Finance executive raised capital for local companies

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Brent Bottomley, the chief financial officer of Delta 9 Cannabis Inc. and longtime finance executive in Winnipeg, died suddenly on the weekend while taking part in a bicycle trip in the United States.

Bottomley was 63.

For more than three decades, Bottomley was a widely respected investment banker working with many of the province’s most successful companies, organizing their finances and raising capital for them, and was instrumental in helping some of them — including Boyd Group Income Trust and Exchange Income Corp. — conduct initial public offerings.

Prior to joining Delta 9, Bottomley held senior positions at Wellington West Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch Canada and was a partner at Osprey Capital Partners.

“We are just devastated,” Delta 9 CEO John Arbuthnot said.

Charlie Spiring, the founder of Wellington West Capital, worked for many years alongside Bottomley.

“It’s hard to imagine (he’s gone),” Spiring said of Bottomley’s passing. We kind of grew up in the business together. He helped build some of the better Winnipeg companies. Delta 9 is just about to blossom.

“It’s in the second inning of a nine-inning game and he was in early enough to do it. His experience would have been a godsend to Delta 9.”

Gary Symons, Delta 9’s director of communications, said, “Brent was central to the development of Delta 9 as one of Canada’s top cannabis companies, and it’s a tragedy he won’t be there to celebrate the full legalization of cannabis just one month from today.”

Bottomley was well known for his goodwill and charm. For more than 30 years, he coached cross-country skiing and sailing teams in Manitoba, receiving a coaching excellence award from Coaching Manitoba in 2013.

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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