Full-Service Capital Markets Advisory
Blink Capital is a Canadian-rooted and globally connected merchant bank that partners with growth companies across North America and Europe to enhance their ability to achieve their capital markets goals.
Services
Blink Capital develops and executes well-rounded capital markets strategies for public or private growth companies in industries such as metals and mining, industrials, technology, renewables, healthcare, biotech, consumer products, among other growth industries.
Global Capital
Markets Advisory
Blink has executed and led go-public transactions on many of North America’s top exchanges. Blink can navigate and simplify the going-public process so you can focus on building your company. Blink has previous experience raising capital and structuring many types of financings, including private placements, public offerings, and strategic investments.
Corporate Development and Market Awareness
Blink has the ability to make strategic introductions and craft unique business development opportunities through its global network. Blink can help advise you on managing your shareholder base, keeping investors informed, engaged and excited, and attracting new interest through targeted outreach campaigns on a budget that fits your business.
Go-Public Execution and Project Management
No matter what your go-public path is, Blink can manage your team of external professionals towards your desired timeline and capital raising goals. Blink has close relationships with bankers, auditors, lawyers, stock exchanges, and other key professionals, to thoughtfully surround you with a world-class and long-term support network pre and post-listing.
M&A and
Transaction Advisory
Blink has experience managing in-organic growth strategies across many sectors, including healthcare, technology and resources, and is proficient with the unique needs of junior companies, including idea generation, process management, valuation assessment, fairness opinions, negotiation support, communications planning, and due diligence.
Capital Markets Experts
The Blink Capital team brings over 25 years of combined experience in small-cap markets, spanning venture capital, investor relations, private equity, and investment banking.
Principal & Founder
Steven Sirbovan
Steven is a small-cap capital markets specialist with over 12 years of experience in investor relations, private equity, and investment banking. Prior to founding Blink Capital, he spent 8 years at Echelon Capital Markets (now Ventum Financial), one of Canada’s fastest growing full-service investment dealers. At Echelon, he co-led the Origination Investment Banking group for five years, working exclusively with companies in the high-growth, less than $100M market cap bracket. Over his tenure at Echelon, Steven was directly involved in hundreds of transactions with an approximate aggregate value of half a billion dollars. Steven’s expertise includes raising capital, buy and sell side M&A execution and go-public advisory in many sectors, including metals and mining, industrials, technology, renewables, healthcare, biotech, and consumer products.
Partner
Osama Khan
Over Osama’s 8 year career, he spent two years at Raymond James Canada, where he sat on the global Equity Capital Markets desk. His primary responsibilities included helping issuers structure financings, liaise with investment bankers and institutional sales people, and coordinate execution and closing of deals. Over his tenure, he was a key member of 15 book-run transactions, raising more than $500M in aggregate gross proceeds. Additionally, he helped raise capital through the Raymond James retail network, where he built personal relationships with brokers across the country. Prior to Raymond James, Osama worked at Hybrid Financial, where he primarily helped issuers connect with retail advisors, family offices, and global institutions.​​​​
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Partner
Ryan Bates
Ryan has been active in Canadian capital markets for the past five years, with experience in venture capital, investment banking, and private equity fundraising. Ryan has spent time as a Senior Associate, Private Capital Markets at Equiton Capital, and in Investment Banking and Institutional Sales roles at Echelon Capital Markets (now Ventum Financial). Ryan has a breadth of capital markets skills with a particular passion and focus on small-cap issuers, including financial modeling, presentation building, fundraising and M&A support. Ryan’s network spans across Canada, the US and Europe. He is a graduate of Babson College located outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Highlighted Transaction
In August 2024, Volatus Aerospace Corp. and Drone Delivery Canada Corp. announced the closing of a transformative merger of equals transaction, for which Blink Capital acted as a Strategic Advisor. The combined entity created a global market leader in drone services and technology, with expertise in aerial solutions (drone and piloted aircraft), drone equipment sales, and drone cargo services.
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Blink Capital played an integral role in all facets of the transaction, including deal analysis, LOI crafting and negotiation, proforma construction, market messaging, definitive agreement review and negotiation and shareholder communications.
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