Full Name
Sean Morrison
Job Title
CEO
Company
Diversified Royalty Corp
Speaker Bio
Sean Morrison, President & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Morrison is responsible for the overall business as well as royalty transaction identification and negotiation. Mr. Morrison developed the concept of the top-line royalty fund in 1998 and has over 20 years of experience with several of Canada’s leading franchisors and multi-location operators advising The Keg, lululemon, Aritzia, Boston Pizza, A&W and Colliers International.
Mr. Morrison is a co-founder and Managing Partner of the Maxam Opportunities Funds – private equity funds investing in debt and equity of private and public companies. Previously, Mr. Morrison was a partner at Capital West Partners, a Vancouver-based investment banking firm, where he advised companies across Canada with respect to capital raises, IPOs, debt restructuring, asset sales, acquisitions, valuations and fairness opinions.
In 2007, Mr. Morrison was selected by Business in Vancouver as one of Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40.
In 2008, Mr. Morrison was selected as a member of a nine-person Economic Advisory Council that provided expert advice and recommendations to the BC government on maintaining and enhancing the province’s economic strengths during the economic crisis.
Mr. Morrison is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a degree in Commerce and holds a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant designation.
Mr. Morrison currently serves as a Director on the Board of goeasy Ltd.
Mr. Morrison is responsible for the overall business as well as royalty transaction identification and negotiation. Mr. Morrison developed the concept of the top-line royalty fund in 1998 and has over 20 years of experience with several of Canada’s leading franchisors and multi-location operators advising The Keg, lululemon, Aritzia, Boston Pizza, A&W and Colliers International.
Mr. Morrison is a co-founder and Managing Partner of the Maxam Opportunities Funds – private equity funds investing in debt and equity of private and public companies. Previously, Mr. Morrison was a partner at Capital West Partners, a Vancouver-based investment banking firm, where he advised companies across Canada with respect to capital raises, IPOs, debt restructuring, asset sales, acquisitions, valuations and fairness opinions.
In 2007, Mr. Morrison was selected by Business in Vancouver as one of Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40.
In 2008, Mr. Morrison was selected as a member of a nine-person Economic Advisory Council that provided expert advice and recommendations to the BC government on maintaining and enhancing the province’s economic strengths during the economic crisis.
Mr. Morrison is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a degree in Commerce and holds a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant designation.
Mr. Morrison currently serves as a Director on the Board of goeasy Ltd.
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