Origin Merchant Partners Announces the Appointment of the Honourable Joe Oliver as Chairman

Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) -

Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of
the Honourable Joe Oliver, former Minister of Finance and Minister of
Natural Resources for the Government of Canada, as Chairman of its
Advisory Board.

Mr. Oliver brought a wealth of capital markets and securities
regulatory experience to his role as Canada's Minister of Finance. He
oversaw the first annual surplus since 2007 and then presented a
budget that was balanced fiscally and socially. While Minister of
Natural Resources, Mr. Oliver promoted the diversification of
Canadian export markets for the energy, mining, and forestry sectors
to drive economic growth and job creation.

As Chairman of the Advisory Board, Mr. Oliver will provide
strategic advice to Origin Merchant Partners' domestic and
international clients and insight on government legislation,
regulations and policies that can impact strategic business
decisions. Mr. Oliver commented: "I am enthusiastic to be working
with the Origin Merchant Partners team. They have built one of
Canada's largest and most active independent merger & acquisitions
advisory practices and I look forward to collaborating with them to
drive successful outcomes for their clients."

Origin Merchant Partners was founded in 2011 by leading investment
banking professionals from major Canadian and international banking
practices, as well as some of Canada's most successful independent
dealers. Over the past four years, Origin has completed over 30
transactions ranging from advising on public market takeovers,
mergers, corporate carve-outs, divestitures, and restructurings to
assisting companies in capital raising and strategic plans.

"Our clients rely on us for innovative and strategic advice to
help them realize their objectives and drive value," said Sean
McIntyre, Principal at Origin Merchant Partners. "Joe Oliver's
experience, insight and thought leadership will be a great complement
to Origin's capabilities and will add considerable value to our
clients. We are delighted to have Joe on our team."

About Origin Merchant Partners

Origin Merchant Partners is an independent investment bank that
provides value-added corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and
merchant banking services delivered by senior professionals. Our
clients engage us for our dedicated, high level of service and
independent advice to address their strategic and financial plans.

Hon. Joe Oliver, P.C.

Mr. Oliver was the federal Minister of Finance, Minister of
Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Eglinton-Lawrence.
Previously, he had a career as a senior investment banker with
Merrill Lynch, Nesbitt Thomson and First Marathon. He also served as
Executive Director of the Ontario Securities Commission and as the
President and CEO of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada.

Mr. Oliver played a prominent role as Chair for the International
Council of Securities Associations and the Consultative Committee of
the International Organization of Securities Commissions. He was a
member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators and
sat on the board of the Canadian Securities Institute Research
Foundation. He served on the board Mount Sinai Hospital and as Chair
of the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada.

Recently, Mr. Oliver was appointed Distinguished Senior Fellow of
the Montreal Economic Institute. He frequently writes articles for
publication and does TV and print media interviews on financial and
natural resource issues.

Sean McIntyre, Principal, Tel: +1-416-800-1753, Email:
sean.mcintyre@originmerchant.com, Origin Merchant Partners, 220 Bay
Street, Suite 1500, PO Box 23, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Website:
http://www.originmerchant.com; LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/origin-merchant-partners; Twitter:
@originmerchant

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