Joel A. Kazman

Mr. Joel A.
Kazman is Partner at Blair Franklin Capital Partners, Inc. Prior to joining the firm in 2003, Mr. Kazman began his career in 1979 with Continental Illinois Bank (now Bank of America), first in Toronto and then in Chicago.
As Senior Director in the Capital Markets Group from 1984 to 1986, he was responsible for the Bank's capital markets activities in Canada, including private placements, structured transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
In 1986, he joined Lancaster Financial, a newly-formed employee-owned independent merchant bank, and in 1990, he was appointed a Director of the firm.
As a key member of Lancaster's financial advisory team, he acted as advisor to boards, special committees, management teams, shareholders and stakeholder groups on a broad range of transactions.
In 1995, Lancaster was acquired by TD Securities and he continued in M&A, becoming a Managing Director in TD Securities, Investment Banking Department.
The following year, he was appointed Head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group, a position he held until 2001.
As the head of the M&A Group, he was responsible for all financial advisory services at TD Securities, including public takeovers, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, takeover defense assignments, valuations and fairness opinions.
Mr. Kazman received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA from York University.