NEWS

March 27, 2008
Creation of a $107-Million Fund — FIER Partners Invests $25 Million in the New iNovia II Fund

May 30, 2007
Creation of a $100-Million Fund — FIER Partners Invests $10 Million in the Rho Canada Venture Capital Fund

November 17, 2006
$100 Million in Business Creation in the Technology Sector — FIER Partners Invests $10 Million in the GO Capital Fund

October 4, 2006
CTI Life Sciences Fund Will Invest $100 Million in Business Seeds and Start-ups — Minister Bachand Announces an Investment of $25 Million by FIER Partners

June 15, 2006
Creation of a New Biotechnology Venture Capital Fund — FIER Partners Invests $10 Million in the AgeChem Fund

May11, 2006
Venture Capital for the Software Industry — FIER Partners Invests $5 Million in the Brightspark II Fund

April 27, 2006
Garage Canada Launches Venture Capital Fund for Technology Start-Ups — FIER Partners Invests $10 Million in the Garage Technology Ventures Canada Fund

February 27, 2006
Minister Line Beauchamp Announces the First Investment by FIER Partners — $60 Million of Venture Capital for Information Technology Company Start-ups

November 8, 2005
Launching of FIER Partners’ Web Site — FIER Partners Makes a Comprehensive Information Tool Available to Investors