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Private Equity Canada 2006
McKinsey's fifth annual report examines the market's transformation since 2001 and the impact its changing structure and unprecedented growth has had on Canada's GPs and LPs. It also offers a perspective on the key trends likely to shape Canada's maturing marketplace in the next 5 years, as well as an in-depth review of key market facts over the past year.
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Private Equity Canada 2005
Volume 1: An in-depth review of the market
An in-depth review by Goodman and Carr LLP of key market facts. It describes the main characteristics of Canada’s private equity market, the preferences of its participants, and the market activity over the past year.
Launch article (PDF - 654 KB)
      Volume 2: Buyouts: The End of the Beginning or the Beginning of the End?
 McKinsey's perspective focuses on the buyout industry’s growth in the past 5 years and on where the industry is heading and what these trends could hold for GPs and LPs globally and in Canada.
Launch article (PDF - 751 KB)
Private Equity Canada 2004
Volume 1: An in-depth review of the Canadian market
A fact-based review by Goodman and Carr LLP of the key trends shaping the Canadian private equity market.
Launch article (PDF - 276 KB)
      Volume 2: Active Ownership: Generating better returns in a competitive market
 McKinsey's perspective on the competitive dynamics in the Canadian private equity market and how some investors are seeking to enhance their returns and differentiate themselves through "active ownership."
Launch article (PDF - 252 KB)
Why Some Private-equity Firms do Better than Others
The McKinsey Quarterly, 2005 Number 1
Investments don't govern themselves; active ownership is the answer.
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How Private Equity Firms can Play in China
The McKinsey Quarterly, 2005 Web exclusive
Given the difficulties of doing business there, direct investment in Chinese companies isn’t always the best option.
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A Halo for Angel Investors
The McKinsey Quarterly, 2004 Number 1
A portfolio of investments in socially responsible companies can generate returns similar to those of the S&P 500.
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Private Equity's New Challenge
The McKinsey Quarterly, 2004 Web exclusive
A changed competitive landscape calls for a different business model.
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Private Equity Canada 2003
The third installment of the Private Equity Canada report series found private equity under management in Canada up from previous years. But challenges still face the market, which is trying to manage a down-cycle in global market for the third consecutive year, though signs of a revived economy were a source of cautious optimism.
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