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VL Advisors Inc.

3 Church Street, Suite 602
Toronto, Ontario M5E 1M2

Toll Free:     800-253-1043
Phone:         416-681-6676
Fax:             416-681-6661
Email:           info@venturelinkfunds.com

DIVERSITY TO YOUR PORTFOLIO

With approximately $190 million under management, VL Advisors Inc. manages a diversely invested labour-sponsored funds ("LSIF"). The management team was a pioneer in bringing funds focused on Mezzanine debt to the LSIF market, a conservative approach that provides investors benefit from the security of debt positions along with the growth potential of participating equity.
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Significant Potential

The VentureLink Innovation Fund gives investors access to a well-diversified portfolio of established companies operating in traditional industries such as financial, manufacturing and service industries, as well as dynamic industries like alternative energy and technology.
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Experienced Portfolio Management

The portfolio management team at VentureLink has more than 30 years of combined experience in the venture capital industry.
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Cost Certainty

We can achieve cost certainty through our continued relationship with CI Investments who performs our client administration and back office.
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Our Venture Capital Thinking:
Participation with Protection

The management team structures investments to preserve capital while providing current yield as well as upside participation through the use of various investment vehicles including

» Convertible notes
» Debt plus warrants & debentures
» Coupons that participate in the growth of the business
» Equity holdings

This debt-oriented structure is commonly referred to as mezzanine financing and was pioneered among LSIFs by VentureLink.ˆtop

Investment Advisor

Geoff Horton - Managing Partner

Geoff Horton has been involved in managing the VentureLink Group of Funds since joining the predecessor manager in 2001. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Horton was an Investment Manager and Senior Investment Analyst at Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc., a labour sponsored investment fund focusing on early and later stage venture capital investing. While at Working Ventures, Mr. Horton led an array of investment transactions, sat on the boards of several private companies, and was involved in Working Ventures' internal Valuation Review Group. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Horton was a bond broker at Freedom International, an agent facilitating trade between investment dealers.ˆtop

Jim Whitaker - Managing Partner

Jim Whitaker joined the predecessor manager of the VentureLink Group of Funds in March 2003 after more than eight years with Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc. where he led the Information Technology Team and was a member of the Management Investment Committee. While at Working Ventures Jim led investments or acted as Board member in approximately twenty companies. Prior to joining Working Ventures, Mr. Whitaker worked in a number of practice areas at Ernst & Young providing financial advisory services to mid-market companies in a wide range of industries. Mr. Whitaker is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Business Valuator.ˆtop