David Zhang

Career

David began his investment banking career in 2008, and joined Blair Franklin in 2021. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for a wide array of M&A, financing, and strategic advisory mandates, spanning across different industries and sectors.

Prior to Blair Franklin, David was with CIBC Capital Markets for 12 years, most recently as Director in the M&A group and subsequently as Executive Director in the global mining group. David was responsible for both transaction origination and execution.

​David started his career in Vancouver, and subsequently spent three years in Beijing expanding and maintaining relationships with key Asian clients. Upon returning to Toronto, David joined the M&A group, and led & executed a number of marquee M&A mandates.

David holds a B. Comm. (Honours) degree from University of British Columbia.