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• Over 15 years of investment banking experience
• Advisor on $260M acquisition of CDN potash project by China’s Yancoal in 2011
• Senior management experience in Canada and U.S.
• President of New York investment dealer for Gravitas
• Detailed knowledge of IPO and RTOs in both Canada and the U.S. markets
• Significant corporate governance experience

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• With more than two decades of progressively senior experience in securities selection and portfolio design, John is an industry veteran.
• John has an enviable track record of successful private and mutual fund design. Prior to joining GSI, he was a founding partner, portfolio manager and CIO of Cumberland Private Wealth Management, a Toronto based provider of high net worth solutions. John was also a senior member of Connor, Clark and Company’s investment management team.
• John received his CFA designation in 1991 and a B.A. specializing in Financial Econometrics from the University of British Columbia. His speaking and presentation engagements have included the Richard Ivey School of Business and the Toronto Society of Chartered Financial Analysts.

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• Jason Silverman has been in the corporate finance and investment banking field for over 25 years.
• He has specialized in real estate financing or medium to large commercial and residential projects totalling over $200 Million in debt financing. He currently is active in the real estate, manufacturing, service, sports and IT industries.
• After leaving Ryerson’s school of business in accounting Jason worked with one of the pre-eminent real estate developers in Toronto to help transform and revitalize historical properties to coexist with the changing times. Jason has worked for large multinational corporations as well as running his own boutique investment banking firm for the past ten years.

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• Mr. Fitzgerald is a senior investment banker and investor. He joined Gravitas Securities Inc. in 2016 as a generalist investment banker with a focus on the emerging Impact Investment sector.
• Mr. Fitzgerald has sourced and executed a wide variety of transactions across multiple industries, including the Healthcare, Digital Media and Natural Resources sectors.
• Mr. Fitzgerald worked in a senior banking capacity for 20+ years in New York and London at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers International where he won multiple “Deal of the Year” awards.
• Mr. Fitzgerald has significant expertise in capital markets, acquisition finance, structured finance, and securitization.
• In addition to his investment banking activities, Mr. Fitzgerald has served as a valued advisor to, and member of, the Board of Directors of numerous technology businesses.
• Mr. Fitzgerald is a Director of Epcylon Technologies (financial technology), Director and Treasurer of Hesat Acquisition Corp. (agricultural science) and previously served as Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Daystar Technologies (NASDAQ-listed solar panel manufacturer), Director and Interim CEO of Harvest Wind (wind turbine manufacturer), Advisor to iSense Corporation (medical device manufacturer), Director and Interim President of BostonPoly (medical polymer manufacturer) and Advisor and Board Observer for Trustwater plc (water filtration for industrial and medical application).
• Mr. Fitzgerald received a B.A. with Distinction from Bowdoin College, an MSc.(Econ) from The London School of Economics and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Fitzgerald lives in Toronto and Ketchum, Idaho

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• Over 10 years of extensive Founder, Private Equity, Investment Banking, and Directorship experience, including as former Managing Partner and Head of Merchant & Investment Banking at Prodigy Capital
• Led advisory, restructuring, corporate finance, and mergers & acquisitions mandates in a wide variety of industry groups
• Founder and shareholder in global private equity funds, hedge funds and debt funds
• Was one of Canada’s top tennis players, having competed as a professional in tournaments around the world and at the NCAA division 1 level

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• Senior investment banker with over 15 years of experience in the domestic and international capital markets and professional services industry.
• Over $35 billion in public M&A and business restructuring transactions including buy-side, sell-side, LBOs and hostile and formal valuation experience.
• In-depth experience in transaction financing for M&A and corporate treasury purposes including equity and senior secured, subordinated and public debt.
• Experience with domestic and international creditor protection advisory mandates.
• Industry experience includes metals and mining, power and infrastructure, industrials, consumer products and financials and private equity.
• Previously held the position of Managing Director and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Jacob Securities and prior to that held increasingly senior positions at TD Securities and National Bank Financial.
• Graduate of the University of Western Ontario and is a chartered accountant (CPA, CA).