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Toronto-founded, conflict-free middle-market M&A boutique that has grown across Canada and into the US.
Origin Merchant Partners is an independent middle-market investment bank founded in Toronto in 2011. It does M&A advisory, capital raising (through its exempt-market-dealer affiliate Origin Merchant Securities Inc.), recapitalizations and restructurings, and selective merchant banking, without lending, underwriting, trading or research conflicts. It opened a Montreal office in 2022, combined with Chicago-based InterOcean Advisors the same year, added Vancouver coverage through CCC Investment Banking in 2025, and in July 2026 bought US consumer boutique Consensus. Recent Canadian mandates include advising Burgundy Asset Management on its sale to BMO and the special committee of Rupert Resources on its sale to Agnico Eagle. Its co-op program recruits business students for fall and winter terms.
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Buy-side and sell-side M&A, independent valuations and government/institutional consulting; the firm stresses it has no credit, underwriting, trading or research conflicts.
Private placements of debt and equity through Canadian affiliate Origin Merchant Securities Inc., an exempt market dealer; US principals raise capital through Consensus Securities, LLC.
Capital structure advice from balance-sheet problems to shareholder succession; expanded in 2026 with a Credit and Debt Advisory practice. Includes court-supervised sale processes, such as acting as sales agent in Iovate's CCAA.
Selective principal investing alongside clients to fund growth or bridge capital needs.
The official Contact page lists Toronto (199 Bay St), Montreal and Chicago. Other official pages also mention Vancouver coverage (added with CCC Investment Banking in 2025), a Calgary-based Managing Director, and Consensus offices in Boston and New York (acquired in 2026), none of which have addresses on the Contact page. The list may therefore be incomplete. This list may be incomplete.
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4 reasons for Origin Merchant Partners
Toronto and Chicago offices give genuine Canada-US mid-market cross-border flow, unusual for a firm this size.
Mid-market FIG work alongside diversified deals, so the sector exposure is real rather than opportunistic.
Mid-market focus means founder and family-owned sellers, where the advisory work is closer to counselling than process management.
Small team: you run analysis rather than support someone running it.
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Origin Merchant Partners 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. Toronto-headquartered mid-market boutique organised around four product capabilities and ten industry sectors covered by individual Managing Directors, with a Quebec practice in Montreal; the site does not map most sectors to offices.
Consumer & CommercialEducation & Skills TrainingEnvironmental & SustainabilityFinancial ServicesFood & AgricultureHealthcare & PharmaceuticalIndustrials & Industrial TechMetals & MiningReal EstateTechnology, Media & Telecom
M&A advisoryCapital raisingRecapitalizations & restructuringCredit and Debt AdvisoryMerchant bankingQuebec practice
Managing Director & Co-Chair
Chairs
Co-founder of Origin, with over 25 years advising public and private companies. He was an initial partner at Genuity Capital Markets, where he built its M&A group, and then Head of Canadian M&A at Canaccord Genuity until 2011; before that he was a Managing Director at CIBC World Markets. Holds a BA from Queen's and an MBA from Rotman, and qualified as a CA and CFA at Ernst & Young.
Managing Director & Co-Chair
Chairs
Has over 30 years in investment and corporate banking. Before Origin he was a Managing Director and board member at Macquarie Capital in Canada, and earlier ran credit capital markets, derivatives marketing and private equity businesses in investment banking. Holds an Honours BBA from Wilfrid Laurier and the CFA designation.
Managing Director, Quebec Lead
Managing Directors
Joined in December 2021 to lead the Quebec practice from Montreal. He was previously a Senior Partner at Novacap, President and CEO of Bourse de Montréal, and Group Head of derivatives and fixed income at TMX Group, and earlier worked in investment banking at Scotia Capital Markets. Holds a BComm from HEC Montréal and an MBA from INSEAD, and is a CPA.
Managing Director
Food & Agriculture
Leads Food & Agriculture, with more than 20 years as an M&A advisor. He was previously SVP Corporate Development and Strategy at Viterra and spent more than 13 years at CIBC World Markets, plus time at TD Securities investment banking. Holds an MBA from Rotman and earned his CA at Coopers & Lybrand.
Managing Director
Energy Transition, Financial Services
Joined Origin in 2024 to cover energy transition, automotive and financial services. He began in KPMG Transaction Services, spent eight years at TD Securities (M&A and financial institutions), three at National Bank in diversified industrials, then moved to Stifel Canada. Holds a BBA from Wilfrid Laurier and is a CPA, CA and CFA charterholder.
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Jul 22, 2026
Michael A. O'HaraTeam build
Chair, Origin U.S.
Consensus → Origin Merchant Partners
Origin's acquisition of US consumer boutique Consensus added 20 professionals (8 senior professionals and 12 senior industry advisors), led by founder Michael O'Hara as Chair, Origin U.S.
Jul 6, 2026
Ken AdamsHire
Managing Director
Export Development Canada → Origin Merchant Partners
Lending and restructuring veteran, previously in EDC's Mid-Market Lending group and RBC's Special Loans and Advisory Services, hired to build out Origin's Credit and Debt Advisory practice.
Sep 16, 2026
June Inc.
Financial advisor to Forthlane · Wealth & Asset Management
Buyer Forthlane Partners Ltd.
Toronto wealth manager Forthlane Partners acquired June Inc., an outsourced-CIO advisory firm led by June Ntazinda, lifting Forthlane's assets under advisement to about $2 billion. Terms were not disclosed; Ntazinda becomes Vice-Chair of Forthlane.
Sep 3, 2026
ITPS Canada (International Test Pilots School Canada)
Financial advisor to ITPS Canada on the credit facility · Aerospace & Defence
ITPS Canada entered a new $90 million senior secured credit facility, with an option to upsize, led by Royal Bank of Canada and Export Development Canada. Proceeds fund expansion into a new North Bay facility, a new engineering building in London and general corporate purposes.
May 2026
Kitchen Partners
Exclusive financial advisor to Kitchen Partners · Food & Agriculture
Buyer Roskam Foods (portfolio company of Entrepreneurial Equity Partners)
Sale of Edmonton-based Kitchen Partners, a maker of prepared sauces, marinades, dips and soups founded in 1985, to e2p-backed Roskam Foods.
May 2026
Iovate Health Sciences
Sales Agent · Consumer / Sports Nutrition
Sale of the Iovate sports and performance nutrition business through a court-supervised restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).
Apr 2026
Rupert Resources Ltd.
Financial advisor to the Special Committee of Rupert Resources · Metals & Mining
Buyer Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Agnico Eagle agreed to acquire, by plan of arrangement, all Rupert Resources shares it did not already own.
Apr 1, 2026
Quadshift Inc.
Financial advisor to Quadshift · Software
Buyer BDC Growth Equity Partners
Vertical software consolidator Quadshift raised a significant follow-on investment from BDC Growth Equity Partners to fund acquisitions.
Nov 6, 2025
Brookfield Business Partners L.P. and Brookfield Business Corporation
External financial advisor to the special committees; fairness opinion · Diversified Holding Company
Buyer 1559985 B.C. Ltd. (new Brookfield Business corporation)
Arrangement to combine BBU and BBUC into a single corporation, with holders receiving one new Class A share per unit or share; arrangement agreement signed November 6, 2025.
Oct 2025
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Financial advisor to Burgundy Asset Management (with KMS Capital) · Financial Services / Wealth Management
Buyer BMO Financial Group
BMO agreed to buy 100% of Burgundy, an independent wealth manager with about $27 billion in AUM, for up to C$1.0 billion (C$625 million up front plus up to C$375 million tied to retention and growth targets). Origin advised Burgundy together with KMS Capital.
Oct 2025
CSN Collision
Exclusive financial advisor to CSN Collision · Consumer & Commercial / Automotive services
Buyer ONCAP
CSN Collision partnered with private equity firm ONCAP.
Apr 3, 2025
The INX Digital Company, Inc.
Financial advisor and fairness opinion to the special committee · Financial Services - Digital Assets
Buyer Republic (OpenDeal Inc.)
Republic agreed to acquire INX by plan of arrangement in a deal valuing INX's equity at up to US$60 million.
Feb 7, 2025
Converge Technology Solutions Corp.
Independent financial advisor and fairness opinion to the special committee · Technology - IT Services
Buyer H.I.G. Capital
H.I.G. Capital agreed to take Converge private for C$5.50 per share in cash.
Nov 13, 2023
Elk Valley Resources (Teck steelmaking coal business)
Financial advisor to the Teck special committee; opinion to the special committee · Mining
Buyer Glencore plc (77%) and Nippon Steel Corporation (20%) · Seller Teck Resources Limited
Teck agreed to sell its entire steelmaking coal business, Elk Valley Resources, with a majority stake to Glencore at an implied enterprise value of US$9.0 billion on a 100% basis and a minority stake to Nippon Steel.
Aug 24, 2020
Dealnet Capital Corp.
Financial advisor to Dealnet; fairness opinion to the board · Financial Services
Buyer Simply Group Acquisition Corp. (Simply Green Home Services)
Simply Green made a friendly all-cash take-over bid for Dealnet at $0.16 per share, a transaction value of about $47.8 million.
Jun 28, 2019
Hydrogenics Corporation
Independent financial advisor, formal valuator and fairness opinion to the special committee · Industrials (Fuel Cells)
Buyer Cummins Inc. (with Air Liquide's The Hydrogen Company)
Hydrogenics agreed to an arrangement under which shares not held by Air Liquide's subsidiary are acquired for US$15.00 per share in cash.
The deal creates a dedicated consumer and retail M&A division and expands Origin's US coverage.
A senior lending and restructuring hire, following the earlier addition of Maulik Shah.
Recognized for advising DRC Heat Transfer on its sale to Smiths Group plc.
Seven CCC bankers in Toronto and Vancouver join Origin, deepening its industrials and consumer coverage and its reach in western Canada.
Origin completed a transaction with CCC Investment Banking, an M&A boutique founded in 1975 that advises owners of industrial, consumer and healthcare businesses. Five CCC managing directors and two professionals joined Origin in Toronto and Vancouver, expanding its western Canada coverage and bringing it to 28 Managing Directors.
Origin launched a Quebec practice with a Montreal office led by Alain Miquelon, and in June 2022 combined with Chicago-based InterOcean Advisors.
A small group of principals left larger banks to start a conflict-free advisory boutique in Toronto (only the year is published).
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Forthlane Partners Ltd. (CNW) · Sep 16, 2026 · newswire.ca
ITPS Canada · Sep 3, 2026 · itpscanada.com
Origin Merchant Partners · Jul 22, 2026 · originmerchant.com
Origin Merchant Partners · Jul 6, 2026 · originmerchant.com
Origin Merchant Partners · Jun 16, 2026 · originmerchant.com
Quadshift Inc. via CNW · Apr 1, 2026 · newswire.ca
Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (SEC Form 6-K, Exhibit 99.1) · Nov 28, 2025 · sec.gov
The INX Digital Company via CNW · Apr 3, 2025 · newswire.ca
Origin Merchant Partners · Feb 11, 2025 · originmerchant.com
Converge Technology Solutions via CNW · Feb 7, 2025 · newswire.ca
Canada Newswire · Feb 6, 2025 · newswire.ca
Teck Resources Limited (SEC EDGAR exhibit) · Nov 13, 2023 · sec.gov
Dealnet Capital Corp. via GlobeNewswire · Aug 24, 2020 · globenewswire.com
Hydrogenics Corporation (Form 6-K, Exhibit 99.1, via GlobeNewswire) · Jun 28, 2019 · sec.gov
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