Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> April 18, 2013
Don Rawson is a Managing Director in institutional equity research at AltaCorp Capital Inc., where he follows Canadian exploration and production companies. AltaCorp Capital Inc. is a full-service investment dealer focused on the key drivers in the Western Canadian economy: energy, agri-industry and energy infrastructure/industrials. AltaCorp Capital Inc. is in a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, the largest Alberta-based financial institution, with assets over $32 billion and 5,300 associates across the province. Mr. Rawson joined AltaCorp Capital Inc. in 2012 from Mackie Research Capital Corporation, where he was Managing Director in oil and gas research from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, he spent six years at Tristone Capital Global Inc. covering Canadian junior and intermediate E&P companies. Prior thereto, Mr. Rawson acted in a number of corporate development and investment banking roles, most recently as a Consultant to Fording Coal and senior roles in corporate development and planning at PanCanadian Petroleum. In 2011, he was recognized by StarMine as one of the top Canadian Analysts for earnings estimators, ranking first in the oil and gas industry and third among all industries. Mr. Rawson holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta and an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Profile
TWST: Is your coverage in the Canadian E&P space?
Mr. Rawson: Yes. I cover a number of Western Canadian E&P companies, from small-cap names through to some of the larger