Director & District Manager
Area covered:
Manitoba & Saskatchewan
1300 - 242 Hargrave Street ,
Winnipeg, Manitoba,
R3C0T8
Email:
aaidan.mcwilliams@roynat.com
Phone:
(204) 985-5119
Senior Vice-President and Head
Matt was appointed Senior Vice President & Head, Roynat Capital, in November 2018. In this role, he has national responsibility for Roynat Distribution and Equity across our network of Canadian offices. Matt brings over 20 years’ experience of complex transaction experience and has a strong track record of managing people and delivering results.
Prior to joining Scotiabank, Matt held a series of increasingly progressive roles at KPMG LLP (Canada & Americas). In his most recent role, Matt was Head of Deal Advisory, Americas, and was responsible for the growth and development of KPMG’s Deal Advisory business in Central and South America, including leadership selection and development. At the same time, Matt was the Global Lead Partner for a major public pension plan relationship, managing more than 70 KPMG partners in 10 countries.
He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and is a Certified Professional Accountant.
He and his wife, Liz, have three sons.
Scarlett Crockatt
Vice-President and Head
Business Lending
Vice President and Head
Technology & Innovation Banking
David Rozin is the Vice President & Head of Roynat’s Technology & Innovation Banking group overseeing a national team focused on supporting Technology companies of all stages, including venture. For over a decade Mr. Rozin has been keenly focused on the Technology sector, working with some of Canada’s most successful innovators and investors. Over this time, Mr. Rozin has developed deep subject matter expertise to support the unique financial needs of Technology entrepreneurs, spanning all life stages and sectors, including Clean Technology.
Mr. Rozin has over 20 years of experience in Financial Services with roles across Strategy, Finance and Commercial banking and holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto) and earned a BA in Economics from Concordia University in Montreal.
Vice-President, Risk Management
Mark Saidi joined Roynat Capital as Vice President, Risk Management in May 2018. He is responsible for contributing to the quality growth of Roynat's Technology & Innovation Banking, Term Debt, Subordinated Debt, Mezzanine and Equity investment portfolios by overseeing all components of credit and risk management.
Mark has over 15 years’ experience in the commercial mid-market space as an account manager as well as leading distribution teams, credit risk management and special loans teams across Canada.
Prior to joining to Roynat Capital, Mark held progressively senior roles at a leading Canadian Financial institution. In his most recent role, Mark was responsible for mid-market credit risk management and special loans for the Prairie Region. Before becoming a Banker, Mark was a not for profit consultant in Ontario leading major gift and capital campaigns for various hospitals and universities.
Mark holds an MBA in specializing Finance from the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba. He is an active member of the community previously serving on boards for industry associations and for a hospital.
He and his wife Julia reside in Calgary with their three children and enjoys spending outdoor time with them in the Rockies.
Managing Director and Head
Roynat Equity Partners
As Managing Director and Head of Roynat Equity Partners, Mark is responsible for leading all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, transaction execution and portfolio oversight. His mandate is to focus on opportunities across Canada and ensure that both Roynat Equity Partners’ and its portfolio companies’ goals are met.
Mark has extensive experience with investments and operations in small and medium sized businesses. Prior to joining Roynat, he was the head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Lynx Equity, a Toronto-based diversified private equity firm focused on acquiring small and medium-sized businesses. At Lynx, Mark was responsible for sourcing and executing new acquisitions, monitoring and overseeing existing portfolio companies, and developing the firm’s strategic direction. During his tenure at Lynx, the portfolio grew to 45 operating businesses with revenue in excess of $400M CAD.
Prior to working at Lynx, Mark was the CEO and founder of OutdoorPartnerMedia which grew to be a publicly-traded company with a market capitalization of $60 million and displays in major cities in the United States. Prior to founding OutdoorPartner, Mark worked as an investment banking professional at Salomon Smith Barney in New York, and a corporate lawyer at Heenan Blaikie in Toronto.
Mark received an LL.B/MBA from the University of Toronto, where he won the Hewlett Packard Award for top performance in Finance. He also graduated with honours from the University of Western Ontario with a B.A. in social science and statistics.
Roynat has a rich history as both a lender and investor with expertise in providing innovative long-term capital solutions for mid-sized companies through the use of senior term, subordinated debt, as well as mezzanine capital and common share equity. Together with our partners across Scotiabank, we offer a full suite of banking, wealth and specialized services to mid-market customers that few of our competitors can provide.
Established to provide term financing to developing small and medium size business enterprises in Canada. This type of financing was not readily available from private enterprises and at that time the banks did not have broad powers to make loans secured by real estate.
In 1988 Montreal Trustco Inc. became our sole shareholder. Subsequently in 1989, BCE Inc. acquired Montreal Trust (and thereby Roynat). As our clients' needs for innovative, non-traditional financing solutions evolved, Roynat grew to its current national presence, and broad offering of financial solutions.
The Bank of Nova Scotia purchased Montreal Trust from BCE in April of 1994, and since that time Roynat has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Scotiabank.
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Director & District Manager
Area covered:
Manitoba & Saskatchewan
1300 - 242 Hargrave Street ,
Winnipeg, Manitoba,
R3C0T8
Email:
aaidan.mcwilliams@roynat.com
Phone:
(204) 985-5119
Associate Director, Roynat Equity Partners Ontario
Area covered:
Ontario
40 King Street W 13th Floor,
Toronto, Ontario,
M5H3Y2
Email:
alex.ardizzi@roynat.com
Phone:
Director, Roynat Equity Partners
Area covered:
Canada
40 King Street W 13th Floor,
Toronto, Ontario,
M5H3Y2
Email:
alex.beliaev@roynat.com
Phone:
District Manager
Area covered:
New Brunswick
One Market Square Suite N402,
Saint John, New Brunswick,
E2L4R7
Email:
andrew.hamilton@roynat.com
Phone:
(506) 608-0350
Associate Director
Area covered:
Calgary
225 6th Avenue SW 17th Floor Brookfiel,
Calgary, Alberta,
T4B 3S6
Email:
Andrew.Wilson@roynat.com
Phone:
(403) 614-5211
Associate Director
Area covered:
Island
1002 Sherbrooke Street W Suite 1100; Scotia T,
Montreal, Quebec,
H3A3L6
Email:
andrew.yas@roynat.com
Phone:
(438) 483-7196
Director & District Manager
Area covered:
Edmonton
Stantec Tower, 10220 103 Avenue NW Suite 2100,
Edmonton, Alberta,
T5J0K4
Email:
angelo.blais@roynat.com
Phone:
(780) 413-4364
Regional Vice President, Ontario West, Roynat Capital
Area covered:
Ontario West
1235 North Service Road W Suite 200,
Oakville, Ontario,
L6M2W2
Email:
barbara.mech@roynat.com
Phone:
(905) 546-6422
Managing Director, Roynat Equity Partners
Area covered:
Quebec
1002 Sherbrooke Street W 11th floor,
Montreal, Quebec,
H3A3L6
Email:
catherine.parent@roynat.com
Phone:
(514) 987-1220