Our team’s 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. Mr. Lawrence became an industry leading software and hardware analyst in Canada. He has worked on cross-border public transactions, equity issues in excess of $2 billion, 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 is a founder of CPC BlueFyre One Inc., president of CPC Software Growth Inc., (www.softwaregrowth.com) and CPC York Ridge Lifetech Inc. He is Chairman of Axiotron Corp. (TSXV), director of Soltoro Ltd. (TSXV) and director of Mutual Fund Company Stone Investment Group. Mr. Lawrence is also Director of OneWorld Energy Inc., a private diversified renewable energy company. 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 is also a Chairman of the MIT Enterprise Forum in Toronto.
Mr. Lawrence has also provided capital markets assistance to the following firms while engaged at prior firms:
- Cole and Partners – valuation opinions
- Geac Computers
- HomeBank Technologies
- Teleglobe
- Softkey Software Products
- SHL Systemhouse
- QLT
- Dusa Pharmaceuticals
- Telus
- Cintech Solutions
- LSI Logic
- Promis Systems
- Cognicase
- Planet Measuring Company
- PC Docs Inc.,
