Why sometimes process matters more than performance. One of my go-to podcasts is How I Built This, where Guy Raz interviews some of the world’s best-known entrepreneurs about how they built their companies. I’ve been a listener for years, partly for the human side of it: the real, unpolished moments of doubt and failure that […]
HubSpot’s founding CRO Mark Roberge shares a data driven framework for knowing when startups are ready to accelerate growth. In this episode of the Pender Ventures podcast, host Maria Pacella, Pender Ventures Managing Partner, sits down with Mark Roberge, HubSpot's Founding Chief Revenue Officer, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, and Co-Founder of Stage 2 […]
What if the market's biggest opportunity is hiding behind an outdated story? In a new in The Globe and Mail article, Pender Equity's Laura Baker argues that investors often anchor to familiar narratives long after the facts have changed leading to investing missteps. Current case in point, while mega-cap technology companies continue to dominate headlines, […]
Market Update June 2026 was defined by a stark divergence between resilient global indices and localized volatility, driven by a shifting geopolitical landscape and a turn in the AI narrative. The month brought a meaningful "broadening" as investors rotated away from dominant mega-cap tech names and toward more defensive and cyclical sectors, with focus shifting […]
Market Update The first half of the year had a little of everything. We have all come to expect the unexpected under President Trump but the events that have unfolded caught even the most cynical off guard. Heading into 2026, one of the consensus calls was that the FOMC would cut interest rates. They were […]
Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were -0.1% and -1.1%1 respectively in June 2026 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.7%2. M&A Market Update Global M&A activity accelerated through June, capping a record first half of 2026. $2.83 trillion of transactions were announced during […]
A small rule change is giving retail investors outsized influence over market volatility. Working through market commentaries recently, the same word kept coming up: volatility. Generally speaking, that's usually in reference to oil, inflation, rates... the standard. But I came across an article in Barron's that introduced a new name to the list of volatility […]
Dear Co-investors, Thank you for your continued partnership in the Pender Credit Opportunities Fund. In the second quarter of 2026, the Fund appreciated 11.6% net of fees, aided by impactful contributions from Wolfspeed, Inc., Evolent Health, Inc., and Fluence Energy, Inc. We are also approaching an exciting milestone: our three-year track record of managing Funds […]
Several members of the Pender team had the opportunity to participate in the 6th Annual Greater Vancouver Food Bank Charity Golf Tournament in Coquitlam, joining community partners and supporters to raise funds for an organization that plays such an important role across the Lower Mainland. The event raised an impressive $46,000 in support of the […]
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