Articles by Chris Thompson

About Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson is the President and Director of Equity Research at eResearch. He is a Professional Engineer and CFA Charterholder with a MBA in Investment Management and over 15 years of experience in software development, FinTech, telecommunications, and information technology. For the past 10 years, he has worked in the Capital Markets in Equity Research, M&A Investment Banking and Consulting in various sectors.

WeedMD Closes Starseed Acquisition and $25 Million Financing

December 24, 2019 Chris Thompson

Starseed’s medical distribution platform complements WeedMD’s cultivation and processing platform to create a vertically-integrated cannabis company. [more]

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Charting the Major World Stock Market Indices Since 1990

December 23, 2019 Chris Thompson

The S&P 500 is having its best December in over 5 years, closing in on the best year in over 20 years, and has increased 10 times its value since November 1990. How does the S&P 500 compare with the other world indices? [more]

Equinox and Leagold Combine to Create a $1.8B, Americas-Focused Gold Producer

December 18, 2019 Chris Thompson

Transaction would create a gold producing company, with forecasted production of 700K ounces of gold in 2020 and 1M ounces in 2021. [more]

Private Equity Firm Great Hill Makes Bid to Acquire VersaPay

December 18, 2019 Chris Thompson

VersaPay shareholders would receive C$2.70 per share for a total of approximately C$126 million on a fully diluted basis. [more]

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Edgewater Wireless Systems (TSXV:YFI) – Company Report

December 16, 2019 Chris Thompson

Edgewater develops and commercializes technologies and intellectual property with a focus on the high-density wireless communications market. Working with key industry companies like CableLabs and with key customers, such as Kroger, Edgewater is poised to capture part of the high-density Wi-Fi market. [more]

Move Over Exxon and Apple, ARAMCO Just Became #1

December 13, 2019 Chris Thompson

Shares of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“ARAMCO”) started trading on the Riyadh stock exchange this week and rose in price with the market cap hitting US$2 trillion. [more]

Analyst Articles

Another U.S. Short Seller Targets Canadian Tire

December 10, 2019 Chris Thompson

Spruce Point Capital Management, a New-York-based firm focused on shorting company stocks, issued a negative report on Canadian Tire that sees a potential downside of 50%. [more]

Zijin Mining to Acquire Continental Gold in an All-Cash Offer for C$1.4 Billion

December 4, 2019 Chris Thompson

Continental is currently developing its 100%-owned Buriticá project in Colombia and expects production to start product in 2020, averaging over 250,000 gold ounces per year with a mine life of 14 years and an AISC of US$600 per ounce. [more]

Analyst Articles

Globex Retains Canaccord to Maximize Shareholder Value

December 3, 2019 Chris Thompson

Globex engages Canaccord Genuity as financial advisor to unlock value in numerous projects to create additional shareholder value. [more]

Kirkland Lake, HBC, Couche-Tard, WeedMD, eBay, Tiffany’s Making M&A News

November 30, 2019 Chris Thompson

Dealmaking last week covered the whole gamut from gas stations to retailers to gold miners, from online trading to ticket trading, and from champagne drinkers to cannabis smokers. [more]