Canada's private equity market is poised in 2011 to improve on the momentum generated in 2010 with deal volumes and values rising in the first quarter to the highest levels since the global recession. Hundreds of investors descend on Vancouver this week for the annual Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) conference, where they will discuss strategies in an improving environment for buyers and sellers alike. Following are some key facts about the country's venture capital industry: * Total disclosed deal values in the first three months of the year were C$2.2 billion ($2.3 billion), or 74 percent more than in the first quarter of last year, and the highest outcome for the quarter since 2008. * Over half of total takeover private equity deals done in Canada in the first quarter were focused on the oil and gas sector, other energy-related industries, and mining.
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