HubSpot’s founding CRO Mark Roberge shares a data driven framework for knowing when startups are ready to accelerate growth. In this episode of the Pender Ventures podcast, host Maria Pacella, Pender Ventures Managing Partner, sits down with Mark Roberge, HubSpot's Founding Chief Revenue Officer, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, and Co-Founder of Stage 2 […]

As published in The Globe and Mail  Investing is much about interpretation. Markets decide which ideas deserve confidence, which should fade and which assumptions have outlived the evidence. Individuals and organizations can craft compelling market narratives, but they can't control them forever. Narratives can take on lives of their own and persist after facts change, […]

Dear Unitholders, The Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Plus Fund were -0.1% and -1.1%1 respectively in June 2026 while the HFRI ED: Merger Arbitrage Index (USD) returned 0.7%2. M&A Market Update Global M&A activity accelerated through June, capping a record first half of 2026. $2.83 trillion of transactions were announced during […]

A small rule change is giving retail investors outsized influence over market volatility. Working through market commentaries recently, the same word kept coming up: volatility. Generally speaking, that's usually in reference to oil, inflation, rates... the standard. But I came across an article in Barron's that introduced a new name to the list of volatility […]

Dear Co-investors, Thank you for your continued partnership in the Pender Credit Opportunities Fund. In the second quarter of 2026, the Fund appreciated 11.6% net of fees, aided by impactful contributions from Wolfspeed, Inc., Evolent Health, Inc., and Fluence Energy, Inc. We are also approaching an exciting milestone: our three-year track record of managing Funds […]

Several members of the Pender team had the opportunity to participate in the 6th Annual Greater Vancouver Food Bank Charity Golf Tournament in Coquitlam, joining community partners and supporters to raise funds for an organization that plays such an important role across the Lower Mainland. The event raised an impressive $46,000 in support of the […]