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Ed Bryant

Ed Bryant
President & CEO, Sampford Advisors Inc.

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Snita Balsara

Snita Balsara
Early Stage Investor, Graphite Ventures

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Christen Daniels

Christen Daniels
Head of Customer Success & Corporate Development, Georgian

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Shubham Datta

Shubham Datta
VP Corporate Dev, Clio (Acquired Lawyaw, CalendarRules and Lexicata)

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Jean-Nicolas Delage

Jean-Nicolas Delage
Partner, Fasken

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April Fong

April Fong
Executive Editor, The Logic

April Fong is Executive Editor at The Logic, one of Canada’s leading business, technology and innovation publications. She was previously... Read More

Shivalika Handa

Shivalika Handa
Managing Director, Corporate Finance, PwC Canada

Shivalika is the Canadian Deals Technology Leader and Managing Director in the Corporate Finance team, based in Toronto. Shivalika is... Read More

James Hinton

James Hinton
Founder, Own Innovation

James Hinton is the founder of Own Innovation and a proud supporter of Canadian technology companies.  In addition to being... Read More

Grant Hughes

Grant Hughes
VP, Corporate Development, Pointclickcare (Acquired Collective Medical And Audacious Inquiry

John Kirkpatrick

John Kirkpatrick
Managing Director, STS Capital Partners

A digital transformation leader, founder and CEO of an award-winning CMS digital media SaaS company, he became known as “JK”... Read More

Parth Khanna

Parth Khanna
CEO, ACTO (Acquired Scrimmage)

Parth Khanna is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-founder of ACTO, a SaaS scale-up setting the gold standard for... Read More

Dr. Lindy Ledohowski

Dr. Lindy Ledohowski
CEO & Co-founder, EssayJack Inc (Acquired by Wizeprep)

Dr. Lindy Ledohowski was the co-founder and CEO of EssayJack Inc., an academic writing platform that she developed in response... Read More

Teresa Lee

Teresa Lee
Managing Director, OMERS Growth Equity

Teresa joined OMERS Growth Equity in September 2019 — after having previously served with OMERS Private Equity, which she joined... Read More

Joel Lessem

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CEO & Founder, Firmex (Acquired by BDC Capital and Vertu Capital)

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Stuart Lombard

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Robert Madej

Robert Madej
CEO, PureFacts Financial Solutions (Acquired K2 Digital, Electric Brain Software Corporation, VennScience and Quartal Financial Solutions)

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Rajini McRae

Rajini McRae
President, PureFacts Financial Solutions (Acquired K2 Digital, Electric Brain Software Corporation, VennScience and Quartal Financial Solutions)

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Lisa Melchior

Lisa Melchior
Founder and Managing Partner, Vertu Capital

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Ben Meyer

Ben Meyer
Partner, Hg

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Tyler Kirk

Tyler Kirk
Director -Credit Advisory, RBCx

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Latif Nanji

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CEO & Co-Founder, Roadmunk (Acquired by Tempo.io)

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Shiv Narayanan

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Founder & CEO, How To SaaS

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Clinton Robinson

Clinton Robinson
Co-Founder, Lane (acquired by VTS for $200M)

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David Rozin

David Rozin
Vice President & Head, Technology and Innovation Banking, Scotiabank

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Sean Silcoff

Sean Silcoff
Business Writer, The Globe and Mail

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Michelle Scarborough

Michelle Scarborough
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Steffen Schebesta

Steffen Schebesta
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Lily Shaw

Lily Shaw
Investor, OMERS Ventures (Investor in Shopify, Klue, Wattpad, Wave, Jobber, Hopper, Hootsuite and more)

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Chris Dittrich

Chris Dittrich
Associate - Fasken

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Kristin Smith

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Douglas Soltys

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Program Archives

2020 2022

November 19, 2020 | Conference Program

8:30 AM - 9:10 AM
 
Morning Welcome with Conference Chair Robert Antoniades & Opening Keynote Session: Buyside Drilldown – Closing, and Holding Down Acquisitions in Uncertain Times

COVID-19 did more than distort valuations, it shifted buyer/seller priorities within deal terms and normal course due diligence activities.  Opportunities exist, of course, and in this session you’ll hear from two CEOs who managed to close strategic tuck-in acquisitions during the pandemic, while navigating and protecting their new-found asset after the deals closed.   

You’ll hear:    

  • How these deals were progressing before and after the pandemic     
  • How these acquisitions are impacting perceived valuations for the acquirers    
  • Stories about post-merger integration and challenges so that you can prioritize buyside strategies and protect the value of your new asset    
  • About culture navigation in a remote-office world
Speakers:
David Rozin, Vice President and Head, Technology and Innovation Banking, Roynat Capital | Scotiabank
Tarique Al-Ansari, CEO, Paystone Inc.
Robert Madej, CEO, PureFacts Financial Solutions (Acquired K2 Digital, Electric Brain Software Corporation, VennScience and Quartal Financial Solutions)
Robert Antoniades, Co-Founder & General Partner, Information Venture Partners
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM
 
B1: Reverse Takeovers: Going Public as an Option for Liquidity

So…. you need cash for growth, or share currency to make acquisitions down the road – but you want to maintain control. How does a Reverse Takeover work?  What considerations or qualifications should you take into account? Is it achievable in a ‘Covid’ reality?       

This session will explore first-hand what steps owners took on their road to RTO and share their reflections now that they are on the other side.       

You will learn:       

  • How a reverse takeover works and the keys to preparing for it    
  • Why a reverse takeover might be the best (or worst) option for your business and how to make this decision    
  • Lessons (and mistakes) from those who’ve chosen this option
Speakers:
Wes Fulford, CEO & Director, Bitfarms
Miriam Tuerk, Co-Founder & CEO, Clear Blue Technologies Inc.
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM
 
B2: Typical Deal Terms and Negotiation Points for Selling Entrepreneurs

In every acquisition, there are a number of key terms (including price but much more) that are at stake. As a seller, your bargaining power diminishes when you go “exclusive” with a prospective buyer – hence it is important for you to be well prepared and know in advance what are your desired outcomes on a number of fronts. This session will explore if the current climate can actually help you to gain leverage in the negotiation process.       

You will learn:    

  • What “market” is for terms these days and how deal terms have changed during COVID    Considerations if you’re pursuing a sale and running out of cash     
  • How to maximize leverage and bargaining power while you have it    
  • Common terms included in transaction structures    
  • Do terms correlate to the type of tech company? (eg: services companies vs software companies vs MSPs, etc)    
  • Earn-outs – how to make them more favourable
Speakers:
Chris Dittrich, Associate - Fasken
Diane Horton, Partner, Tequity Inc.
Eric Green, CEO & Co-Founder, Askuity (Acquired by The Home Depot)
Loren Rafeson, Partner, Growth Equity, BDC Capital
10:05 AM - 10:50 AM
 
Deal Killers: Preparing for Transaction Challenges

So….someone wants to acquire your company, and you’ve signed an LOI – now what? Will uncertainty in the market slow the process down (or speed it up?)  Negotiating the sale of your business requires providing unfettered access to some of the most confidential aspects of your business – sharing that information can be scary.    

As a seller, what will buyers be looking for in a post-pandemic world? How can you prepare?  The challenges that are inevitable to this phase must be carefully navigated to avoid the collapse of the deal.    

You Will Learn:       

  • Why so many acquisitions fail during the due diligence phase    
  • Areas that buyers will focus on that you may not have thought about    
  • Negotiation tactics used by savvy buyers and their acquisition teams    
  • Tactics to avoid major post-sale surprises.
Speakers:
Gordon Raman, Partner, Fasken
Kyle Feucht, Director, Growth & Transition Capital, BDC Capital
Joel Lessem, CEO & Founder, Firmex (Acquired by BDC Capital and Vertu Capital)
Lyndsay Kerwin, Vice President, Silversmith Capital
David Raffa, President, Valeo Corporate Finance Ltd.
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
 
Virtual Networking Break
11:05 AM - 11:50 AM
 
Closing Keynote Panel: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

This candid discussion features conference MC Robert Antoniades with three entrepreneurs that achieved tremendous success in their exits.  You’ll hear their behind-the-scenes learnings on what worked, what didn’t and what they would do differently if they went through their acquisitions again.

Speakers:
Robert Antoniades, Co-Founder & General Partner, Information Venture Partners
Kirk Simpson, Co-Founder & CEO, Wave HQ (Acquired by H&R Block)
Nicky Senyard, Founder & CEO, Fintel Connect, Former Founder & CEO of Income Access (Acquired by PaySafe)
Vince Kadar, CEO, Telepin Software Systems (Acquired by Volaris Group., an operating group of Constellation Software Inc.)
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
 
Virtual Networking Reception

October 19, 2022 | Conference Program

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Registration
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Networking & Continental Breakfast 
 
MAIN STAGE
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM
 
Welcome Remarks by Conference Chair 
Chair: Lisa Melchior, Founder and Managing Partner, Vertu Capital
8:40 AM – 9:10 AM
 
Opening Fireside Keynote: Raising $37 Million to Pursue Strategic Acquisitions 

Watch out! Canadian technology companies are becoming more and more acquisitive. Including FinTech startup PureFacts Financial Solutions, which closed a $37 million strategic financing round to pursue more acquisitions to fuel their growth. Purefacts acquired K2 Digital in 2017, Electric Brain Software Corporation in 2019, and most recently acquired CRM consulting firm, VennScience and Quartal Financial Solutions, Europe’s leading provider of fee billing and commission solutions for the financial and insurance industries in 2020. And they have plans for more. 

Join PureFacts CEO & Founder, Robert Madej and PureFacts President, Rajini McRae as they sit down with April Fong, Executive Editor at The Logic to talk about how 35% of Purefact’s total growth will come from M&A.  

Speakers:
April Fong, Executive Editor, The Logic
Robert Madej, CEO, PureFacts Financial Solutions (Acquired K2 Digital, Electric Brain Software Corporation, VennScience and Quartal Financial Solutions)
Rajini McRae, President, PureFacts Financial Solutions (Acquired K2 Digital, Electric Brain Software Corporation, VennScience and Quartal Financial Solutions)
9:10 AM – 9:35 AM
 
M&A Market Overview

Two years into the global COVID-19 pandemic, large numbers of tech companies have benefitted from the drive towards digital transformation. It’s accelerated growth in almost every sector. But after a period of rapid growth, the market has slowed down, we’re seeing mass layoffs across the industry and a recession looms (if not, is already here). 

In this conversation, Brent Holliday, Founder & CEO of Garibaldi Capital and Margaret Wu, Lead Investor at Georgian will discuss the changing market dynamics and what it means for fundraising dynamics, M&A and your business.

Speakers:
Michelle Scarborough, Managing Partner, Thrive and Women in Technology Venture Fund, BDC
Brent Holliday, Founder & CEO, Garibaldi Capital Advisors
Margaret Wu, Lead Investor, Georgian
9:35 AM – 10:00 AM
 
COFFEE ☕️ BREAK
10:00 AM – 10:40 AM
 
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: BREAKOUTS 1 & 2
 
Buying Companies to Fuel Growth: Secrets to a Successful Acquisition-Focused Growth Strategy  

Acquisitions can generate tremendous value (and can add to your capabilities). But this approach to growth can be risky and if done poorly it can have huge negative consequences. Join this dynamic discussion and get a behind-the-scenes look at companies making acquisitions to fuel their growth: 

You’ll learn: 

  • Challenges of integrating products, companies, teams and cultures (and how to overcome them) 
  • What it took to close the deal 
  • Protecting and growing your asset after the deals close   
  • How these acquisitions are impacting perceived valuations for the acquirers 
Speakers:
David Rozin, Vice President & Head, Technology and Innovation Banking, Scotiabank
Meryl Almeida, Corporate Development, Inovia Capital
Shubham Datta, VP Corporate Dev, Clio (Acquired Lawyaw, CalendarRules and Lexicata)
Grant Hughes, VP, Corporate Development, Pointclickcare (Acquired Collective Medical And Audacious Inquiry
 
Want to Get Acquired? Lessons Learned from Hundreds of Acquisitions

In M&A, nothing quite beats experience. To help demystify the deal-making process we’ve brought together a panel of 3 longtime M&A experts, with hundreds of acquisitions under their belt, to cover topics like: 

  • What buyers look for when assessing a potential acquisition 
  • The metrics that matter most  
  • What works and what doesn’t  
  • Hard earned lessons  
  • The process successful acquirers go through before making an offer 
Speakers:
Shamil Hargovan, Managing Director, STS Capital Partners
Daniel Eisen, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Arcadea Group
John Kirkpatrick, Managing Director, STS Capital Partners
Janelle Teng, Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM
 
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: BREAKOUTS 1 & 2
 
Creating Enterprise Value in the first 100 days post-acquisition   

The first one hundred days after an acquisition are critical. You need to grow revenue faster, be more profitable, and integrate additional companies. In this environment, ramping up your sales pipeline is a major component of meeting board expectations.  

In this session, you’ll learn: 

  • Which marketing metrics actually matter for revenue growth
  • How to profitably ramp up demand gen
  • How to build the marketing team you really need
Speaker:
Shiv Narayanan, Founder & CEO, How To SaaS
 
What’s Your Company Worth? Valuation Check-In 

Do you know what your business is worth? This session will explore how to enhance the value of your business from the get-go and what levers you need to “push or pull” in order to optimize the results you are looking for. These experts have acquired and advised acquisitions and will teach you: 

  • The mechanisms that buyers use to evaluate growth and retention.  
  • How buyers will predict the future growth of your business and the value of your business.  
  • Valuation techniques 
  • What steps you can take to increase your value 
  • What drives exit value 
Speakers:
Tyler Kirk, Director -Credit Advisory, RBCx
Lily Shaw, Investor, OMERS Ventures (Investor in Shopify, Klue, Wattpad, Wave, Jobber, Hopper, Hootsuite and more)
Jeff Yim, CFO, Borrowell
 
MAIN STAGE
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM
 
Deal Killers Discussion (How to address & avoid them) 

The discipline of M&A is a complex and labyrinthine one, peppered with its share of false starts, thrilling chases, and heartbreaking shortfalls. This panel of experienced lawyers, investment bankers and serial acquirers discuss why deals are falling apart in 2022 from both the buyer and seller perspective.   

You will Learn:        

  • Why so many acquisitions fail during the due diligence phase 
  • Areas that buyers will focus on that you may not have thought about     
  • Negotiation strategies used by savvy buyers and their acquisition teams     
  • Tactics to avoid major post-sale surprises. 
Speakers:
Snita Balsara, Early Stage Investor, Graphite Ventures
Ed Bryant, President & CEO, Sampford Advisors Inc.
Christen Daniels, Head of Customer Success & Corporate Development, Georgian
Chris Dittrich, Associate - Fasken
12:20 PM – 1:20 PM
 
Lunch Break
 
MAIN STAGE
1:20 PM – 1:50 PM
 
The Ins & Outs of the Big Global Private Equity Players 

Hear and learn from the very active, global PE players that write the big checks. What’s happening, the dry powder, the deals and more. 

Speakers:
Sean Silcoff, Business Writer, The Globe and Mail
Ben Meyer, Partner, Hg
Kristin Smith, Principal, Novacap Private Equity
Mac Williams, Principal, JMI Equity
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
 
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: BREAKOUTS 1 & 2
 
IP Strategy for Your Exit 

IP strategy involves a range of topics including management of employees, contractors and suppliers; dealing with NDAs and other contracts; branding; and building a patent portfolio. In this session, IP experts, Jim Hinton, Natalie Raffoul and Jean-Nicolas Delage will discuss IP management focused on the guiding question, “Will this increase the valuation of my company when I exit?”  
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You’ll learn: 

  • The importance of developing a continuous IP process 
  • Asset value-based IP strategy 
  • IP pitfalls to avoid 
Speakers:
Jean-Nicolas Delage, Partner, Fasken
James Hinton, Founder, Own Innovation
Natalie Raffoul, Co-Founder Fortress.Legal™ (an Intangible Asset Management (IMS) System) & Managing Partner, Brion Raffoul LLP
 
Founder Story Untold: What You Need to Know About Exiting Your Company

A behind-the-scenes tell-all from tech entrepreneur, Latif Nanji. You’ll hear Latif’s behind-the-scenes learnings on what worked, what didn’t and what he would do differently if he’d go through an acquisition again. 

Speaker:
Latif Nanji, CEO & Co-Founder, Roadmunk (Acquired by Tempo.io)
2:50 PM – 3:20 PM
 
CONCURRENT SESSIONS: BREAKOUTS 1 & 2
 
Your Liquidity Options: Partial Exits & Two-Part Exits 

You’ve taken a lot of risk in putting your time, energy and often equity into your company. But the path to liquidity is years away.  This session will help you seek solutions to eliminate distractions, alleviates the financial pressures of being a founder and reduce the appeal of exiting early — a win for you as a founder and your investors — while still allowing you to focus on the long-term growth of the company 

In this session, learn about recapitalizations and other liquidity options allowing you to take some chips off the table, while you still grow your business and play the long game. If it can destress your life, and help you go long — it’s a win-win-win. 

Speakers:
Brent Holliday, Founder & CEO, Garibaldi Capital Advisors
Teresa Lee, Managing Director, OMERS Growth Equity
Joel Lessem, CEO & Founder, Firmex (Acquired by BDC Capital and Vertu Capital)
 
Buyside Considerations: Lessons from Seasoned Buyers 

What do buyers look for when assessing a potential acquisition? Growth prospects, financial health, management team and strategic fit are just a few of the considerations.   

In this panel, buyers will discuss the metrics that matter most to them, lessons they have learned along the way and what to consider if you are just looking for liquidity options. 

Speakers:
Shivalika Handa, Managing Director, Corporate Finance, PwC Canada
Parth Khanna, CEO, ACTO (Acquired Scrimmage)
Steffen Schebesta, CEO North America & VP Corporate Development, Sendinblue
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM
 
COFFEE ☕️ BREAK
 
MAIN STAGE
3:40 PM – 4:25 PM
 
Closing Panel: The Things They Don’t Tell You When You Get Acquired 

Hear from a panel of CEOs + Founders who have recently exited and now can reflect on the process in the rear-view mirror. Let them help you build and broaden your frame of reference by sharing their own tales from the trenches. 

You’ll hear: 

  • What goes into selling your company 
  • How and why founders decided to do it 
  • What they wish they had known, their key learnings and what they would change. 
  • If you join another team, what it’s like to go from being in charge to being an employee? 
  • The emotional side of selling and what it’s like to walk away from something you put so much time and energy into building.  
  • What each founder learned from that experience of selling the company, how it helped them grow, and what you can learn looking at your own company’s journey. 
Speakers:
Douglas Soltys, Editor-in-Chief, BetaKit
Grace Almendras-Castillo, Founder and President, Self Care Catalysts (Acquired by Alira Health)
Dr. Lindy Ledohowski, CEO & Co-founder, EssayJack Inc (Acquired by Wizeprep)
Clinton Robinson, Co-Founder, Lane (acquired by VTS for $200M)
4:25 PM – 4:55 PM
 
Closing Fireside Keynote: How I Landed a $770 Million Dollar Exit 

In November 2021, Wisconsin-based Generac Holdings acquired Toronto smart thermostat startup Ecobee for $770 million USD. To grow ecobee, CEO Stuart Lombard, considered all the options: venture funding, SPAC, IPO, and acquisition. In this talk, Stuart shares how he landed a $770 million dollar deal that worked for his fast-growing company. 

Speakers:
Lisa Melchior, Founder and Managing Partner, Vertu Capital
Stuart Lombard, Founder & CEO, ecobee (acquired by Generac)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
 
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