Mike heads our Investment Banking practice in Canada, working closely with our global investment banking and advisory teams to further strengthen our global capabilities across the dynamic technology, media and telecom industries. He joined us in 2016 after 15 years at CIBC World Markets, where he was most recently a Managing Director, TMT Investment Banking. He has considerable experience of managing and executing complex transactions across a breadth of advisory and financing mandates, including acquisitions, divestitures, unsolicited bids, fairness opinions and public and private equity and debt financings. Mike holds a Bachelor of Commerce, 1st class, in Finance & IT from Queen's University.
Selected transactions completed include:
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C$150mTrueContext
Exclusive Financial Advisor to TrueContext on its Acquisition by Battery Ventures
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TA Associates
Exclusive Financial Advisor (Buy side)
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N/aPostmedia Network Canada Corp.
Exclusive Financial Advisor
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C$49mKognitiv
Financial Advisor
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LifeSpeak, Inc.
Exclusive Financial Advisor (Buy side)
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C$1.8bDye & Durham
Exclusive Financial Advisor (Recapitalization)
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C$136mE Inc.
Lead Left Bookrunner
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C$129mDocebo
Sole Bookrunner (Secondary Offering)
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C$125mLifeSpeak, Inc.
Bookrunner (IPO)
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C$115mMagnet Forensics
Joint Bookrunner (IPO)
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C$630mDye & Durham
Lead Left Bookrunner (Follow-on & Convertible Debenture)
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US$115mDocebo
Joint Bookrunner (Follow-on)
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C$202mDye & Durham
Lead Left Bookrunner (Secondary Offering)
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A$91mDye & Durham
Financial Advisor to Dye & Durham on its Acquisition of SAI Global
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You.i TV
Exclusive Financial Advisor to You.i TV on its Sale to WarnerMedia