CI Financial Income Fund ("CI") announces a take-over bid for all of the outstanding shares of Rockwater Capital Corporation ("Rockwater"), and Rockwater has agreed to support the offer. The offer will be made at an offer price of $7.65 per Rockwater share.


Four Seasons Hotels Inc. announces it will implement the previously announced proposal to take Four Seasons private at a price of US$82.00 cash per Limited Voting Share. The transaction values the Four Seasons at US $3.8 billion.

US VCs are stepping in where Canadian investors fear to tread according to the Ottawa Business Journal. In other words, they are eating our lunch.

Absolute Software of Vancouver landed a big contract with Dell for its laptop theft security solution.

The French Chamber of Commerce in Canada presents the third edition of the Venture Capital Forum Canada-France February 12-13, 2007 at the Hotel Ritz Carlton.

The Ottawa Business Journal has the second part of its series on startups to watch.

Chromos Molecular Systems Inc. intends to raise approximately $8 million (CDN) through a private placement of Units at a price of $0.15 per Unit.

Comnetix threatens legal action in response to Bio-key's share purchase offer.

18 proposals were received from universities and private companies in response to NanoQuébec's call for proposals for its industry-university collaborative pilot project program.

Immunotec Inc. ("Immunotec") announces that the trading of its common shares through the TSX Venture Exchange will commence at the opening of the
market on January 24, 2007, trading under the symbol "IMM".