Strategic Relationships
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Forrester Research, Inc.
VIMAC has a unique relationship with Forrester
Research (NASDAQ: FORR), a leading independent technology research firm.
Forrester's analysts offer forward-thinking research and analysis that help its
clients in the Global 2000 understand and take advantage of the opportunities
created by emerging technologies in the business world. With its 2003 acquisition
of Giga Research, Forrester has further broadened and deepened its coverage of
technology research and advisory services.
Forrester, an investor in our VIMAC I.T. II (ESF), provides an unparalleled set of services to VIMAC and its portfolio companies. We use Forrester's research resources extensively in four areas:
- Identifying high-potential sectors for investment focus
- Performing due diligence on individual investment opportunities
- Working with portfolio companies to position their offerings and define key customer segments
- Helping portfolio managers and management teams frame partnership strategies that could lead to exit opportunities
RBC Technology Ventures, Inc.
RBC Technology Ventures Inc. (RBC Ventures) is a strategic investment arm of Royal Bank of Canada specializing in pre-venture capital in selected high growth, emerging sectors in North America, where a significant level of scientific, technological and entrepreneurial expertise and nurturing are needed to accelerate ideas into market-ready companies.
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), which trades as RY on the TSX and NYSE, and its subsidiaries operate under the masterbrand RBC Financial Group, and has five major lines of business: personal and commercial banking (RBC Banking); wealth management (RBC Investments); insurance (RBC Insurance); corporate and investment banking (RBC Capital Markets); and securities custody and transaction processing (RBC Global Services). RBC is one of North America's premier diversified financial services companies and Canada's largest company as measured by assets and market capitalization. In total, we serve more than 12 million personal, business and public sector clients worldwide from offices in more than 30 countries.
RBC Ventures is a co-sponsor and significant investor in the VIMAC Milestone Medica Fund representing RBC's fifth fund sponsorship since 1997 and their first in partnership with VIMAC. RBC Ventures and VIMAC Ventures share complementary strengths in focus, networks and geographic coverage which provides powerful synergies for portfolio companies.
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