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YOUR OPPORTUNITY
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Technology and Innovation:
Fast growth in ideas
Investors looking to invest in innovation and technology businesses listed on
TSX and TSXV can choose from over 410 companies operating in the technology,
clean technology and life sciences sectors.
Canada’s public innovation sector has been on the upswing these last few years,
including listed companies such as
Open Text Corp
. (TSX
: OTC ),
Avigilon Corp
.
(TSX
: AVO) and
CGI Group Inc
. (TSX
: GIB.A), as well as emerging companies including
ARHT Media Inc.
(TSXV
: ART),
Vogogo Inc
. (TSXV
: VGO) and
SLYCE Inc
. (TSXV
: SLC ). Some
of the world’s most exciting technology and innovation companies are being founded,
built and funded in Canada, and investors recognize opportunity in
technology and innovation listings on TSX and TSXV.
The technology and innovation sector is the fastest-growing on
TSX and TSXV combined, leading all other sectors by the number of
IPOs and new listings in 2014. Altogether, the aggregate market value
of innovation and technology companies listed on TSX and TSXV has
increased since the start of 2013 by 113%, outpacing every other sector
on the Exchanges.
For example, companies listed on TSX include
DH Corporation
(TSX
: DH), a provider of
technology to financial institutions;
The Descartes Systems Group Inc.
(TSX
: DSG ),
a logistics technology provider; and
Absolute Software Corporation
(TSX
: ABT), a
company that recovers stolen laptops.
While these established companies are listed on TSX, investors can also find
tomorrow’s leaders on TSXV as they emerge from their early-growth stages. Supported
by a number of Exchange-led initiatives, these small and early-stage companies are
attracting investors who see the potential of early-growth companies.
“
Over 30% of the technology companies on TSX are graduates of TSXV, which is a
testament to the vibrancy of our unique two-tier exchange system,
”
says Kevan Cowan, President, TSX Markets and Group Head of Equities, TMX Group.
SECTOR OVERVIEW
• Technology and
innovation companies
listed on TSX and
TSXV raised more then
$6 billion through over
300 financings in 2014
• The companies
that comprise the
technology and
innovation sector on
TSX and TSXV have a
market capitalization
of over $187 billion
• The combined
market value of
these companies has
increased by 113%
since the start of
2013 – faster than any
other sector on the
Exchanges
• TSX and TSXV are
home to more clean
technology and
renewable energy
companies than any
other exchange
globally
DISCOVER SOME OF THE COMPANIES IN THIS SECTOR
TECHNOLOGY:
over 170 companies to choose from in this sector
Amaya Gaming Group Inc.
(TSX:
AYA )provides casino, poker,
sportsbook, platform, lotteries and slot machines to some of the
world’s largest and best known gaming operators and casinos. With
offices in North America, Europe and Latin America, Amaya enables
its partners to deliver gaming content through online, mobile
and land-based channels. With the acquisition of the company
operating Poker Stars in 2014, Amaya became the world’s biggest
publicly listed online gambling company.
--> Pointe-Claire, QC
Blackline GPS Corp.
(TSXV
: BLN) designs, develops, manufactures,
and markets high technology products to address worker safety
and loss prevention needs for global industry. Its safety monitoring,
security, and surveillance technology is used in a range of industries
from utilities and public works, oil and gas and manufacturing to
natural resources and healthcare.
--> Calgary, AB
Constellation Software Inc.
(TSX
: CSU) acquires, manages
and builds industry-specific software businesses that provide
specialized, mission-critical software to public and private
companies. The company has over 30,000 customers in more than
30 countries. One of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Volaris Group,
for example, provides specialized solutions to vertical markets
around the world including agri-food, asset management and
logistics, benefits administration, cultural collections management,
insurance, justice, marine, people transportation, rental
management and communications.
--> Toronto, ON
EXO U Inc.
(TSXV
: EXO) creates software that enables businesses
and educational organizations to securely manage information
and facilitate people to communicate across desktop and mobile
computing environments. EXO U software unifies multiple software
platforms, which allows devices to interact and communicate, and
addresses mobility issues such as security, privacy, collaboration
and management of application and content.
--> Montréal, QC
410
+
TECHNOLOGY
AND INNOVATION
COMPANIES ARE
LISTED ON TSX
AND TSXV