Avenue Living on the cusp of every private fund's dream: an IPO
Two Avenue Living real estate funds are winning too much to remain private.
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Real estate
Our real estate coverage sucks and will continue to suck for the foreseeable future!
13 postsNicola Wealth and volatility laundering schemes
My latest analysis and warnings about Nicola Wealth.
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The Alignvest / Forum student housing merger, Reza Satchu's latest deal
Reza Satchu made a Hail Mary Pass in his latest deal.
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Ed Sonshine is in a bit of a pickle
The RioCan founder had an even bigger stake in lender Chesswood before it got into trouble.
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Montreal's Bellini family is buying Manhattan commercial Real Estate
Some opportunistic commercial real estate investing.
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Moray Tawse: A billionaire straight outta Rexdale
The lesser-known co-founder of mortgage lender First National.
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Nicola Wealth: all in on real estate
How Nicola Wealth built a dollar-store version of Blackstone in ten years.
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Nicola Wealth Management: The good, the bad and the kompromat
Nicola Wealth is the wealth manager most exposed to a downturn in North American real estate.
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Ira Gluskin is still around, believe it or not
It’s 2023 and Ira Gluskin is still around. Can you believe it?
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Miles Nadal is now a shoe collector and capital allocator
An update on Miles Nadal of Peerage Capital and Peerage Realty and previously, MDC Partners.
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Stephen Smith of First National: from bankrupt at 34 to billionaire
How Stephen Smith built a financial services conglomerate from the ashes of ruin.
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Bob Dhillon, Barbara Stymiest and Vahan Kololian named to Order of Canada
Even with something as benign as the Order of Canada, I can create polemics.
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