Number of Transactions (last 2 years): One as an investor, two banking portfolio companies.
Number of Transactions (Career): 15. Almost all as an investor and Board member
Area of M&A Expertise: Herding cats
Company Specialty: CIBC banks technology companies. we see several exits in our portfolio each year.
One piece of advice for entrepreneurs that relates to M&A: Take meetings with your ecosystem partners including your competitors from the start.
Fun Fact: My 8 year old is now a better skier than me.
Former VC now part of a team at CIBC focused on lending to and banking technology companies. Father of 3, husband of 1, soccer and field hockey coach, skier, pinballer. Engineering from Queen’s, MBA from UBC.
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