About
Ilan Jacobson is the Founding Partner and CEO of FirePower Capital, which he grew from a small family office into a 40-plus person M&A advisory and private capital firm. He sets the firm's strategic direction, advises on M&A transactions, and evaluates direct investments for its Private Capital funds, which finance Canadian entrepreneurs through venture debt or private equity. He previously worked as a Portfolio Manager at a Toronto venture capital firm and holds an MBA from the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University and an Honours science degree in genetics from the University of Western Ontario.
Experience
- FirePower CapitalFounding Partner & CEOcurrent2009 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- FP PartnersFounding Partner & CEOcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Spearhead Corp DevBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- BATL | The Home of Axe ThrowingBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- HealthCasa LimitedBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentCanada
- IATF | International Axe Throwing FederationBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- KonfidisBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- Interwork TechnologiesBoard Member2018 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
- Last Call AnalyticsBoard Member2017 — 2018Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- BEST FundsPortfolio Manager2007 — 2009
Education
- Western UniversityHBSc, Genetics2002 — 2006
- Ted Rogers School of ManagementMBA
Skills & more
Management7Entrepreneurship48Business Strategy45Venture Capital42Investments27Business Planning22Private Equity17Mergers & Acquisitions16Finance12Valuation9Corporate Finance11Financial Analysis9
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Financial ModelingDue DiligenceStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementRestructuringCapital MarketsEquitiesInvestor RelationsMid-Market Mergers and AcquisitionsAlternative LendingInvestment BankingFrom Ilan's professional profile.
Colleagues at FirePower Capital
Alan Chettiar
Partner, M&A Advisory at FirePower Capital
Alexander Labocha
Senior Associate at FirePower Capital
Ann Cundangan
Accounting at FirePower Capital
Anthony Lipschitz
Partner, Private Equity at FirePower Capital
Brent Shapiro
Director at FirePower Capital
Cameron Vernest
Partner, Origination & Partnerships at FirePower Capital
Carol Mroz
Controller at FirePower Capital
Carson Gaiser
Junior Analyst at FirePower Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ilan Jacobson work?
- Ilan Jacobson is Founding Partner & CEO at FirePower Capital.
Same school
Also attended Western University186
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Shared employers
Also worked at FP Partners7
Anthony LipschitzPartner, Private Equity at FirePower CapitalJared KalishCEO, FirePower Asset Management at FirePower CapitalTrevor SimpsonPartner, Private Debt at FirePower CapitalRichard IsaacsManaging Director at FirePower CapitalBrent ShapiroDirector at FirePower CapitalJustin GimzaVice President at FirePower Capital
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