Canadian Investment Bank
Toronto and Vancouver investment banking boutique that works only for metals and mining companies.
0 open roles3 deals3 people5 sources
Mills Dunlop Capital Partners (MDCP) is a privately owned advisory firm with offices in Toronto and Vancouver that works only with metals and mining companies. It offers M&A advice, equity and royalty or stream financings, debt and alternative finance, and investor targeting for public and private miners. Its partners came mainly from PI Financial (now Ventum Financial), and Forte Minerals publicly named it as an M&A and strategic advisor in August 2025. The team is very small: the official site lists three partners and one associate, so junior hiring is likely to be occasional.
Buy-side and sell-side advice, strategic reviews and takeover defence, joint ventures and spin-offs, special committee work and fairness opinions for miners.
Public equity and equity-linked offerings, private placements, bought deals, royalty and stream financings for small and mid-cap listed miners.
Project and acquisition finance, refinancing and restructuring, private debt and mezzanine.
Share-register analysis, investor marketing and ongoing institutional shareholder communication.
| Toronto | ON | office |
| Vancouver | BC | office |
Powered by
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
At this size the interviewer is usually a founding partner, so a reason assembled from the firm’s homepage will not survive. Build the answer from four things instead, in order: one named transaction from their tombstones and what you found interesting about it; who you would report to, and what you want to learn from them specifically; why small, in your own words, tied to something you have actually done; and why this sector or region, if the firm has one.
There is little reliable public material on Mills Dunlop, and an answer assembled from a homepage will not survive a founding partner. Build it from one named transaction, who you would report to, and why you want a team this small.
Establish first: sector focus, team size and recent transactions.
Coming soon
We’re collecting the real technical and behavioural questions candidates were asked at Mills Dunlop, by role and office, and how each round runs.
When they’re in, they’ll be part of BSO Pro, which already has candidate reports for dozens of firms.
Interviewing there sooner than that? Get in touch and we’ll help you prepare.
Typical background
GuidanceNo prior finance experience required.
Global bulge brackets and elite boutiques
Global banks
Mills Dunlop 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. Mining-only boutique with offices in Toronto and Vancouver; it presents four service lines, all serving metals and mining clients.
Metals & Mining
Mergers & AcquisitionsCapital RaisingDebt & Alternative FinanceInvestor Targeting
Founder, Partner & Managing Director, Investment Banking
Investment Banking
Has about twenty years in metals and mining capital markets and advisory. He previously spent more than a decade as a Managing Director at PI Financial leading M&A and financing deals. He is a director of Summit Royalty Corp and a founding director of OVI Mining, a CFA charterholder, and holds a Queen's MFin and a Western BA in Economics.
Partner & Managing Director, Investment Banking
Investment Banking
Has 20+ years advising investment managers, family offices and wealthy investors on small-cap opportunities, focused on origination for early-stage companies. He was previously Head of Institutional Sales and Trading at PI Financial and earlier worked at BMO's private client division. He holds a Concordia BA.
Partner, Institutional Sales
Institutional Sales
Has about a decade in Canadian institutional sales and trading focused on metals and mining. He was previously Director, Institutional Sales & Trading in Vancouver at PI Financial (now Ventum Financial), working on small and mid-cap mining names.
Professional information only, drawn from official biographies and published reporting. BSO never lists private contact details.
Feb 2, 2026
Foran Mining Corporation
Financial advisor to Foran · Mining
Buyer Eldorado Gold Corporation
Eldorado Gold agreed to combine with Foran Mining in a share transaction implying an equity value for Foran of about C$3.8 billion.
Dec 11, 2025
OVI Mining Corp.
Financial advisor to OVI · Mining (Gold Exploration)
Buyer Sirios Resources Inc.
Sirios agreed to acquire OVI Mining by plan of arrangement, combining James Bay gold assets in an Osisko-backed company.
Jun 18, 2025
Portfolio of royalties and a silver stream from IAMGOLD
Financial advisor to Summit · Mining - Royalties & Streams
Buyer Summit Royalty Corp. · Seller IAMGOLD Corporation
Private royalty company Summit acquired a cash-flowing portfolio of royalties and a silver stream from IAMGOLD for US$17.5 million.
Forte Minerals' release named Mills Dunlop Capital Partners as its M&A and strategic advisor and pointed to the firm's mining focus and independence.
No sourced people moves for this firm. BSO publishes a fact only once it can attribute it to a named source, so these stay off the page rather than being filled in from inference. If you know something published that belongs here, it is the fastest way to get it added.
Tell us what we’re missing5
0
0
0
Eldorado Gold / Foran Mining (via Cision/Newswire) · Feb 2, 2026 · newswire.ca
Sirios Resources Inc. and OVI Mining Corp. via CNW · Dec 11, 2025 · newswire.ca
Forte Minerals Corp. via GlobeNewswire (Investing News Network) · Aug 6, 2025 · investingnews.com
Summit Royalty Corp. via CNW · Jun 18, 2025 · newswire.ca
Mills Dunlop Capital Partners · Date unavailable · mdcp.ca
Showing sources for the free preview. 0 further sources support the locked intelligence on this page.
Add your resume and BSO shows how you match Mills Dunlop and the signals in your favour. BSO Pro adds how to position yourself, who to contact and the roles open at your level.
Get your planBig Six banks
Rising boutiques and mid-market independents
Boutiques, small-cap dealers and deal advisory
Mills Dunlop is hereWhere people go next
Guidance