Who we are

Professionals devoted to entrepreneurs

founder

Christopher Tossounian

Prior to co-founding Onyx, Christopher held various positions, namely at the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec where he was part of the public markets corporate fixed income group, then at RBC Capital Markets within the Montreal real estate group, and finally at Axium Infrastructure within the Montreal private equity team. 

At Onyx, Christopher is responsible for leading corporate financing mandates, major merger and acquisition mandates and corporate advisory mandates. He specializes in transaction structuring, business valuation and financial analysis. 

Christopher holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management with specialization in Finance. 

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Cofounder

Sarko Tossounian

Sarko is a seasoned accountant with over 40 years of experience. Over the last decades, Sarko has built a robust and broad network within the financial community. This network, along with years of experience, has allowed him to be involved in numerous successful M&A transactions and to complete several corporate financing transactions for his clients.

At Onyx, Sarko is responsible for business development and lender identification. He specializes in debt raising as well as in ensuring the soundness of all accounting and fiscal aspects of any transactions.

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Director

Bruno Cianci, CPA, CBV

Bruno joined Onyx Corporate Finance in 2022 and has over 20 years of experience in transactional services and corporate finance, having advised clients on M&A and financing transactions in various sectors of the economy. His area of expertise is in business valuation and financing.

Prior to joining Onyx Corporate Finance, he held the position of Senior Director of Business Development at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and at the National Bank of Canada. Previously, he was Director of Investments at Investissement Québec. He also worked in business valuation at RCGT and as a corporate finance associate at Desjardins Securities.

Bruno holds a certificate in accounting from H.E.C., a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in applied finance from the Université du Québec à Montréal. He is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Evaluators (CBV).

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Our partners

Director

Serge Naud

Over the years, Serge was the founder, owner, and shareholder of various companies. He compiles over 45 years of business management experience in various industries. In particular, he was a business consultant government assistance and grants, was a member of the Uni-Select marketing committee and was an active member of the Groupement des chefs d'Entreprises. Serge has over 20 years of experience as a merger and acquisition advisor.

At Onyx, Serge is responsible for business development for merger and acquisition mandates. He specializes in transaction structuring and in identifying potential buyers.

Serge is also a member of the OACIQ as a real estate broker under the Royale Lepage banner within the commercial & industrial division.

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Director

Marc Tremblay

Marc Tremblay has been working in corporate finance for over 30 years and compiles nearly 15 years of experience in merger and acquisition.

At Onyx, Marc takes part in the business development activities, in certain corporate financing mandates and is responsible for transaction structuring. He specializes in negotiating transactional agreements.

Marc holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in real estate affairs from the University of Quebec in Montreal, he is also a member of the OACIQ as a chartered real estate broker and is a real estate agency executive.

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Administrative Coordinator

Chantal Daigneault

Chantal Daigneault began her career as account director at Ingénierie Match Entreprises Inc. where she was responsible for seeking government assistance for businesses and coordinating grant applications for commercial clients. Chantal has now been working in advisory services for merger and acquisition transactions for over 20 years.

At Onyx, Chantal is in charge of coordinating and monitoring files.

Chantal holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Quebec in Montreal.

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Our mission

Passion, excellence, humility.

We strive to lead and support entrepreneurs on the path to success, so that they accomplish their financial goals and create value for stakeholders .