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Partner-owned Toronto advisory boutique for mid-market M&A, capital raising, fairness opinions and expert testimony.
Morrison Park Advisors (MPA) is a partner-owned, independent investment bank founded in Toronto in November 2006 by a group of investment bankers; its leadership includes several Scotia Capital alumni. It advises Canadian mid-market companies, boards, special committees and public-sector bodies on M&A, capital raising (as an Exempt Market Dealer in Ontario, Alberta and B.C.), fairness opinions, valuations and expert testimony. Its strengths are energy transition and utilities, mining, asset management and healthcare. It has a Toronto head office and a Calgary office, and is the Canadian member of the IMAP global M&A network. For students, MPA runs ongoing internship and full-time analyst applications through its careers page, with a small team of analysts under seven senior bankers.
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Full-lifecycle buy- and sell-side M&A for Canadian companies from tens of millions to multi-billion values.
Independent capital-raising advice across public and private markets as an Exempt Market Dealer, with U.S. access through Marco Polo Securities and global private markets via IMAP.
Fairness opinions, formal and ad hoc valuations, and expert reports and testimony for boards, trustees, regulators and courts.
Advice to boards, special committees, institutional investors and public-sector entities on governance, regulation, structuring and capital allocation.
| Toronto | ON | headquarters |
| Calgary | AB | office |
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Independent advisory known for fairness opinions and special committee work, which is a distinct discipline from sell-side M&A.
The work is governance-heavy and intellectually demanding.
No financing arm, so the independence is structural rather than claimed.
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Programs
Investment Banking Intern · Toronto (location not stated; head office)
Internship for students enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in finance, economics, business or related fields; applicants submit a resume, cover letter, transcript and a company teaser.
Full-time Analyst · Toronto (location not stated; head office)
Full-time roles for candidates with prior IB, PE, VC, hedge fund or corporate finance experience; applicants submit a resume, cover letter and deal sheet.
Morrison Park Advisors 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. Independent Toronto-headquartered advisory bank organised around six industry practices and four service lines; its conventional energy practice is led from Calgary.
Energy Transition & UtilitiesMetals & MiningAsset ManagementHealthcareEnergyIndustrials & Diversified
Mergers and AcquisitionsCapital RaisingFairness Opinions, Valuation, and Expert OpinionsFinancial Strategic Advisory
Co-Founder & CEO
Leadership
Co-founder who manages the firm and focuses on origination and execution, especially in gas and electricity and for government and quasi-government clients. Spent 23 years in investment banking, including as a Managing Director in Scotia Capital's M&A group (power, infrastructure, pipelines, midstream, real estate). Dalhousie BSc, McMaster MBA.
Chair
Leadership
Chairs MPA, overseeing governance and consulting across the business. Forty-year capital markets career including Vice Chairman of Scotia Capital and, most recently before MPA, head of Equity Capital Markets.
Managing Director and COO
Leadership
Joined MPA as an associate in 2009 and now helps run the firm while originating M&A, capital formation, restructuring and special situations mandates. Began his career in Scotia Capital's investment banking and ECM groups. Schulich BBA, Cambridge M.A. (Law).
Managing Director
Energy, utilities, cleantech and infrastructure
Joined MPA in 2005 and focuses on energy, utilities, cleantech and infrastructure mandates. Previously Chief of Staff to Ontario's Minister of Energy during the coal phase-out and major electricity procurements, after a consulting career in regulated industries. U of T BA and LL.B.
Managing Director
Mining
Leads MPA's mining practice; has worked in mining since the 1990s as both banker and executive, after starting as a geophysicist in Alberta oil and gas. Serves on several mining company boards.
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Feb 7, 2024
Drew RossHire
Managing Director (Calgary)
— → Morrison Park Advisors
Energy banker with 30+ years of experience joined to build MPA's Calgary investment banking practice; the current team page lists him as Senior Advisor.
Jul 31, 2024
MedCurrent Corp.
Exclusive financial advisor to MedCurrent (with IMAP Netherlands) · Healthcare technology
Buyer VitalHub Corp.
VitalHub agreed to buy Toronto clinical decision support company MedCurrent for up to ~C$34M (~C$12M cash at close plus an earn-out of up to ~C$21.9M). The date is MPA's announcement date.
Closed Jul 15, 2024
Ensign Minerals Inc.
Exclusive financial advisor to Revival Gold · Gold exploration
Buyer Revival Gold Inc.
C$62M business combination of Revival Gold with private Utah explorer Ensign Minerals. The close date is MPA's 'new closed deal' post date.
Mar 2017
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.
Independent financial advisor; fairness and CBCA opinions (as MPA Morrison Park Advisors Inc.) · Forestry & Paper
Millar Western proposed a plan-of-arrangement exchange of its 8.5% senior notes due 2021 for new secured notes, cutting debt by about US$97 million and annual cash interest by more than US$7 million.
Undated
Forge First Asset Management
Exclusive financial advisor to Forge First Asset Management · Asset management
Buyer CI Global Asset Management
Sale of Forge First Asset Management to CI Global Asset Management; MPA posted the mandate in January 2026.
Undated
Pembrook Copper Corp.
Exclusive financial advisor to Pembrook Copper · Copper
Buyer Pecoy Copper
C$63M consolidation of Pembrook Copper into Pecoy Copper; MPA posted the mandate in January 2026.
MPA posts its exclusive sell-side role for Forge First Asset Management.
Exclusive advisor to MedCurrent on its sale for up to ~C$34M.
MPA hires a 30-year energy banker in Calgary to lead its investment banking practice there.
Founded in November 2006 by a group of investment banking professionals.
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