ARCHIVED—Practices and Patterns of Informal Investors
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Prepared on behalf of Industry Canada
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Equinox Management Consultants Ltd.
May 10, 2001
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Background and Objectives
Scope of the Work
Research Findings
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A: Confidential Private Investor Questionnaire
Appendix B: Roundtable Discussion Protocol
Background and Objectives
Scope of the Work
Research Findings
Investor Profiles
Nature of Informal Investments: Canadian Informal Investor Behaviour
Key Parameters of the Investment Process
The Investment Climate in Canada and Regional Differences
Towards a National Consultative Panel of Investors
- Investor Personal Characteristics
- Investment Patterns
- Investor's Experience Re: Availability of Investment Opportunities
Nature of Informal Investments: Canadian Informal Investor Behaviour
- How Investors Learn About Potential Investments
- Evaluation of Potential Investments: The Due Diligence Process
- Exits and Exit Strategies
- Actual Exits
- Networking and Syndication Patterns of Canadian Informal Investors
Key Parameters of the Investment Process
- Essential Factors Prompting Investors to Make Investments
- Investors' Experience with Level of Preparedness of SMEs
The Investment Climate in Canada and Regional Differences
Towards a National Consultative Panel of Investors
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A: Confidential Private Investor Questionnaire
Appendix B: Roundtable Discussion Protocol
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