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, M&A, and corporate finance. Nick has worked on numerous deals with a broad range of clients, including businesses in the industrial services, technology, retail, and transportation sectors. He has extensive experience working on sale transactions, financings, and acquisition advisory assignments.
A graduate of McGill University, Nick is also a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) and a Chartered Accountant (CPA, CA).
In 2019, Nick earned the Family Enterprise Advisor designation from the Family Enterprise Xchange, further enhancing his ability to assist family-operated businesses with their unique needs and dynamics.
Outside of work, Nick likes to golf, cycle and chase after his two young daughters.