David Pyper

David Pyper is a Managing Partner at Blair Franklin Capital Partners, a Toronto-based independent M&A and corporate-finance advisory firm founded in 2003 that, per the firm, has completed more than 300 advisory assignments with an aggregate value exceeding $250 billion. He has over 24 years of M&A and corporate-finance experience across a wide range of industries, with notable depth in the mining and financial-services sectors.

Before joining Blair Franklin, Pyper held senior positions at major Canadian banks, including Managing Director roles at Scotiabank / Scotia Capital (ScotiaMcLeod) and earlier positions at CIBC (CIBC Wood Gundy / CIBC World Markets). Prior to entering investment banking, he spent roughly seven years in management positions with a small manufacturing company and in the Canadian Armed Forces.

On education, Pyper holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and an engineering degree from the Royal Military College of Canada. Outside of his professional work, he has served on the board of the Esprit Orchestra. He was recognized on Wealth Professional Canada's "Hot List 2016" for his role in building an independent M&A advisory niche.

• Operates in sell-side/buy-side M&A advisory, board advisory, fairness opinions, and strategic advisory — not venture or angel equity investing.
• Emphasizes independence as the firm's core value proposition: *"We're independent"* is described as their "biggest presence," valuable to sellers who want advisors free of conflicts of interest.
• Sector concentration in financial services and metals & mining, alongside energy, media/communications, technology, infrastructure, and real estate.
• Positions the firm around on-the-ground market intelligence, a broad buyer/seller universe, and coordinated cross-border execution (Blair Franklin is the exclusive Canadian member of the Mergers Alliance international network).