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Jana Van Der Merwe

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Analyst at FirePower Capital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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About

Jana Van Der Merwe is an Analyst on FirePower Capital's M&A Advisory Team. She previously worked as a Junior Analyst at the firm and then in Spearhead Corporate Development's Origination & Advisory division. She earned a Bachelor of Commerce in Law from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and a second degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Toronto.

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Experience

  1. FirePower CapitalInvestment Banking Analystcurrent2025 — present
  2. Spearhead Corp DevAnalyst, Origination & Advisory2025
  3. FirePower CapitalJunior Analyst, M&A Advisory2024 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  4. INK Entertainment GroupServer2021 — 2024Toronto, ON
  5. MannrIntern2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  6. Nemesia ResidenceStudent Member2017 — 2019Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Skills & more

Strategy1Teamwork1Conflict ResolutionCommunicationProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingWritingAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft Office1Python (Programming Language)Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Word
+11 moreMicrosoft PowerPointEnglishCustomer ServiceLawCommerceResearchSocial MediaTime ManagementEconomicsStatisticsCalculus

Languages Afrikaans · English

  • Smart Serve — Smart Serve Ontario
  • International Computer Drivers License (ICDL,) — ICDL Certification

From Jana'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

Who is Jana Van Der Merwe?
Jana Van Der Merwe is an Analyst on FirePower Capital's M&A Advisory Team. She previously worked as a Junior Analyst at the firm and then in Spearhead Corporate Development's Origination & Advisory division. She earned a Bachelor of Commerce in Law from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and a second degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Toronto.
Where does Jana Van Der Merwe work?
Jana Van Der Merwe is Analyst at FirePower Capital.
Where did Jana Van Der Merwe go to school?
Jana Van Der Merwe studied at University of Toronto (Bachelor's degree, Economics and Statistics); Stellenbosch University (Bcom LLB, Business/Commerce/Law); Rustenburg Girls'​ High School.

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