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About Ludovic Dumas

Ludovic transforms innovative companies into world-class organizations. He is an investment professional at an investment firm representing the interests of one of the most successful families in Canadian business. Before joining the private equity world, Ludovic was an investment banker at CIBC and with ING Group’s investment banking team in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr. Dumas was also a management consultant with Deloitte where he worked on corporate strategy, restructuring, market analysis, due diligence, and economic development mandates. Specialties Mergers & acquisitions, capital raise, corporate strategy, entrepreneurship.

Order and Progress on the Rise in Brazil

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Ludovic Dumas

Originally posted on Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets:
My worldwide pursuit of good investing bargains takes me to some magnificent countries. In my view, Brazil is certainly among the most beautiful and economically vibrant in the western hemisphere. Its Portuguese-speaking…

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Sustainability: Where Consumers’ Minds are Shifting Towards

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Ludovic Dumas

I recently attended Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Media Telecom predictions. Making global predictions is an awfully difficult exercise to undertake and very few organisations have much success consistently. I enjoy attending this annual event because Deloitte’s track record is remarkably quite … Continue reading →

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The Future of Medicine & Healthcare: Promising and Very Exciting

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Ludovic Dumas

In terms of innovation, the communications and media industries have been leaders over the last 10-15 years. Few innovations rival the Internet in terms of impact on everyday life. The Internet spurred a new economic revolution and disrupted many industries … Continue reading →

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Gastronomie de classe mondiale à saveur Hipster: Montréal dans une ligue à part

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Ludovic Dumas

Vous voulez savoir pourquoi un chef américain de renom et une grande personnalité de la télévision affirme que «Le Canada serait sans espoir sans Montréal»? Regardez ce clip pour voir pourquoi il n’y a pas un autre endroit comme Montréal … Continue reading →

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World-Class Gastronomy with Hipster Flavor: Montreal in a League of its Own

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Ludovic Dumas

Want to know why an extremely renowned American chef and TV personality says “Canada would be hopeless without Montreal”? Watch this clip to see why there is no other place like Montreal in the world and to uncover the city’s secret sauce.

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Steve Jobs’ Legacy

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Ludovic Dumas

Steve, here’s to you. The Crazy One. The Creative, Passionate, Driven Genius. The worldwide reaction to the passing of Steve Jobs has been unbelievably strong, to say the least. Former employees, celebrities, and even competitors paid tribute. Sure, in the … Continue reading →

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Google’s Chairman Eric Schmidt Keynote at Dreamforce 2011

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Ludovic Dumas

Last Thursday afternoon Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Google, took the stage at Dreamforce 2011. I really looked forward to hearing him speak for he first time and I was not disappointed at all. I thoroughly enjoyed every single minute of … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the Social Enterprise at Dreamforce

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Ludovic Dumas

“After an Arab spring in the Middle East, we will see customers rise up and demand that organizations listen. In not so long from now we’ll start to hear about a corporate spring. We’ve seen Mubarak fall. We’ve seen Kadhafi … Continue reading →

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My First Post: It’s a New Beginning! [en français plus bas]

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Ludovic Dumas

Hello World, Welcome to my personal blog. Since this is my inaugural post, I will dedicate it to explaining why I’m starting this site and what it will be about. The Triggering Event? After nearly 5 years in investment banking … Continue reading →

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