Stephen R. Cole, FCA, FCBV
TEL (416) 364 9701
FAX (416) 364 2904
Founding Partner of Cole & Partners.
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Fellow of the Canadian Chartered Institute of Business Valuators and Full Member of the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc.
Current or past director or advisory committee member of various private and public companies, charitable and professional organizations, including FARO Technologies, Inc., H. Paulin & Co. Limited, Bosa Group, GPX International Tire Corporation, Enterprise Capital LP II, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators, Quetico Foundation, Nature Conservancy of Canada (Ontario Division) and past Chairman of Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.
Advisor in M&A and corporate finance transactions regarding privately and publicly-held business and real estate interests.
Investment committee member and active advisor to numerous, significant, public and private funds and pools of capital containing both public and private company investments. These funds contain significant public and private company investments.
Advisor to independent committees of public companies in various circumstances concerning sale, mergers and acquisitions and fairness opinions.
Expert witness and business valuator. Qualified as an expert and testified before the Federal Court of Canada (Trial Division and Tax Court), the Supreme Court of Ontario, the Ontario Court (General Division), Competition Tribunal and other tribunals and panels as an expert witness in business valuation, damage quantification and other related matters.
Specific involvement with competition related matters including on behalf of Yellow Pages Group, Superior Propane, WestJet, Canadian Pacific, and the Commissioner of Competition in respect of United Grain Growers Limited acquisition of Agricore Cooperative Ltd., West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., Rogers Wireless and Labatt Brewing Company Limited.
C.A. Magazine business valuations editor. Author of valuation articles for numerous professional journals. Speaker and lecturer for numerous professional organizations, including University of Toronto, York University, Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Upper Canada, Ontario Bar Admission School, Insight Educational Services, Canadian Institute, Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators, Federated Press, Judicial Institute and others.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators – Director, 1999 – 2001
National Specialization Council – Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1998 – 1999
Specialization Implementation Task Force – Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1997 – 1998