Strategic Advice To Management + Corp. Directorship

We like assisting management or directors to examine the opportunities for growth that may present themselves, and help articulate what gaps exist, and how those can be addressed. 

Capital Sourcing

We work with you to determine what is the appropriate size of funds required by a sources and uses analysis and help create a plan to achieve funding

M&A Execution

M&A projects may be stand alone targets or surface from a funding engagement.  We make sure you are ready for either option.

Canadian Local Partner for International Firms

We become your partners in Canada to assist in the exploration of what Capital Markets avenues may exist of your firm.  We conduct an analysis of your current operations and then work on a plan to quickly survey financial participants in Canada to see if there is interest in proceeding.

Our team background includes senior operating management experience as well as extensive investment experience. The principal of NorthCrest has been involved in a broad range of operating activities through a number of business cycles. In addition, our internal resources are enhanced by our network of relationships with operating executives and investment partners.

Mark Lawrence received his designation as a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1990 and has been a registered Professional Engineer since 1985. Mr. Lawrence previously worked in leading North American retail and institutional brokerage firms between 1987 and 1997, including being a Director of Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Ltd, a VP of Midland Walwyn Capital Inc., and the Senior Technology Analyst at Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.  Check Mark out on Linkedin.com.  

Mr. Lawrence has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Queens University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business. He was also a Chairman of the MIT Enterprise Forum in Toronto.

• Mr. Lawrence, has been, since 2007, a director of Stone Investment Group Ltd., a Mutual Fund company with about $600 million under administration.   He is also Chair of the Governance Committee of this non-listed reporting issuer.   https://www.stoneco.com/
• Mark is also currently Vice-Chair, and Chair of Governance of Angel Investors Ontario, an umbrella organization assisting 14 not-for-profit Angel Investment Groups, comprising about 1400 accredited angel investors.   In 2016, those groups invested about $66 million into startup firms.   http://www.angelinvestorsontario.ca/about/board-of-directors

• Mr. Lawrence became an industry leading software and hardware analyst in Canada. He has worked on cross-border public transactions (QLT), equity issues in excess of $2 billion (advised AGT (predecessor of Telus) on its IPO), and on private financings.
• Since 1997, through CML Capital Ventures Inc., he has invested in, founded and operated several technology firms, and assisted many others. Some of these include Investors Source (wealth management software), Zacks Canada Inc., (consensus earnings database service), Classwave Wireless (Bluetooth software), USA.CA Corp., (investment research portal), CablesEdge Software (remote desktop access by voice), and Linmor Inc., (remote network management).
• In addition, he was a founder of CPC BlueFyre One Inc., (which became Soltoro TSX-SOL on whose board he sat for 5 years), president of CPC Software Growth Inc., and York Ridge Lifetech Inc.   York Ridge completed a Qualifying Transaction with Acadian Energy.  He was Chairman of Axiotron Corp. (an Apple Tablet company formerly listed on the TSXV), and director of Mutual Fund Company Stone Investment Group with assets of approximately $600 million.  Mr. Lawrence was also Director of OneWorld Energy Inc., a private diversified renewable energy company.