James Merkur

James Merkur has over 20 years of experience in the investment banking and private equity industry. He is the President at Intercap and the President and Chief Executive Officer at Logan Peak Capital Inc., a private equity and advisory business focused on investing in and advising growth oriented businesses. Mr. Merkur also currently sits on the board of Canaccord Genuity Growth II Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation, CryptoStar Corp., a publicly listed cryptocurrency mining and data centre operator, and Guestlogix Inc. He is also the Vice Chairman of Brass Enterprises, a real estate investment company. Prior to these roles, Mr. Merkur was Managing Director at Canaccord and has held senior roles at leading investment banks including Genuity Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Merkur’s past board positions include NYX Gaming Group Ltd. (acquired by Scientific Games Corporation), a leading digital gaming provider and Canaccord Genuity Acquisition Corp. and Canaccord Genuity Growth Corp., both special purpose acquisition corporations. Mr. Merkur holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and a Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto.