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can leverage off our team of
professionals, to ensure you are
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price, get the maximum exposure to
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HAS BECOME THE TOUGHEST
CHALLENGE IN THE MERGERS &
ACQUISITIONS AND CORPORATE
FINANCE WORD. THERE IS LOTS
OF MONEY AND A LIMITED
NUMBER OF QUALITY
PROJECTS. THIS AFFECTS,
BANKERS, FINANCIERS AND
DEALMAKERS.

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resident specialist is well versed in
helping companies identify unique
opportunities that bring strategic
benefits to managers and investors
alike.
THE CORPORATE HIGHWAY
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OF THOUSANDS
OF STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS
THAT SIMPLY
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OVER ESTIMATION OF
THE POTENTIAL
SYNERGIES ATTRIBUTED
TO A MERGERS OR
ACQUISITIONS.

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9. YOUR RESIDENT SPECIALIST
Mark can be contacted by writing to Mark@BusinessInsights.Info and welcomes advice,
recommendations and especially questions.
You can also see his full profile or contact him at
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=24510346.
PRESIDENT, MERCANTILE MERGERS & ACQUISITION
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - ROTMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT MBA, FINANCE
Honors & Awards:
Former Toronto Chapter President of the Association of Corporate Growth for five years. Mark has spoken at
over 35 international conferences on mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance.
Mark is a graduate from the University of Toronto with an MBA degree in Finance. He is also the founder and
President of Mercantile Mergers & Acquisitions Corporation. The company was incorporated in August 1987 and
specialise in mid-market mergers & acquisitions with an exclusive focus on company divestitures and acquisitions.
Mark has spoken at 41 national conferences on Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity in Canada and the
United States and has published over 1,086 articles. As an intermediary, Mark has presided over hundreds of
transactions spanning numerous industries and market sectors with transaction sizes ranging from as little as $1
million to in excess of $40 million.MARK BORKOWSKI

10. BUYING A BUSINESS SELLING A BUSINESS CORPORATE FINANCE MANAGEMENT BUYOUTS
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE EQUITY MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
KEY FOCUS

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13. MUST READS
A PRACTICAL
GUIDE TO
MERGERS,
ACQUISITIONS
AND
DIVESTITURES
JAE K. SHIM
APPLIED
MERGERS
AND
ACQUISITIONS
ROBERT F.
BRUNER

14. MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS
BASICS: THE KEY
STEPS
OF ACQUISITIONS,
DIVESTITURES,
AND
INVESTMENTS
MICHAEL E. S.
FRANKEL
VALUATION FOR
MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS
BARBARA S.
PETITT,
KENNETH R.
FERRIS
MUST READS

15. THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MERGERS
AND ACQUISITIONS:
PROCESS TOOLS TO SUPPORT M&A
INTEGRATION AT EVERY LEVEL
TIMOTHY J. GALPIN, MARK
HERNDON
MUST READS

16. KEY LINKS THAT
WILL HELP YOU
FIND THE BEST
RESOURCES
www.irwinlaw.com
business.financialpost.co
m/tag/mergers-and-
acquisitions
www.youtube.com/watch
?v=wyIyJY9is28
www.mergersandinquisi
tions.com/
www.workopolis.com/jobsea
rch/mergers-and-acquisitions-
jobs
http://mercantilemergers
acquisitions.com/
LINKS

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