Team - Capital West Partners

DOUG IRWIN

Doug is a founding partner of Capital West, and has been in the corporate finance industry since the late 70’s. Prior to starting the firm, he worked in London, England, as the Managing Director of Pemberton Securities’ European operations and later as Executive Vice-President and Director of Midland Walwyn Capital where he was in charge of institutional sales and trading.

Doug’s outstanding track record, professionalism, and dedication to clients, have earned him an excellent reputation in the business community. Doug obtained his B.A. from York University in Toronto, Ontario, and his MBA from the University of Western Ontario’s Ivey School of Business.

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ANDREW KEMPER

Andrew has worked for over fifteen years providing corporate finance counsel, expertise and advice to mid-market private and public companies. Prior to joining Capital West Partners, Andrew spent six years with the professional services firm of Deloitte, where he was a manager in the assurance and advisory practice.

At Capital West, Andrew has completed transactions across a wide range of industries including financial and business services, retail, industrial services, manufacturing, and mining. Completed mandates include divestitures, strategic acquisitions, growth financings, valuations, and fairness opinions.

Andrew received his Bachelor of Commerce, with honours, from the University of British Columbia. He also holds the designations of Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and Chartered Business Valuator (CBV).

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Sale of Special Risk Insurance Managers to Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO)
Sale of PPI to iA Financial Group
Sale of Rubicon Pharmacies to Torquest Partners
Sale of Can-Sure Underwriting to HUB International
Sale of Premier Group to The Co-operators
Sale of janitorial services provider Marquise to Compass Group
Sale of US division of Wholesale Sports to Sportsman’s Warehouse
Sale of equipment leasing business Stride Capital to Servus Credit Union
Sale of Pit Stop Portables, a portable sanitation business, to Total Sanitation Services
Sale of Inovatec to Cymbria Corporation
Sale of nude Beverages to Ace Beverage Group
Sale of consumer warranty business of Walker Group to iA Financial Group (TSX:IAG)
Sale of Brockmann’s Chocolates to Foley’s Chocolates & Candies
Sale of Auction Finance Corp’s interest in Ritchie Bros Financial Services to Ritchie Bros. (NYSE:RBA)
Sale of software as a service firm Detechtion to Element Partners
Sale of dollar store retailer Dollar Giant to Dollar Tree
Sale of industrial maintenance provider Kamtech Services to CIMS
Sale of CRS Crane Systems to Regimen Capital Partners
Sale of investment in advanced advanced materials business Switch Materials to Japan-based Kuraray
Sale of International Absorbents to Kinderhook Industries (Fairness Opinion)
Strategic review and subsequent sale of PRT, a publicly-listed forest seedling provider, to Millroad Capital (Fairness Opinion)
Crosier Kilgour acquisition of Integrated Designs
PPI acquisition of Sorrell Financial
CMLS Financial acquisition of mortgage brokerage Montrose Mortgage
Financing for Baja Mining led by Korea Resources (Fairness Opinion)
Strategic review of Rye Patch Gold and subsequent sale to Alio Gold (Fairness Opinion)
Carmanah Technologies on sale of certain assets to SPX Corporation (Fairness Opinion)
Intrawest on sale to Fortress Investments (Advisor to Special Committee)
Primary Metals sale to Sojitz Corp (Fairness Opinion)
Gateway Gold sale to Victoria Gold Corp (Fairness Opinion)
Coast Mountain Power on unsolicited proposal and subsequent sale to NovaGold Resources (Advisor to Special Committee & Fairness Opinion)
American Bullion Minerals on sale of minority interest to Imperial Metals (Fairness Opinion)
Formal valuation and fairness opinion for Carmanah Technologies on the acquisition of Sol, Inc. (MI 61-101 Valuation & Fairness Opinion)
Sale of Vigil Health Solutions (TSX:VGL) to ASSA ABLOY (STO:ASSA-B) (Fairness Opinion)
Review of strategic alternatives for Pope & Talbot
Sale of Euro Ressources to IAMGold (Fairness Opinion)
Sale of bcMetals to Imperial Metals (Fairness Opinion)
Private equity placement for Minera Andes (Fairness Opinion)
Capital raise for diamond processor and distributor Crossworks Manufacturing
Blue Gold Mining sale to Riverstone Resources (Fairness Opinion)
Sale of Gateway Casinos to Macquarie / PBL (Advisor to BCLC)

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PAUL LANGLEY

Paul has over 25 years of investment banking / mergers & acquisitions experience, and he focused exclusively on mid-market M&A for over 15 years. Previously he was with CIBC Capital Markets in both Vancouver and Calgary as Managing Director in Investment Banking, and with Morgan Stanley and Citibank in London, England.

Paul has completed transactions totaling over $10 billion in value, including numerous acquisitions and divestitures, equity and debt financings, and corporate restructuring assignments across a wide range of industries for public and private companies in Western Canada.

Paul obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree, with honours, from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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Sale of interest in Harbour Air to China-based Zonghshen Group
Sale of ethics reporting and case management software provider WhistleBlower Security to CaseIQ
Sale of motorcycle distributor Deeley to Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG)
Sale of Vancouver Airport Authority’s interest in Vantage Airport Group to Citibank-backed infrastructure fund
Sale of consumer warranty business of Walker Group to iA Financial Group (TSX: IAG)
Sale of scaffolding/insulation contractor Chinook Scaffold Systems to Brock Group
Sale of managed IT services business BMC Networks to Telus (TSE:T)
Sale of mechanical contractors Keith Plumbing & Heating to Modern Niagara and 101 Industries to CIMS
Sales of renewable power businesses Cranberry Creek to BluEarth Renewables, Premier Power (Long Lake Hydro) to Regional Power, Pristine Power to Veresen, Finavera Wind to Pattern Energy, Tyson Creek hydro to BluEarth Renewables, Enmax’s BC hydroelectric assets to Veresen and Greenwing Energy to Algonquin Power
Sale of private school franchisor Maple Bear Global Schools to Brazil-based Grupo SEB
Sale of air ambulance business Carson Air to Exchange Income Corporation (TSX:EIF)
Acquisition by Vancouver Airport Authority of airport properties from Calloway and Huntingdon
Management buyout of electricity infrastructure contractor Rokstad Power
Sale of food grade truck transport business Vedder Transportation to TFI (TSE:TFII)
Management buyout of Daimler’s interest in diesel power products/heavy truck dealer Cullen Diesel
Sale of forest seedlings producer SilvaGro to PRT
Acquisition by Westland Insurance of insurance brokerage Atkinson & Terry
Sale of BC Rail to CN Rail *
Sale of Weyerhaeuser’s Canadian building products distribution business to Platinum Equity and BC timberlands/sawmills to Brookfield *
Sale of investment in advanced materials business Switch Materials to Japan-based Kuraray
Sale of investment in industrial maintenance provider CIMS to Yellow Point Equity Partners
Initial Public Offerings including Tree Island Wire, Keg Royalties, A&W Restaurant Royalties, Swiss Water, Ag Growth and Debenhams *
Sale of industrial glass distributor Coniston Products to private equity group Alder Bay Equity
Acquisition by Veresen of Glen Park hydroelectric facility *
Acquisition by Punch Taverns acquiring Allied Domecq’s UK hospitality business *
Sale of marine terminals Vancouver Wharves to Kinder Morgan and Centerm to P&O Ports *
Management buyout of pet accessories producer R2P
Sale of pulp producer Alpac to Japan-based Hokuetsu Kishu Paper
Sale of automotive lubricants company Castol to BP *
Sale of lumber and building products producer Riverside Forest Products to Tolko Industries *
Sale of investment in air ambulance/air cargo business Carson Air to US private equity group Wynnchurch
Merger of greenhouse vegetable producer Hot House Growers with Village Farms *
Sale of general merchandise retailer Argos to Great Universal Stores *
Sale of UK-based electric utility Midlands Electricity to GPU
Sale of gaming machines business BLMS to UK-based private equity group Duke Street Capital *
Sale of building systems manufacturer Coverall to US-private equity group Audax Private Equity *
Sale of equity interest in paper producer Catalyst Paper to Third Avenue Management

* Transaction completed prior to joining Capital West

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CHARLES ADDISON

Over the course of his career in investment banking, Charles has had extensive experience working with people and companies in both the private and public markets in Canada and throughout the world.

Charles has worked with clients from all sectors of the Canadian economy in advising owners of companies in the sale of their companies, in the acquisition of other companies, and in the raising of capital to grow their companies.

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Sale of Miles Industries to NIBE Industrier
Sale of Nechako Group to Emil Anderson Highway Maintenance|Skeena
Sale of IPAC Chemicals & Power Chemicals to DuBois Chemicals
Sale of Imprint Plus to CCL Industries
Sale of Rubicon Pharmacies Canada to Torquest
The Mainroad Group acquisition of The Cobra Group
Recapitalization of Vitalus Nutrition involving new debt capital and sale of a minority interest to Fulcrum Capital

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NICK BESTER

Since joining Capital West Partners in 2010, Nick has worked on numerous deals with a broad range of clients, including businesses in the industrial services, technology, retail and transportation sectors. He has extensive experience working on sale transactions, financings and acquisition advisory assignments.

Prior to Capital West, Nick spent four years at KPMG where he obtained his Chartered Professional Accountant designation. In addition to being a CPA, Nick is a Chartered Business Valuator and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University.

Nick completed the Family Enterprise Advisor program in 2019, through the Family Enterprise Xchange. As Capital West advises many family-operated businesses, this designation provides additional resources and perspective to help Nick better assist clients.

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Sale of Tidal Transport to Western Stevedoring
Sale of Harbour Air to Birch Hill Equity Partners
Anthem Properties acquisition of Cedarglen Homes
Sale of air ambulance business Carson Air to Exchange Income Corporation (TSX:EIF)
Sale of Neurio Technologies ot Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)
Sale of Auction Finance Corp’s interest in Ritchie Bros Financial Services to Ritchie Bros. (NYSE:RBA)
Sale of IPAC Chemicals & Power Chemicals to DuBois Chemicals
Sale of Thunderbird Marina to Prospero International Realty
Sale of Transferra Nanosciences to Evonik
Sale of Vancouver Ready Mix and Fraser Way Pre-Kast to Yard-at-a-Time (BM Group of Companies)
Sale of minority equity interest in Harbour Air to China-based Zonghshen Group
Sale of investment in industrial maintenance provider CIMS to Yellow Point Equity Partners
Sale of motorcycle distributor Deeley to Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG)
Sale of pulp producer Alpac to Japan-based Hokuetsu Kishu Paper
Sale of Imprint Plus to CCL Industries
Sale of Cityfone to Rogers Communications
Sale of Tidal Transport USA to Neltume Ports
Acquisition by Vancouver Airport Authority of airport properties from Calloway and Huntingdon
Vancity Community Investment Bank acquistion of CoPower
Sale of West Coast Air to Harbour Air
Sale of Thompson Valley Erectors (TVE Industrial Services) to Regimen Capital Partners
Sale of Industrial Scaffold to Mosaic Capital
Sea to Sky Gondola Equity and Debt capital raise
Strategic review of Rye Patch Gold and subsequent sale to Alio Gold (Fairness Opinion)
Debt recapitalization for Aritzia
Initial capital raise for EDO Japan Revenue Royalty
Private placement for Tantalus Labs
Vancouver Airport Authority debt financing from CIBC
BuildDirect capital raise from OMERS Ventures

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MICHAEL JANICKI

Michael joined Capital West Partners in 2011 and since then has advised clients across a wide range of industries on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, financings and divestitures.

Prior to Capital West, Michael worked in the Corporate Finance Group at KPMG, where he performed business valuations, M&A advisory engagements and assurance services for mid-market private and public companies.

Michael is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator. He graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

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Sale of BC Biomedical to LifeLabs
Sale of Bush Industries to Novacap
Sale of Special Risk Insurance Managers to Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO)
Sale of Prepac to Torquest
Sale of Rubicon Pharmacies Canada to Torquest
Sale of PPI to iA Financial Group
Sale of WA-2! water division to Quench (NYSE:WAAS)
Sale of McGregor and Thompson Hardware to Speyside Equity
Sale of software as a service firm Detechtion Technologies to Element Partners
Sale of Foley’s Candies to Yellow Point Equity Partners
Sale of Russell Food Equipment to Bluepoint Capital Partners
Strategic investment in air ambulance/cargo business Carson Air to US private equity group Wynnchurch
Sale to Tolko’s Ashcroft tie treating division to Koppers (NYSE:KOP)
Sale of Sterling Shoes to Callisto Capital and Town Shoes
Sale of PNP Pharmaceuticals to Gladius Partners
Sale of Miles Industries to NIBE Industrier
Sale of Undisclosed Wood Products Business to International Integrated Forest Product Company
PI Financial shareholder buyout and merger with Echelon Wealth Partners
Sale of Thomas Skinner to Regimen Equity Partners
Partial sale of Undisclosed Music Steaming Business
Sale of Joe Fortes to David Aisenstat
Acquisition by Westland Insurance of insurance brokerage Atkinson & Terry
Diversified Royalties acquisition of royalty stream from Franworks
Recapitalization of Vitalus Nutrition involving new debt capital and sale of a minority interest to Fulcrum Capital
Sea to Sky Gondola Equity and Debt capital raise
Financial Advisory to Special Committee on corporate reorganization of Hardwoods Specialty Products
Financial Advisory to Special Committee of BC Forest Products Company on Shareholder Buy-out
Financial Advisory on merger of Undisclosed BC Based Forest Products Businesses
Fairness Opinion to Special Committee of Tyson Creek Hydro on Sale to BlueEarth Renewables
Fairness Opinion to Special Committee of Baja Mining on Investment from Korea Resources
Sale of Good Natured Products to Hilco Capital

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CHRIS HAUGHN

Chris joined Capital West in 2021. Prior to joining the firm, he spent four years working with J.P. Morgan’s Investment Banking practice in Calgary where he was directly involved in successfully executing over $10bn in M&A and strategic financing mandates in Infrastructure, Power & Utilities, and Energy. Chris also has four years of experience working with National Bank’s equity research team in Calgary covering public and private companies within the Energy space.

Chris is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Dalhousie University.

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Sale of precision metal fabrication business Hansen Industries to Exchange Income Corporation (TSX:EIF)
Sale of Kinder Morgan Canada (TSX:KML) to Pembina Pipelines (TSX:PPL)*
Sale of power generation assets of Canadian Utilities (TSX:CU) and ATCO (TSX:ACO.X) to Energy Capital Partners and SaskPower *
Sale of Devon (NYSE:DVN) to Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) *
TC Energy (TSX:TRP) acquisition of TC Pipelines (NYSE:TCP) *
Sale of Vigil Health Solutions (TSX:VGL) to ASSA ABLOY (STO:ASSA-B) (Fairness Opinion)

* Transaction completed prior to joining Capital West

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RONEIL GOUNDER

Roneil joined Capital West in 2018. His corporate finance experience includes over a year with a national M&A advisory firm where he worked on a number of buy and sell side M&A advisory and due diligence engagements. Prior to that, he spent four years with PwC’s audit practice, providing assurance services to private mid-market clients across a broad range of industries.

Roneil is a Chartered Professional Accountant and graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts, concentrating in Economics and the University of British Columbia with a Diploma in Accounting. He is currently pursuing the Chartered Business Valuator designation.

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Sale of nude Beverages to Ace Beverage Group
Sale of ethics reporting and case management software provider WhistleBlower Security to CaseIQ
Sale of equipment leasing business Stride Capital to Servus Credit Union
Sale of scaffolding/insulation contractor Chinook Scaffold Systems to Brock Group
Sale of air ambulance business Carson Air to Exchange Income Corporation (TSX:EIF)
Sale of Special Risk Insurance Managers to Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO)
Sale of Nechako Group to Emil Anderson Highway Maintenance | Skeena

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GRANT NICHOLSON

Grant joined Capital West in 2022. Prior to that, he spent three years at Ernst & Young in the audit practice where he provided assurance services to clients across a broad range of industries.

Grant is a Chartered Professional Accountant and graduated from Western University with a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies as well as a Graduate Diploma in Accounting.

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Sale of precision metal fabrication business Hansen Industries to Exchange Income Corporation (TSX:EIF)
Sale of managed IT services business BMC Networks to Telus (TSE:T)
Sale of Thomas Skinner to Regimen Equity Partners
Sale of Pit Stop Portables, a portable sanitation business, to Total Sanitation Services

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DOUG KROLMAN

Doug joined Capital West in 2022. His corporate finance experience includes over a year with a national advisory firm where he worked on sell-side M&A, business valuation, and financial due diligence engagements. Prior to that, he spent three years with KPMG’s audit practice in Calgary, providing assurance services to public and private market clients across a broad range of industries.

Doug is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Business Valuator (CBV). He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Master of Professional Accounting, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting.

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Sale of Pit Stop Portables, a portable sanitation business, to Total Sanitation Services
Sale of food grade truck transport business Vedder Transportation to TFI (TSE:TFII)
Sale of waste management technology business RecycleSmart Solutions to Recycle Track Systems *

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SHAUN KALAIR

Shaun joined Capital West in 2023. Prior to that, he spent three years in KPMG’s audit practice where he provided assurance services to clients across a range of industries including mining, forestry, and industrial sectors.

Shaun is a Chartered Professional Accountant and graduated from the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business with a Bachelor of Commerce.

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Sale of Good Natured Products to Hilco Capital
Anthem Properties acquisition of Cedarglen Homes
Sale of nude Beverages to Ace Beverage Group

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ALEXANDRA ASSAF-BOOTH

Alexandra joined Capital West as an Associate in 2024 and brings with her over three years of M&A and finance experience. Prior to joining Capital West, Alexandra was part of the Corporate Finance team in Goodbody Stockbrokers, a full-service Investment Bank based in Dublin, Ireland. During this role and her roles at Investec and Capnua, Alexandra worked on a number of public and private M&A and equity financing transactions across a range of industries including real estate, manufacturing, building materials, consumer products, healthcare and technology.

Alexandra holds a Masters in Finance from UCD Smurfit Business School and is a graduate of University College Dublin and University of New South Wales, Sydney where she received an International Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Politics.

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Sale of tax management software Taxamo to Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERX)*
Take-private sale of Hibernia REIT to Brookfield (TSX:BN) *
Take-private sale of Yew Grove REIT to Slate Office REIT (TSX:SOT.UN) *
Advised luxury window coverings manufacturer Mzuri Group on its acquisition of multiple businesses across Europe, including:
- MaxGardiner *
- TCMM Shutter Group *
- Purely Shutters *
- Tropical Blinds *
- Vako *
- Make my Blinds *
- Gardin Lis *
IPO of digital medication monitoring device HealthBeacon *
Public equity financing for technology venture capital investor Molten Ventures (LON:GROW) and its move to main market of London Stock Exchange *
Public equity financing for Yew Grove REIT *
Public equity financing for Allied Irish Bank *

* Transaction completed prior to joining Capital West

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ARIEL LEE

Ariel is an Associate and the Marketing Manager at Capital West. She joined Capital West in 2019 and is a graduate of the University of British Columbia. She provides support and analysis on transactions and client proposals, including preparation of transaction marketing materials, as well as company and market research. Ariel also leads Capital West’s firm-wide marketing and corporate branding initiatives in her role as Marketing Manager.

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Sale of managed IT services business BMC Networks to Telus (TSE:T)
Sale of food grade truck transport business Vedder Transportation to TFI (TSE:TFII)
Sale of ethics reporting and case management software provider WhistleBlower Security to CaseIQ

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Andrea McKillop

Andrea brings over three years of marketing and administrative experience from Belfast, Edinburgh, and Vancouver. She is a graduate of International Business Management and Spanish from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh and holds specialist diplomas in economics and leadership from ICADE Business School in Madrid, Spain and The Open University in Milton Keynes, UK.

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JAMIE BRUCE

Jamie entered the corporate finance and investment banking industry in the early 1980s, and worked at Pemberton Securities, RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities prior to joining Capital West. At TD Securities he was head of Investment Banking and Corporate Credit for British Columbia.

Jamie has led hundreds of transactions to successful completion including M&As, IPOs, private equity issues, debt financings and numerous other advisory assignments.

Jamie is a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA, a Chartered Professional Accountant, CMA and a retired Chartered Business Valuator. He serves, or has served, on several non profit and corporate boards.

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FRED WRIGHT

We are saddened that Capital West’s founder, Fred Wright, passed away on June 4, 2022.

Fred’s accomplishments were vast, yet it is his legacy of generosity, good humour, hard work, and family that will live on in all he touched.

Fred was a trusted and respected advisor, a wonderful mentor, and a great friend. He had an illustrious career in investment banking and was widely respected for his business acumen, leadership, and collegial approach. After starting his career at Nesbitt Thomson, he moved to Pemberton Securities where, as CEO, he was instrumental in building Pemberton into a leader in the industry. After the sale of Pemberton to Royal Bank, he founded Capital West Partners in 1990, where he once again built a market leader.

Fred’s knowledge and experience were immeasurable, and he was always willing to share that knowledge. He mentored so many of the team at Capital West, who will forever be grateful for his generosity and insights. Fred’s name and spirit will live on forever at Capital West. All of those who had a chance to work with Fred were truly fortunate.

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