Canada: Finance and Banking

GP stakes transactions—namely, minority investments by third-party investors in a private asset manager—were once viewed primarily as a founder liquidity tool. The market, however, has evolved well beyond that original story, with these transactions increasingly framed as strategic partnerships rather than mere financing events.

The AI boom is creating unprecedented demand for GPUs, servers, power systems, cooling infrastructure, and other data center assets in Canada. As highlighted in the Equipment Lease & Finance Association’s (ELFA) recent article, as part of the data center “gold rush,” equipment finance has become a critical part of the capital stack supporting data center development, with lenders increasingly financing GPU-backed infrastructure and related technology assets. Canada’s cooler environment, expansive geography and access to abundant water and electricity in certain provinces, make the country a desirable location to build data centers.

The Planning Gap, with Shannon Lee Simmons. This episode focuses on the gab between having a financial plan and implementing it...