Sandy joined MPA in January 2021 and is responsible for transaction origination and execution across our M&A, fairness opinion, valuation, expert opinion, and capital raising platforms.  Sandy brings over 15 years of M&A experience in investment banking and corporate development roles.  This gives Sandy a unique blend of expertise in both public and private M&A across a wide range of sectors. 

The foundation of Sandy’s investment banking career was established in his six years as an Associate/Analyst at Blair Franklin Capital Partners in Toronto.  In this role supporting the partners of the firm, Sandy gained significant transaction execution experience in buy and sell-side M&A, fairness opinions and valuations (including significant 61-101 experience), and project finance advisory mandates.  Prior to joining MPA, Sandy held senior corporate development roles at Peerage Capital (a Toronto-based family office), GFL Environmental (a dual-listed waste management company), and Progressive Waste Solutions (which was sold to Waste Connections in 2016).

Sandy holds a Master of Financial Economics degree from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Applied Economics from Queen’s University.  Sandy is the Founder and Board Chair of the Master of Financial Economics Alumni Association.