Blake Lyon Email & Phone Number

Ingersoll, On, Ca

Toronto, Canada Area

Skyline Investments is a Canadian company that specializes in hospitality real estateinvestments in Canada and the US. The Company owns 18 assets in Canada and the US with3,199 hotel rooms under management spread over 18 cities, and development rights for almost3,000 residential units in three main areas north of Toronto, Canada. Skyline has over 2,000 employees.The company is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (ticker: SKLN) under the SME60 index.Main accomplishments include:- Completely re-aligned the company.- Tripled the EBITDA since starting in 2016, setting a record EBITDA for the 20 year old company, and positioning the company with over $40M of continuing operating earnings.- Significantly diversified the company's cash flows, debt and assets.- Organized the Company's first ever debt rating with Moodys (Midroog) achieving Investment Grade (Baa1) initial rating.- Completed the Company's largest ever asset purchase and debt finance.

Ohio And Oklahoma

Proform is one of North America’s leading manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers of fuel tanks, air tanks, battery boxes and related assemblies to the commercial vehicle industry.

Toronto, Canada Area

Independent financial advisor and CEO to ultra high net worth investors and family offices, providing advise on business strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and financial asset management across most asset classes. Industries include automotive and heavy truck, retail commercial, real estate of all kinds, power industry, oil and gas, and environmental.

Toronto, Canada Area

A Canadian hotel company.

Calgary, Canada Area

A real estate fund specializing in buying and managing distressed US multi-family condominiums.

Calgary, Canada Area

A publicly traded trucking company

Toronto, Canada Area

In 2010, completed the largest hotel transaction in Canada in the previous two year period. Advised on purchase of two resort acquisitions, and a family reorganization. Recently managed a medium sized family office with assets that include two Canadian resorts with master planned communities totally 7,500 residential units in addition to an 80 acre mixed commercial, retail, residential land development which is the largest of its kind on the shore of Lake Ontario in the Toronto area.

Calgary, Canada Area

Stewarded one of the largest family offices in Canada. Equity base grew substantially during my term. Completed the 2nd largest private equity transaction in the company’s history. US multi-family real estate fund launched. Public bond and equity portfolio substantially out performed the comparable market.

Fredericton, New Brunswick

One of Canada's first E-learning companies.

Toronto, Canada Area

One of Canada's first online education companies.

Calgary, Canada Area

A seismic data services company.

Toronto, Canada Area

Restructured the Epstein Enterprises Group companies and returned a money losing empire to profitability. Assumed the President role in operating companies to oversee restructuring, increase revenues and build new business relationships. Brought disparate management groups together to realize internal efficiencies. Took select Canadian companies successfully into the United States market place. Created and executed significant tax strategies. Raised the profile of the companies and the Group as a whole.

Toronto, Canada Area

Managed all facets of the financial requirements for multiple public companies including public reporting, banking and analyst relationships, capital raising, and cash flow management. Significant tax planning, especially in relation to sale of London Life and Noranda ownership. Specific work on amalgamation of several of the senior public holding companies, reducing complexity of the Group.

Toronto, Canada Area

Managed all facets of the financial requirements for multiple public companies including public reporting, banking and analyst relationships, capital raising, and cash flow management.

Toronto, Canada Area

Co-op student January 1989 through December 1992. Also included a three month transfer to Hamilton, Bermuda office.Small to large companies including Honeywell Limited, Canadian Football League, numerous offshore money funds and charities.

Education record

Bachelor Of Administrative Studies (Bas), Accounting And Business/Management

Chartered Accountant, Cpa/Ca

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