Michael Scott
Analyst, RBC Capital Markets
Michael Scott is an analyst in the Global Investment Banking group at RBC Capital Markets. Since joining RBC in 2007, Michael has been responsible for financial modeling and analysis on a number of corporate finance and M&A transactions across a broad range of industries. Prior to joining RBC, Michael worked in infrastructure finance, focusing on public infrastructure projects and P3s.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours from the University of British Columbia and received a diploma in Organisational and Strategic Management from the London School of Economics.
Jordan Anderson
Associate, TD Securities
Jordan joined TD Securities Investment Banking in 2003, after working in TD’s Commercial Banking offices in Victoria and Vancouver. He started in the Toronto-based Real Estate team, and has since moved to the Vancouver Investment Banking office. Mandates on which Jordan has contributed include infrastructure financial advisory roles such as work with Translink for the $1.6 billion Golden Ears Bridge in Vancouver; M&A advisory mandates such as advisor to the Special Committee of Ballard Power Systems in the sale of their automotive division; and equity, debt and convertible debenture issues in a variety of sectors.
Justin Cochrane
Vice President, National Bank
Justin has 7 years of Investment Banking, Equity Capital Markets and Mergers & Acquisitions experience with NBF. His investment banking experience has focused on the Cleantech, Renewable Power, Paper & Forest Products and Diversified sectors, providing advice and analysis on M&A transactions, equity and debt offerings, fairness opinions and leveraged buyouts.
Most recently, Justin has spent a year at NBF’s Toronto office in the Equity Capital Markets and Syndication group. Justin has a Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.
Philip Chua
Analyst, Macquarie
Philip grew up and finished high school in Germany and moved to Canada for post-secondary education at UBC. While attending an investment banking seminar in Boston in his 3rd year at UBC, he was offered a position on the management team of a start up firm in London headed up by a former investment banker. After spending two years in London, he decided to finish his university degree an resume his pursuit of an investment banking career. Before returning to Vancouver, he spent a summer working for UBS in London in equities research. After completing his degree at UBC, he joined Macquarie Capital Advisors as analyst on the infrastructure team.
Steve Borritt
Vice President, RBC Capital Markets
Steve Borritt is a Vice President in the Investment Banking group of RBC Capital Markets, Vancouver office, where he focuses on clients in the paper and forest products and natural resources sector. Prior to joining the Investment Banking group, Steve worked in RBC’s Global Equity Research group as an Associate Analyst covering the Canadian Paper and Forest products sector. Steve has been involved in a range of transactions including both public and private equity offerings, restructurings and buy and sell side advisory mandates.
Prior to joining RBC, Steve worked in the Valuation & Strategy Advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Steve is a Chartered Business Valuator, has a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario.
Scott Powell
MDA Training, Head of Canadian Office; Portfolio Management Foundation Advisor
Scott Powell is President of MDA Training, a firm that specializes in the design and delivery of finance workshops for the corporate and investment banking industries. Scott has written and delivered finance workshops for a wide range of financial institutions including Allied Irish Bank, ATB Financial, Brandes Investment Partners, Glenview Capital Management, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, JP Morgan, Lloyds TSB, Royal Bank of Scotland and many others in financial modeling, financial forecasting, business valuation, advanced business and financial analysis, investment appraisal, and shareholder value creation.
Prior to joining MDA Training, Scott was a manager in Ernst & Young’s business risk consulting practice where he was heavily involved in the development and delivery of financial training internally and to Ernst & Young clients. Scott is a UK Chartered Accountant who holds an honors degree in Politics/Economics from Trent University, Canada and a master’s degree in Economics from Cambridge University.
Maureen Howe
1996 – 2008, Managing Director RBC Capital Markets
Maureen Howe has 25 years of capital market experience. During her career she held various positions, both in the area of portfolio management, as well as in investment banking and as a sell side equity analyst. Maureen graduated from the University of British Columbia with a PhD in Finance, and has taught numerous courses in Finance at the Undergraduate level and to MBAs. She currently serves as a Director on a number of Boards.
