Why buyout investments are good for Canada

Canada has a relatively nascent but fast-growing domestic private equity industry, with $66 billion raised since inception through 2006. Buyout investors, a subset of Private Equity investors, add substantial value to companies through strong governance, a results-oriented mindset that challenges conventional thinking, and a long-term perspective that builds sustainable value. Stronger Canadian companies translate into a stronger and more productive Canadian economy. The CVCA estimates that over the last 5 years, buyout investors have added $25-30 billion in value (GDP) to the Canadian economy and created 114,000 jobs. They have also raised corporate and capital gain tax revenue, contributed to the development of a stronger Canadian capital market, and provided benefits to pensioners.