporate Bond Fund. Parul provides […]
Pender Growth Fund Inc. (the “Company”) today announced its financial and operational results for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Financial Highlights Net income was $12,262,927 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (March 31, 2023 – Net loss $3,293,058) due to positive investment performance in the quarter. Net income per Class C […]
As seen in the Globe & Mail on May 16, 2024 (for subscribers only) In the professional sphere, investment risk is defined in technical terms with mathematical ratios, such as standard deviation, Sharpe Ratio, Beta, R-Squared and so forth. These can be useful tools. In addition, each type of asset class has its own peculiar risks. […]
Highlights After a euphoric March, April poured cold water on the euphoria halting the market’s year-to-date rise. Global M&A at the end of April was up 31% from last year. In Canada, technology sector leads deal volumes followed by the energy & power and financials sectors. We believe valuations for many small cap companies owned […]
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