Team
Mark Vasey, CFA | Founding Partner
Mark has vast experience with analysis, corporate finance, deal structuring, and recommendations on portfolio investments over 14 years of direct work experience in the finance industry. Prior to founding Broderick in 2019, Mark spent 5 years with York Plains Investment Corp., a Toronto-based private equity firm working on a number of public and private investment opportunities. Previously, Mark gained experience in public equity research and investment management working at London Capital Management, a Canadian-based institutional asset manager with over $7 billion assets under management.
Mark holds an Honors in Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business and is a CFA Charterholder.
Mark Townsend | Managing Partner
Mark has over 14 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, capital markets, corporate development and strategy. He has been directly involved in over $2 billion of M&A and financing transactions and has experience working with both public and private companies in Canada and the US across a wide variety of industries. Mark has worked with multiple family offices as an investor in private equity transactions, and previously worked in advisory at Cairn Merchant Partners and CIBC World Markets.
Mark graduated with Dean's Honours from the Honours Business Administration program at the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Prachi Nunia, CFA | Director
Prachi has over 8 years of experience across investment banking, management consulting, corporate finance, and valuations. She started her career at Deloitte in valuations before moving to JM Financial, one of India’s largest investment banks, and then to Alantra, a Spain-based mid-market investment bank focused on cross-border M&A. At Broderick Capital she has been involved in providing merger and acquisitions advisory, analyzing opportunities, and helping numerous companies raise growth capital.
Prachi has earned her Masters in Commerce from Mithibai College, and Bachelors of Commerce from the Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, which is one of the top ranked commerce colleges in India. She is a CFA Charterholder.
Andrew Gaudry | Associate, Business Development
Andrew joined Broderick Capital in 2022, and currently oversees the firm’s external relationships, managing business development and investment sourcing activities. Prior to Broderick, Andrew was Vice President of Canadian Business Development at Australia’s largest privately held medical cannabis company, and was instrumental in helping facilitate growth with an investment from the largest North American cannabis manufacturers in 2020, which was the largest deal in the Australian market at the time. Upon entry into the Australian market, the company’s market capitalization reached $250MM.
Andrew was born in Grande Prairie, AB, raised in Ottawa and is Cree. He is also on the board of the Centre For Indigenous Innovation & Technology, advocating for greater business development and relationship building in our Indigenous communities.
Jia Lee, M. Eng | Associate
Jia has over 10 years of experience in corporate finance, capital markets, corporate development, corporate strategy, and business development. She started her career at TD Bank’s Capital Markets and became an entrepreneur after obtaining her Master of Engineering degree from the University of Toronto in addition to graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Her advisory experience covers a wide variety of industries, including commodity trading, capital raising, asset deployment and management consulting for niche engineering firms across the APAC and NAM region.