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Origin in the News: Origin Merchant Partners Opens Calgary Office with Veteran Banker Matthew Jenkins Leading Origin’s Western Canadian Expansion

By adrienne.butler@originmerchant.com

septembre 29, 2025

TORONTO, Sept. 30th,  2025 – Origin Merchant Partners (“Origin”), a leading independent North American investment bank, is pleased to announce that Matthew Jenkins has joined the firm as a Managing Director. Based in Calgary, Mr. Jenkins will build on Origin’s growing Western Canadian business efforts with a focus on energy, infrastructure, agriculture, technology and industrials expertise and help grow our presence in Western Canada.

Mr. Jenkins was the CEO of Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., with over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and investment banking. Mr. Jenkins has successfully advised on over C$10 billion in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, along with C$4 billion in equity transactions for clients both in Canada and internationally.  He currently serves as an Executive Director on the board of Kalina Power Limited, developing 1.7GW of natural gas-fired power generation projects co-sited with data centers in Alberta.

“Origin is expanding its reach across Western Canada” comments Origin managing Director and Co-Chair, Jim Meloche, “Matt brings exceptional advisory experience and relationships to international and Canadian companies in our core markets”.

Connect directly with Matt Jenkins at matt.jenkins@originmerchant.com.