Strong European Appetite for Canada’s Clean Energy & Resources Sectors
European fund managers today clearly have an appetite for Canada’s clean energy and resource sectors.

That is the pretty obvious conclusion I drew after spending a week visiting institutional investors in Paris, Monaco, Geneva and Milan/Turin in the third week in January with the CEOs of three Canadian companies who wanted to expand their contacts with fund managers on the continent.

We went over to Europe expecting to meet about 50 managers that I’ve worked with for the past 20 years over a series of luncheon presentations, and ended up with more than 80 qualified fund managers, many of them new faces.

The next Peterson Capital European Road-Show March 22nd -26th
I’ll be going back to Europe for another road-show during the week of March 22nd to March 26th, 2010, with a five-day tour of institutional fund managers and family wealth advisors in Paris, Monaco, Geneva, Zurich and Milan/Turin.

I will be taking three companies again with me, with a focus on the clean energy and resource sectors, and expect to meet nearly 100 qualified institutional investors. If your company is interested in attending, or if you know of a company that might benefit from increased exposure in Europe, please give me a call for more details.

Please contact me directly for further details.
e-mail Rick Peterson or 604.684.2883

Peterson Capital: Who We Are:
Peterson Capital’s president is Rick Peterson, a Vancouver resident with nearly 20 years experience in several key areas in the Canadian capital markets.

He has filled senior sales, corporate finance and management roles with national investment dealers HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Yorkton Securities, and Merrill Lynch Canada. He was also President & CEO of private money management firm Watermark Capital Management Inc.

What We Do
Peterson Capital assists in financing efforts and offers corporate communications and investor relations services to private and public companies in the Canadian capital markets.

We specialize in two areas

• Assisting in locating potential sources of financing for late-stage private or public companies. This includes sourcing potential investors, advising on financing structure, and developing and arranging investor and road-show presentations in Canada and Europe.
• Developing an ongoing market and shareholder communications program to increase our clients’ awareness with stakeholders, the media and other members of the investment community.

Our Competitive Advantage
Few companies that offer services similar to ours have our level of direct experience in all aspects of raising capital and providing corporate communications services.

This experience is backed up with a wide network of contacts that help our clients secure capital, execute growth plans, and maintain a high level of communication with stakeholders. We have longstanding relationships with the following key capital markets • Investment Advisors and Corporate Finance professionals in every major dealer across Canada with experience and a proven track record of raising money for quality companies.

• Institutional and private equity fund managers and analysts (buy-side and sell-side) in Canada, the US & Europe.
• Experienced communications, data management and website development professionals who understand legal and compliance issues involved in investor relations and media activities. For more information, contact rick@rickpeterson.ca Peterson Capital is a division of Grignan Holdings Limited.