Alain joined Origin in December 2021 and his responsibilities involve leading the Quebec practice as well as participating in the Financial services, Technology and Education verticals.
Alain has more than three decades of experience, principally in senior executive operating and financial roles in public companies within the financial services and technology industries. Prior to joining Origin, Alain was a Senior Partner, financial-services fund, at Novacap Inc, a leading Canadian private equity firm. Previous senior positions include roles as President and CEO of Bourse de Montréal Inc. and Group Head of Derivatives and fixed income markets at the TMX Group; CFO and COO roles at mdf Commerce, an e-commerce B2B marketplace TSX-listed company, and EVP and CFO of Memotec communications, a TSX-listed company operating in the telecom and data equipment industry. Alain’s experience also includes working in the investment banking group of Scotia Capital Markets.
Alain has extensive experience in corporate governance, having served on numerous public and private company boards including TSX-listed companies Guru Energy, Fortsum Solutions, Blockchain Foundry and Ad Opt Technologies.. Alain’s board experience also includes charitable work in the education field; currently, he serves as President of the Canadian INSEAD Foundation, and served from 2013 to 2021 Chaiman and President of the Fondation College Jean-de-Brébeuf.
Alain holds a Bachelor of Commerce from HEC Montreal and an MBA from INSEAD. He is also a CPA, having earned his CA designation.
Alain’s select transaction list includes:
- Sell-side advisor on various transactions including sale of Clover Education to Globeducate Group
- Financial advisor to International Test Pilot School (ITPS) Canada on their $90 million senior secured credit facility
- Co-lead partner in the $350M fund raise for Novacap Financial Services Fund 1; co-led $75M in deployments in the insurance sector.
- Lead partner in the $30M acquisition of Marine Press of Canada by Champlain Financial Corporation
- As CFO, led the $1B combination of TSX Group and Montreal Exchange Inc and Montreal Exchange Inc’s $75M control investment in BOX Options Exchange LLC
- As CFO, raised over $100M in equity capital for mdf Commerce including $60M IPO on TSX
