Founding Partners
Meet the Summit Capital Advisors Deal Team Leaders.
At Summit Capital Advisors, our clients benefit from the direct involvement of our highly experienced deal leadership team. Our partners bring decades of combined M&A experience and a proven track record of delivering maximum value, having completed over 60 transactions totaling more than $4 billion in value. We are seasoned dealmakers, trusted advisors, and passionate advocates for our clients' success.
Michael Janicki, CPA-CA, CBV
Partner
As a Partner at Summit Capital Advisors, Michael brings nearly two decades of M&A, investment banking, and corporate finance experience advising business owners on complex transactions, including full and partial sales, mergers, acquisitions, and equity and debt capital raising. He has worked across a broad range of industries.
Michael has a track record of successfully advising on and executing full and partial sales, mergers, acquisitions, and equity and debt capital raising transactions across a wide range of industries.
As a graduate of Simon Fraser University with a BBA, Michael received his Chartered Accountant designation while working with KPMG and is also a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV).
Outside of work, Michael is a keen investor and closely follows global capital market developments and trends. Michael also enjoys exploring our beautiful BC, golfing, skiing and adventuring the world with his wife and daughters.
Nick Bester, CPA-CA, CBV
Partner
Nick Bester is a Partner at Summit Capital Advisors with 15 years of experience in investment banking. He has successfully advised in over $2 billion in transactions across a broad range of sectors, including industrial services, aviation, technology, consumer products and distribution. Nick has led the execution of numerous transactions, specializing in sale processes, financings, and acquisition advisory services.
A graduate of McGill University, Nick is also a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) and a Chartered Accountant. His expertise in business valuation and financial analysis allows him to provide insightful and strategic solutions tailored to his clients' needs.
In 2019, Nick earned the Family Enterprise Advisor designation from the Family Enterprise Xchange, further enhancing his ability to advise family-owned businesses.
Outside of work, Nick likes to golf, cycle and chase after his two young daughters.