Steve Balaban

Biography

"Steve Balaban is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Mink Capital, a private equity group focused on acquiring small-to-medium sized companies with strong cash flows. Mr. Balaban is an inspiring, entertaining speaker on the subjects of private equity, wealth management and entrepreneurship. He also consults family offices and top private equity firms. He serves as a member of CFA Society Toronto’s Private Client Committee, Mentorship Committee and Awards and University Relations Committee. Prior to Mink Capital, as a senior executive of a private equity company, Mr. Balaban conducted a consolidation of billboard companies throughout Canada. Through acquisitions and partnerships across Canada, he turned a small billboard company into Stellar Outdoor Advertising, a player in the Canadian billboard market with over two hundred billboards. He served as President of Stellar Outdoor Advertising for over three years before deciding to venture out on his own to start Mink Capital. Mr. Balaban has extensive international experience. He has worked, studied and visited over seventy countries in every continent in the world."

Research Interest

Designed and developed a new course (AFM 416) titled Private Equity and Venture Capital, Private Equity and Venture Capital - focus on Raising Capital, Structuring Deals, Creating Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Models, Researching Venture Capital Investments, Unlocking Value through Exit Strategies, and more.