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FX Impact on Cross-Border M&A
Loonie losing ground against the Greenback In October 2015, the Canadian dollar (CAD) was hovering near an 11-year low against the USD driven in part… Read More
Leveraged Buyouts & Succession Planning in Canada
Management Buyouts as an exit strategy Succession planning for many small- and medium-sized businesses is often a secondary thought: the Canadian Federation of Independent Business… Read More
Alberta: NDP’s effect on Canada’s oil-rich economy
NDP victory: knee-jerk reaction from the market There is no ignoring the immediate impact that the New Democratic Party (NDP)’s landmark victory has had in… Read More
Canadian Mid-Market M&A Insights
Supply-demand economics in sellers’ favour in the Canadian private mid-market Building on the strength of several years of an improving deal-making ecosystem, our view is… Read More
Valuation of SaaS vs. On-Premise License Software
Recurring revenues dramatically drive valuations up No one would contest that investors pay more for businesses that generate recurring revenues, but nowhere is that truism… Read More
Case Studies
GrowthGenius
GrowthGenius is an AI-assisted sales prospecting service provider for B2B businesses, based in Toronto. The company needed financing to fund its rapid expansion. Raising equity was unappealing because of the high cost of dilution, so the founders sought out a debt solution. After meeting with multiple lenders, they selected FirePower, whose efforts to get to know the founders, understand the business, and tailor a loan structure that worked for the company and its owners proved to be the difference.