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PenderFund’s Podcast is focused on investing. We never stop learning and through these conversations we share the insights that shape our investment process. We interview industry experts and business leaders, and we cover public and private equities, small cap stocks, technology, fixed income, risk, value and more in the search for an investment edge and to make us all better-informed investors.
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PMC-Sierra – The importance of innovation, adaptability and resilience
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This is the first in a new Pender Ventures podcast series reflecting the scale-up stories of some of the great Canadian technology companies. We kick off with the story of PMC-Sierra, a pioneering and leading semiconductor chipset supplier that specialized in the design and development of integrated circuits for networking, telecommunications and d…
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The role of a public credit strategy in a diversified— and fortified— fixed income portfolio
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In this discussion, hosted by Rita Silvan, Parul Garg, Pender’s distressed credit expert in default securities, reorganizations and recapitalizations, discusses the impending catalysts for generating meaningful alpha in distressed debt in the next 3-to-5 years, and how a public credit strategy complements investing in private credits. She explains …
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Distressed Credit Markets: An Inside Look at the Pender Credit Opportunities Fund
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In a candid conversation, Parul Garg, hosted by Rita Silvan, provides an in-depth overview of the Pender Credit Opportunities Fund. Known for its strategic focus on distressed and stressed credits in public fixed income markets, the Fund leverages its nimble approach to capitalize on unique opportunities often overlooked by larger funds. Parul expl…
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Navigating Public Stressed and Distressed Credit Investing in Today’s Markets
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Welcome to the PenderFund podcast! In today's episode, we delve into the intricate world of public distressed credit investing. Join Rita Silvan, Director of Content Strategy at PenderFund Asset Management, as she speaks with Parul Garg, a specialist in stressed and distressed public holdings within the Pender Credit Opportunities Fund and the Pend…
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Deploying Generative AI: Predictions, Surprises, Strategies and Shortages
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Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures gets an in-depth status report on Generative AI in this fascinating conversation with Duncan Stewart, Director of Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Research at Deloitte Canada. Duncan’s research includes travelling the world for real-time, face to face updates from companies in every s…
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Profiles in Credit – The Annual Sit Down - Geoff Castle and Callum Thomas
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In this episode Geoff Castle, Lead Portfolio Manager of Pender’s Fixed Income portfolios, hosts Callum Thomas, founder and head of research of Topdown Charts for their annual podcast. Subtitle: Building puzzles. Geoff and Callum reflect on 2023 and review which of their December 2022 calls were right, and which were early. They look ahead to 2024 a…
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FundFest Panel: How Investors Can Support Exits
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Moderated by David Dufresne, Partner, CMD Capital chats with Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures, Anne Phan, VP, Corporate Development at Wealthsimple and Brent Holliday, Founder & CEO of Garibaldi Capital Advisors. They discuss the final phase of the venture cycle. Subtitle: Creating liquidity through exits.…
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Profiles in Credit - Winnie Cisar - Part Two
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Subtitle: "A rolling loan gathers no loss" Geoff and Winnie jump right into discussing how to navigate credit markets in the current climate. There’s a lot to cover as they touch on the latest remarks from the Fed, public vs private debt, dealer inventories, maturity walls, what the rest of 2023 might hold and more, closing with Winnie’s book recom…
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We are happy to bring you the latest installment in Pender’s Profiles in Credit podcast series, hosted by Geoff Castle, Lead Portfolio Manager of Pender’s Fixed Income. In this episode, Geoff is joined by Sabrina Fox, Founder of Fox Legal Training and Parul Garg, Associate Portfolio Manager, also jumps with her questions. The group covered Sabrina’…
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We are delighted to welcome Greg Malpass, founder of Traction on Demand, to the podcast studio, with host, Maria Pacella, managing partner of Pender Ventures. With Traction on Demand having been acquired by SalesForce in 2022, Greg can reflect on the journey to build and sell Traction, creating a “best place to work in Canada” culture, his proudest…
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Welcome to Part Three of this six-part series on investing in stressed and distressed debt in which Parul Garg and Geoff Castle cover the complexities of stressed and distressed credit investing, the risks and rewards, the current opportunity and their history and experience in this area. Highlights Capital priority for credit investors—a key advan…
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In this series, Parul and Geoff will cover the complexities of stressed and distressed credit investing, the risks and rewards, the current opportunity and their history and experience in this area. In Part Two of this six-part series on investing in stressed and distressed debt, Geoff and Parul continue the conversation. They cover: The opportunit…
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Introducing a new six-part series on investing in distressed debt. Parul Garg and Geoff Castle have been investing in this part of credit markets since 2015 and see an opportunity emerging. The cycle created by the transition in monetary policy and the squeeze from higher interest rates now favours stressed and distressed credit investing. In this …
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Profiles in Credit – Focusing on 2023 with Geoff Castle and Callum Thomas
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Subtitle: Actionable insights from a sea of economic and market data. Geoff and Callum reflect on 2022 and look ahead to 2023. Geoff and Callum revisit their prior conversation and discuss how their understanding of the market has evolved over the year and what 2023 may bring. As is tradition, Geoff and Callum also do a deep dive on a variety of to…
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In this episode of Profiles in Credit, Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager of Pender Corporate Bond Fund, reconnects with Dave Thomas, Principal and Co-Head of Training at The Marquee Group, one of Canada’s leading training organizations for financial analysts and investment bankers. Former classmates at Ivey Business School, Geoff and Dave discuss the…
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In this special episode David Barr, CEO and Portfolio Manager is joined by Felix Narhi, Pender’s Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures and Geoff Castle, Portfolio Manager. Together they celebrate episode 100 by looking back on the journey that has brought Pender to where it stands today. …
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In this episode Geoff Castle, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, chats with Winnie Cisar, Global Head of Strategy at CreditSights Inc. Together they discuss Winnie’s background, her foray into investment banking and the series of career steps that led her to CreditSights, especially her many experiences at Wells Fargo. Winnie looks back on her time as…
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Jill Earthy & Leah Nguyen – InBC Investment Corp
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In this episode Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures chats with Jill Earthy, CEO of InBC and Leah Nguyen, CIO of InBC. Jill and Leah discuss their career journeys, their entry into venture capital and the experiences that have inspired them to keep pushing boundaries. Leah and Jill also share life lessons for current and future women …
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In this episode Geoff Castle, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, chats with Stan Manoukian, founder of Independent Credit Research LLC. Together they discuss Stan’s background, his experiences with distressed debt and the motivation that led him to start his own firm. Stan also discusses in depth the lessons he has learned throughout his career and ho…
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Wils Theagene - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
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In this episode Kenndal McArdle, Principal, Pender Ventures chats with Wils Theagene, Senior Director Private Equity CDPQ - Equity 25^3 Fund. Kenndal and Wils talk about diversity within venture capital and the private asset class, discuss how EQ25^3 is leveraging diversity as a vector of development and expansion, the social issues surrounding div…
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Mark Longo - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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In this episode Maria Pacella, Managing Partner of Pender Ventures, is joined by Mark Longo, founder, and Managing Partner of Osler’s Vancouver office. They look back at 2021 and discuss a variety of topics from talking about the M&A momentum, record IPO numbers, valuations, secondaries, and the factors responsible for record setting deals and comp…
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Profiles in Credit - Catching Up With Callum Thomas
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In this episode Geoff Castle, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, picks up his conversation with Callum Thomas, founder and head of research of Topdown Charts. They revisit Callum’s predictions from March 2021 to see what went right and what came out as a surprise. They also talk in depth about inflation, the impact of COVID on a variety of sectors, th…
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In this episode Tony Rautava, Associate, Pender Ventures is joined by David Barr, Pender’s CEO and Portfolio Manager, Brian Claire, former CEO of One45 and Derek Hemmes, Founder and Board Member of One45. Together they take a stroll down memory lane and talk about the early days of One45, the idea that launched the company, when they knew they had …
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PM Amar Pandya & the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund
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In this episode Geoff Scott, Senior Vice President, Investments, chats with Amar Pandya, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund. Together they will introduce the Fund and dive into the investing strategies behind the Fund, the opportunities that Amar sees on the horizon and the overall Fund positioning. They also explore the ris…
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PM Justin Jacobsen & the Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund
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In this episode Geoff Scott, Senior Vice President, Investments, chats with Justin Jacobsen, Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund. Together they discuss Justin’s background in investing, his shift from equity to credit and introduce the Pender Alternative Absolute Return Fund. Geoff and Justin dive into the investing str…
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