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Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Magnet shareholders ignore critics, back acquisition

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: March 31, 2023

How 1Password plans to build a passwordless future. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the…

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Vertu Capital closes first private equity fund with over $300 million
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Canadian startup news of the week (3/26/23)

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: March 27, 2023

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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Vertu Capital closes first private equity fund with over $300 million
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Vertu Capital closes first private equity fund with over $300 million

 Author: George Holt  Published Date: March 22, 2023

Led by ex-OMERS veteran Lisa Melchior, Vertu is Canada’s first woman-founded PE firm. Toronto-based private equity firm Vertu Capital has announced the close of…

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