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Marc Balevi is President of TechnoCap
Inc, Gestion TechnoCap Inc. and TechnoAnge Inc., and a Managing
Partner of TechnoCap I, L.P. Marc Balevi is also a Director
of various technology companies including Kinaxis Inc., FreeBalance
Inc. and YottaYotta Inc.
Marc Balevi and Richard Prytula have worked together as a
team since 1982 on acquisitions, financings, purchases and
sales of technology companies in various stages of development.
Prior to TechnoCap, Marc was a senior tax partner with the
accounting firm of KPMG, one of the largest accounting and
auditing firms in the world. Marc joined KPMG in 1981 and
became a partner in 1987. As a partner at KPMG, Marc's clients
included Eicon Technology Corporation, Speedware Corporation,
Pfizer Canada Inc., Sandoz Canada Inc., Valmet Canada and
Synergistics Inc.
As the principal tax advisor to TechnoCap since its inception,
Marc advised on the corporate structure of TechnoCap as well
as its investments. Marc has provided tax and business consulting
advice to venture capital and investment companies in the
acquisition and sale of companies in the United States, Switzerland,
Ireland, China, Germany, France and Canada. Marc's experience
includes the formulation of international corporate structures
for his Canadian and foreign based clients including the structuring
of Irish manufacturing operations, international financing
structures and a network of sales and distribution subsidiaries
in numerous countries.
During his 15-year career at KPMG, Marc was involved in numerous
initiatives relating to high-technology companies. From 1992
until his departure, Marc acted as the Montreal liaison of
KPMG's High-Technology Practice Group. The technology group's
focus was on providing accounting, auditing, tax and other
specialized services to software, communications and pharmaceutical
companies.
Marc has been an active participant in assisting high-technology
companies in structuring and obtaining financing. Marc was
actively involved in the IPOs of Eicon Technology Corporation
and Speedware Corporation. Eicon designs, manufactures, markets
and supports a wide range of hardware and software networking
products. Speedware designs and supports a wide range of enterprise
software products.
As a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the International
Fiscal Association, Marc has authored numerous articles and
publications on tax matters and speaks on tax matters to a
wide range of audiences. Marc was a regular television commentator
on Quebec and Canadian budgets.
Marc has a Bachelor of Commerce (1977) and a Diploma in Accountancy
(1978) from McGill University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Marc is fluently bilingual in English and French.
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