Pierre Le Fevre Email & Phone Number

Advising global infrastructure fund on infrastructure transaction

Montreal, Canada Area

Since 2014, first as a consultant and since June 2016 I has an employee I have worked with the CEO of VIA Rail to help bring about a turn around of the company. Some of our accomplishments include:• Imparting to VIA a culture that places the Passenger at the forefront of our every thought, that unites our employees in a culture of service to the passenger, and establishes VIA as an agent of change for diversity, inclusion and sustainable mobility• Reversing a 5-year decline in ridership and revenue by increasing both by 30% and 40% respectively• Bringing the cost of passenger rail mobility for the Canadian tax payer from $0.39 to $0.28 per passenger mile• Procuring a new fleet for the Quebec-Windsor Corridor • Imagining, elaborating and advancing the High Frequency Rail (HFR) business strategy in the Quebec/Windsor Corridor aimed at providing Canadian travelers more reliable, sustainable and convenient passenger service with a positive impact on the Canadian fiscal framework • Advancing the dedicated tracks project that will make the HFR business strategy possibleIn my capacity as Senior Advisor to the CEO and a member of the Management Committee, I am intimately involved with every major decision. As an ambassador for the Company I have interacted with every stakeholder, represented the company in various forums and advanced the its objectives at every level. As a financial market advisor, I have managed links with the infrastructure investor community. its legal advisers and its financial intermediaries.

Montreal, Canada Area

Providing strategic and Financial advice. Currently retained by VIA Rail, Canada's national passenger rail provider, as Senior Adviser to the new CEO to assist with the implementation of a passenger centered, commercially driven, financially sound strategy for passenger rail in the next twenty years.

Montreal, Canada Area

Took Aurora from a technically bankrupt company with no finished product to global prominence as a leading supplier of pathology communications services. Established a user base of over ten thousand users in over ten countries including in the client list some of the world’s most prominent medical institutions.

Montreal, Canada Area

Provide small and mid-market investment banking services to clients including Trinity Broadcasting, Ideabuena Inc and Ricochet. Act as advisor to a controlling shareholder of major multinational public company.• Key player in the sale of Trinity Broadcasting to Rogers Media.• Contributed to signature of a contract between Ideabuena, an internet fund raising company for non-profit organizations, and PBS with a potential of $300M in revenues for the company.• Provided a strategic advisory mandate for Ricochet, a subsidiary of Canada’s largest advertising agency, culminating in Ricochet being taken private by parent.

Montreal, Canada Area

Recruited by senior management to grow its Media Investment Banking Management service sales to Canadian media companies. Completed or advised in numerous transactions including CanWest Global, Quebecor Inc., Shaw Cable and Corus, CTV BellGlobe Media, and Alliance Atlantis. • Elevated Scotia Capital to a number two market position in Media Investment Banking Services while earning lead advisor status with CanWest Global and Quebecor Inc. Completed the banks most profitable transaction in 2001.

Toronto, Canada Area

Managing Director, Media, Communications and Technology / Consumer Products and Retail.Successfully executed a mandate to engage the firm in 85% of all public equity deals by non-Quebec large cap companies.• Exceeded mandate by reaching lead status with several accounts including the Canadian Satellite Company, CanWest Global and Clairvest Investment Group, and executing the take-over of Provigo Inc for Loblaws.

Toronto, Canada Area

Covered Communications, Media and Entertainment and Consumer and Merchandising

London, United Kingdom

Salomon Brothers was a Wall Street investment bank founded in 1910, known as a bulge bracket company. Salomon became the investment banking operation of Citigroup in 1998.Selected by management to assume responsibility for the development of its French, Belgian and Arab markets while keeping ongoing responsibility for Quebec clients and Canadian Governments. • Lead Eurobonds transactions for Société Générale de France ($100M) and several private engineered private placements for Hydro Quebec, the Province of Quebec and other Provinces. • Participated as a manager in the 1995 Lebanon Eurobond issue. • Retained by Saudi Arabian Group to sell a $500 million asset.

Toronto, Canada Area

Salomon Brothers was a Wall Street investment bank founded in 1910, known as a bulge bracket company. Salomon became the investment banking operation of Citigroup in 1998.Drove marketing efforts targeting Quebec and Maritime clients as well as a Canadian financial institution. • Jumped firm revenue tenfold in Quebec. • Key player in the retention of Salomon Brothers as financial advisor to Scotia Bank in the acquisition of Canada’s largest trust company Royal Trust; Managed the marketing of Salomon services as a strategic M&A advisor to Scotia Bank and numerous other banks and trust companies.• Retained as advisor to Air Canada in the disposition of its En Route charge card ($100M).

Toronto, Canada Area

Worked in the following businesses:Commercial Credit;Loan Agency, Syndication and Sales;Swaps and Derivatives; andCorporate Finance.

Icd.D, Corporate Governance

Icd, Directors Education Program, Corporate Governance

The Directors Education Program (DEP), was jointly developed by the Institute of Corporate Directors and the University of Toronto’s.

Mba, Business

Ll.M., International Securities Law

Member Of Bar, Retired Lawyer, Law

Admited to Quebec Bar in 1980

Ll.M., Law

Education record

Education record