Pierre Simard

Bio

Prior to founding Champlain Capital Partners, Mr. Simard worked for five years as an investment banker with Lazard Frères & Co. LLC and, prior to that, for two years at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. While at Lazard and DLJ, Mr. Simard worked primarily on mergers & acquisitions and debt and equity financings. He participated in the origination and execution of over 30 transactions including, among others, exclusive sales, high yield debt financings, management buy-outs and initial public offerings. Mr. Simard has also worked for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), a major Canadian financial institution and for Lancaster Financial Corp., a private investment banking firm. Mr. Simard received a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Laval University, a Graduate Degree in Management from the Universite Catholique de Louvain, and an M.B.A. from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.