Everything to prepare for a Origin Merchant Partners interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
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.
Firm-specific questions
Why Origin Merchant Partners over Canaccord Genuity or Desjardins Capital Markets?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: conflict-free mid-market m&a boutique with senior-heavy bench; mid-market deals with cross-border buyers; board defence and special-committee work; ranked among canada's top independent advisers by deal value.
Walk me through a recent deal Origin Merchant Partners worked on.
For example June Inc. (financial advisor to forthlane, Sep 16, 2026). Cover the rationale, valuation and what the firm did.
6 more Origin Merchant Partners-specific questions, each with what to cover and the sources behind it.
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Interview prep
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