MAXIMA DIVESTITURES GROUP - Key Persons
Part of the MAXIMA team since 2014, Clayton has prepared the valuation, marketing, due diligence, and transaction processes for more than 100 M&A-related projects. Before joining the MAXIMA Group, he performed post-acquisition audit support for a large operator of consumer entertainment facilities and provided research and financial consulting to evaluate the viability of a $2 billion dollar international transportation project.
Earlier experience includes working for a major Canadian telecommunications company, where he analyzed distressed assets and helped qualify strategic acquisition targets. He also supported business development and operational improvements in its commercial services division.
Clayton has experience as a copywriter and journalist, covering diverse areas such as economics, finance, energy markets, electronic entertainment, and culture. He also writes pro-oil, pro-pipeline articles for CAEPLA's quarterly Pipeline Observer magazine.
Job Titles:
- Founding & Managing Partner
David has focused on providing professional expertise around the buying and selling of businesses since 1995. David leads the MAXIMA team in guiding business owners through transaction execution, managing relationships, confidentially marketing and negotiating successful divestitures, strategic acquisitions, corporate mergers, corporate governance, and management consulting solutions.
Job Titles:
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Analyst With
Matthew joined the MAXIMA team at the start of 2022. As a financial analyst with MAXIMA, Matthew assists clients through the transaction process by preparing financial analyses for corporate valuations, conducting market research, and assembling marketing materials. Prior to joining MAXIMA, Matthew worked as a financial analyst for an acquisition and management firm where he provided advisory services correlated to assessing risk and evaluating micro and macro-economic trends in addition to providing support in the valuation, marketing, and ongoing reporting and analysis of six portfolio companies.
Earlier experience includes working in the oil and gas industry, where he participated in monthly reporting, service line forecasts, utilization reports, and tasks aligned to analyzing cost and revenue projections.
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Hons) with a major in finance from Mount Royal University and is currently in the process of pursuing a CFA designation.
Meet Louise Poropat, Operations Manager at MAXIMA, who joined the team in 2020. Louise brings over 20 years of high-level corporate management experience to the MAXIMA team, and plays a key role in providing corporate administration and project support while ensuring the successful day to day operations of the business.
Prior to joining MAXIMA Louise had roles in a range of industries including Hospitality and Property Management, Labour Relations, Organizational Change Management, Land Development and Residential Construction. We are glad to have Louise onboard the MAXIMA team, and appreciate her contributions to the mutual success of our clients and the company.