Pender Growth Fund 

Pender Growth Fund Inc. functions as an investment vehicle concentrating primarily on later-stage businesses, companies facing special circumstances, and restructuring efforts. The fund also provides capital for expansion and aims to invest in small-capitalization firms, including Eligible Small Businesses (ESBs). It proactively searches for illiquid public and private entities, alongside undervalued technology companies, across key sectors such as information technology, communications, life sciences, and enterprises utilizing proprietary technologies. The geographic focus for its investments is specifically British Columbia, Canada. Pender Growth Fund typically allocates between Cdn $1.5 million and Cdn $3 million to each portfolio company, although it is open to investments exceeding Cdn $500,000. Ideal target companies generally possess annual revenues ranging from Cdn $5 million to Cdn $15 million. Among its investment criteria, the fund expresses a distinct preference for undervalued public companies.