Venture Capital in Canada – Banyan Capital Partners

BANYAN CAPITAL PARTNERS is an institutionally funded growth capital firm headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., with offices in Calgary and Seattle. They invest in or buy well-managed, successful middle-market companies located primarily in western Canada and the northwestern United States. With more than 100 years of private equity, investment banking and operating experience in western Canada and the northwestern United States, there team has developed a strong franchise of investing within this geography. They have invested in more than 50 companies and served as directors on more than 50 boards. When Banyan invests in an affiliate company, each partner also personally makes an investment. Banyan, through its two funds, has $140 million in committed capital under management. There investor base includes two of Canada\'s largest pension funds, there of the largest financial institutions in the United States, a multi-billion dollar Japanese trading company and Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group, Canada\'s fourth largest independent money management firm. © Banyan Capital Partners