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Stikeman Elliott provides creative Canadian legal services to clients around the world.In this series of 15-minute podcasts on private equity and midmarket M&A, with a focus on Canada, a wide range of industry participants discuss the deal market trends that they’ve been seeing. The host and originator of the series is Mario Nigro, M&A partner at Stikeman Elliott in Toronto.Read more about Mario Nigro: https://bit.ly/3IkJsPJ🔗 To stay connected and receive the latest updates, subscribe to our podcast on Soundcloud, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts🔗 Follow Stikeman Elliott on LinkedIn for more insights🔗 For more information and resources, visit stikeman.com/viewsfromthemarket
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Signup to Generate a PitchStikeman Elliott provides creative Canadian legal services to clients around the world. In this series of 15-minute podcasts on private equity and midmarket M&A, with a focus on Canada, a wide range of industry participants discuss the deal market trends that they’ve been seeing.
Views From the Market is hosted by Stikeman Elliott. The show has published 171 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Family Office Investing: Patience, Partnership and Participation | Shael Soberano" (29 October 2026, 19 minutes), "AI in Financial Advisory Services: Useful Tool, Uncertain Substitute | Rob Hong" (16 October 2026, 16 minutes), and "M&A Transactional Applications of AI: Rapid Growth and Potential Limitations | Stephen Charko" (2 October 2026, 16 minutes).
Views From the Market publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 17 minutes across 171 episodes.
Booking probability for Views From the Market is 44%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Views From the Market requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Views From the Market's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Views From the Market are Law & Legal Services and Investment Banking & Trading. Views From the Market has a business audience.
Stikeman Elliott hosts Views From the Market, a business podcast with 171 episodes published.
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Views From the Market
What can patient, hands-on capital bring to private investing? Shael Soberano joins Mario Nigro to discuss the investment approach of his family office, which looks for durable businesses, aligned partners, and a seat...
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Where can AI add value in financial advisory services – and why is it unlikely to fully replace professional expertise in the near term? Rob Hong of Sapling Financial Consultants joins Mario Nigro to discuss AI’s...
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From diligence to value creation, where can AI make the biggest impact in a transaction? Datatonic’s Stephen Charko joins Mario Nigro for a fascinating discussion of the evolving role of AI-driven data analytics in...
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The use of AI in M&A continues to evolve. In this episode, Mario Nigro speaks with Noah Waisberg about the development of AI-driven tools for M&A diligence, Noah’s experience building and selling Kira Systems, and his...
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What goes into preparing a family business for a successful sale? In this episode of Views from the Market, Mario Nigro speaks with Chandra Davis about the history and growth of Electro Cables, a wire and cable...
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What could better preparation mean for your exit value? Robert Bezede and Thomas Bevilacqua join Mario Nigro to share how their firm, Harmony Succession Partners, prepares sellers for successful exits in Canada’s...
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How is AI changing the way technology companies are bought and sold? Mario Di Pietro, Co-founder and Managing Director of Origin Merchant Partners, joins Mario Nigro to discuss how AI is reshaping Canadian technology...
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Justin Joffe of Legate Partners joins us to share insights from his journey as an entrepreneur turned CEO coach, and what he believes makes a successful CEO. The discussion focuses on the challenges facing first-time...
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Anish Singla of Tequity Advisors, a sell-side tech M&A boutique focused on $20m-100m transactions, joins Mario Nigro for an insightful look at the state of tech M&A. After record activity in 2025, buyer concerns about...
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Ugo Dionne, President of M&A Club Canada, joins Mario Nigro to discuss his organization’s role in Canada’s M&A ecosystem. He explains how the Club, with 20 chapters across Canada, brings together M&A service providers...
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In this episode, Eric Ries joins Mario Nigro to discuss his latest book, Incorruptible. The book’s thesis is that the business world’s focus on shareholder primacy and profit extraction is inconsistent with the...
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Joining Mario Nigro for this episode is Mackenzie Regent, co-founder of Kalos, a boutique transaction advisory firm providing financial due diligence and valuation for midmarket deals across North America. They discuss...
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Jeffrey McCain of Woodward Capital joins Mario Nigro to discuss his firm’s evolution from traditional self-funded search into a broader investing platform participating across the capital stack (including LP positions...
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George Sabbouh of Stifel Financial joins Mario Nigro for an enlightening discussion on the state of the deal market in Canada. After an uneven “K-shaped” recovery in 2025, George is seeing strong momentum in certain...
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Ezio Bondi of Bondi Produce & Specialty Foods joins Mario Nigro to discuss the M&A-driven growth of his Ontario-based food distribution business. Ezio highlights the roles that operational discipline, early adoption of...
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Jeffrey Elliott, a partner in Stikeman Elliott’s funds and securities regulatory practice, joins Mario Nigro to discuss the evolution of private equity fund structures in Canada. While the classic single-fund structure...
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Join Mario Nigro and Senia Rapisarda, Managing Director of HarbourVest Canada, for a discussion of Canada’s changing venture, growth and private equity landscape. Senia and HarbourVest have become a significant presence...
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In this episode, Mario Nigro speaks with Adrian Bartha and Quinten Griffiths, founding partners of GoodCapital, about their approach to midmarket private equity. GoodCapital was built on a high involvement, hands on...
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David Au-Yeung and Victor Wong join Mario Nigro to discuss CollectiveXP, which provides investment and advisory services in Canada’s lower midmarket. After exiting Flipp, a VC-backed tech startup that achieved revenues...
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Sebastien Dhonte joins Mario Nigro to discuss Clairvest’s approach to mid-market M&A. Based in Toronto but very active on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, Clairvest has decades of experience with its distinctive...
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former co-founder and CEO, Kira Systems
creator of the Lean Startup method, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, author of Incorruptible, Long-Term Stock Exchange
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and Manager of the Psychology Clinic, James Cook University Singapore Campus
Portfolio Manager, Fourth Lane Partners
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