TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 03/26/12 — Forbes & Manhattan, a leading private merchant bank with a global focus on the resource-based sectors, has opened an office in the heart of the London, England. The office is staffed by Vina Patel, former Head of Sales for Haywood Securities- London Office and by Robin Birchall, former Vice President Investment and Corporate Banking with BMO Capital Markets London office. Ms. Patel will focus on increasing market awareness for the Forbes & Manhattan group of companies in both the U.K. and Europe. Mr. Birchall will focus his efforts on identifying new opportunities and transactions for the group.
Vina Patel has specialised in selling Canadian resource equities into the London/European markets for seven years. She was Head of Sales at the Haywood London office. Prior to that, Ms. Patel was instrumental in setting up a London office for Westwind Partners. She started her sales career at Canaccord in London. Ms. Patel earned an MBA from Warwick Business School, an MA in Education and a BSc. in Environmental Studies.
Robin Birchall has spent the past thirteen years in corporate finance in the London markets, most recently with BMO Capital Markets where he completed a variety of marquee transactions for resource companies. Prior to BMO, Mr. Birchall was V.P. Corporate Finance at Canaccord Adams Ltd. and also at Brown Shipley & Co. Mr. Birchall earned an MBA from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, an MSc in European and International Politics from Edinburgh University in Scotland, and his BA from Queens University in Canada.
Stan Bharti, Founder and Executive Chairman of Forbes & Manhattan said, “I am extremely pleased to have Vina and Robin join our team in London. Our business model, which transforms underperforming assets owned by others into results for shareholders, will gain better traction in the U.K. and Europe under Vina and Robin-s direction. They will enable us to expand our access to additional pools of capital and projects.”
The office is located at 1 Adam Street, London, near to The Strand.
Contacts:
Vina Patel or Robin Birchall
+44 (0)20 7389 0909