Former summer analyst joins full time
IBK's analyst bio notes summer analyst stints in 2022 and 2023 before joining full time in 2024 after graduating from York University.
Canadian Investment Bank
Privately owned Toronto investment banking boutique, founded in 1989, that finances and advises junior mining companies.
IBK Capital is an independent, privately owned investment banking firm in Toronto, founded in February 1989 by former Merrill Lynch Canada investment bankers. It raises equity and debt for small and mid-sized private and public companies, mostly in mining, and also does RTOs, M&A and divestiture advice, valuations and fairness opinions, and takeover defence. Its team page lists eight people under President and CEO Michael F. White. Its one analyst's bio describes summer-analyst stints in 2022 and 2023 before a full-time start in 2024, which suggests the firm does hire students on occasion.
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Private placements of equity and debt for small and mid-sized companies, mainly mineral exploration and development companies in Canada, the U.S., Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Takes private companies public through reverse takeovers.
Merger, acquisition and divestiture advice plus takeover defence planning.
Business valuations and fairness opinions, alongside privatization and restructuring advice.
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Global banks
IBK Capital works as one generalist team: bankers staff deals across these sectors rather than joining a group, so there is no group to pick when you apply. Single-office Toronto boutique; it presents advisory and financing services, and its financings record is organised by sector, led by mining.
MiningRenewable EnergyTechnology
Debt and Equity FinancingGoing Public (Reverse Takeover)M&A and Divestiture Advisory ServicesBusiness Valuations and Fairness OpinionsTakeover Defense Planning
President and Chief Executive Officer
Leadership
Has spent more than 30 years financing early-stage precious and critical metals projects. His bio says he has helped raise over a billion dollars, including for projects developed by Great Bear Resources, Osisko Mining, Canada Nickel and Detour. He has held advisory roles with the TSX Venture Exchange and the Private Capital Markets Association, and holds a BA in Geology and an Ivey MBA.
Executive Vice-President
Leadership
Has been with IBK Capital for about thirty years. Earlier he was a corporate finance VP at Midland Walwyn Capital, ran ScotiaMcLeod's international investment banking from London as a VP and Director, and was a corporate finance VP at Burns Fry. He holds a BComm from Sir George Williams University and an MBA from McMaster.
Vice-President
Investment Banking
Joined IBK Capital in 1994 after working as an account manager on corporate and real estate loans at Toronto-Dominion Bank; earlier a strategic consultant to Imax. She holds a geological engineering degree from the University of Toronto (1986) and a Western MBA (1989).
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IBK's analyst bio notes summer analyst stints in 2022 and 2023 before joining full time in 2024 after graduating from York University.
Founded in February 1989 by investment bankers who had previously worked at Merrill Lynch Canada, including the late chairman William F. White.
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