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(Marketwire - May 7, 2010) - ROI Capital Ltd. (ROI) is pleased to announce the recent closing of 21 new private placement loans along with three follow-on loans to existing ROI portfolio companies. With the completion of these loans, ROI has invested a cumulative total of $217.7 million in private placement loans in the past six months, filling a critical gap in the financing of small- and medium-sized Canadian companies. The number of new loans, and the amount invested, demonstrates that ROI Capital is one of the most active Canadian business investors in this segment.
300, 302 & 304 The East Mall LP - Formed in 2010, the partnership owns The Valhalla Executive Centre, three office buildings located in the west end of the Greater Toronto Area. The three low- and mid- rise multi tenant buildings offer 327,000 square feet of leasable space. The space is over 95 percent occupied and has a prestigious tenant roster including TD Meloche Monnex and SNC Lavalin. ROI funds were used to provide acquisition capital.
ROI Capital specializes in offering institutional-type products to approximately 65,000 retail investors. ROI Capital's flagship investment strategy is Private Placement lending. ROI Capital was one of the first companies to offer Private Placements to the retail market. The company has almost $800 million in Assets Under Management (AUM) and offers this investment strategy in a variety of formats including tax credit, higher yield and in conjunction with equities as a balanced offering. ROI has also partnered with three top North American institutional investment managers: Sceptre Investment Counsel; Wentworth, Hauser & Violich and Johnston Asset Management for their expertise in public equity investing. By combining proficiencies in both private and public investments, ROI offers investors a breadth of products with asset mixes not typically found in other mutual funds.