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VANCOUVER, B.C. Pender Growth Fund Inc. (TSXV: PTF) (“Pender Growth Fund” or the “Company”) announces today that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire approximately $1M in debt of GreenSpace Brands Inc. (TSXV: JTR) (“GreenSpace”). Under the terms of the purchase and sale agreement, the Company will take assignment of certain […]

VANCOUVER, B.C. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. (“Pender”) is pleased to announce the addition of two Liquid Alternative funds to its fund line-up. The Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund, managed by Justin Jacobsen, is a flexible, high yield focused alternative credit strategy that aims to produce positive absolute returns through the economic cycle. “With the combination […]

Leveraging Pender’s unique expertise in identifying and analyzing M&A catalysts. Geoff Scott chats with Amar Pandya, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund. Together they will introduce the Fund and dive into the investing strategies behind the Fund, the opportunities that Amar sees on the horizon and the overall Fund positioning. They also explore […]

Combining the best of both a mutual and a hedge fund into one. In this episode Geoff Scott chats with Justin Jacobsen, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund. Together they discuss Justin’s background in investing, his shift from equity to credit and introduce the Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund. Geoff and Justin […]

“In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio.” Geoff Castle chats with Stephen Foerster, Professor of Finance at Western University’s Ivey School of Business. They discuss Stephen’s thoughts on a variety of topics as laid out in latest book, In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio. The book features contributions from a star-studded cast of luminaries who have […]

VANCOUVER, B.C. PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. (“Pender”) is pleased to announce that Justin Jacobsen, CFA, has joined the company’s investment team as a Portfolio Manager. Justin began his investment career in 2008 and most recently worked as a Senior Portfolio Manager at BC Investment Management Corp (BCI). Prior to that he spent 11 years at […]

VANCOUVER, B.C. (TSXV: PTF) Pender Growth Fund Inc. (the “Company”) today announced its financial and operational results for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Financial Highlights (Unaudited) Net income was $137,400 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (March 31, 2020 – Net loss ($953,642) as a result of positive investment performance in […]

VANCOUVER, B.C. (TSXV: PTF) Pender Growth Fund Inc. (the “Company” or “Pender”) today announced its financial and operational results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021. Company Highlights On May 28, 2021, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of Pender Private Investments Inc.(“PPI”), formerly the Working Opportunity Fund (EVCC) Ltd., […]

Persistence, Perseverance and Innovation.  Kenndal McArdle chats with Carlo Perez, Founder and CEO of Swift Medical Inc. Kenndal and Carlo talk about the series of decisions and choices that led Carlo down the path of entrepreneurship and the eureka moment that led him to launch Swift Medical. Carlo also provides some background on his upbringing […]