About Us

Eric is the President of Axxel Group. He is passionate about building the foundation for growth and success and his strategic thinking and project management has allowed for a strong track record of successful accomplishments.

Since taking the role of President in 2010, he has led a team of over 30 employees while prioritizing people, culture, and business growth.

Eric Haggar holds a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, as well as a Management degree from Columbia University. Before taking over his family business in 2010, Eric held a position at Bell Canada for 10 years as Director of Real Estate, managing a team of over 300 employees across Canada.

On a personal note, Eric is active in many associations, is an all-season sports enthusiast, as both a coach and a player, and is also passionate about boating.

Jean-Michel is a problem solver who combines an emphatic approach with pragmatic solutions. He thrives in helping business leaders put together the best strategy for themselves and for their businesses; mapping their roadmap to success for each step of the business cycle and negotiating transactions on their behalf.

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Prior to joining the Axxel team, Jean-Michel progressed at a rapid pace in the banking industry which lead him to becoming the leader of a commercial business sector for a Canadian bank where his team managed a portfolio of over $4 Billion of authorized credits. His teams were responsible for business development, underwriting and administrative duties covering diverse sectors such as commercial financing, leasing, P3 Energy and Infrastructure financing.

Since joining Axxel in 2014, his contribution has led to building a powerhouse boutique M&A firm that has completed transactions across North America in a multitude of industries.  He graduated from HEC Montreal with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Financial Management Services.

Nizar Loukil has over 15 years of banking experience. He held several corporate lending director positions including bank syndication.

Mr. Loukil also managed a team of account managers with an asset size under management of  around $2 billion. Since 2020, he holds the position of Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Director where he actively participated in the closing of around ten transactions during his tenure. Mr. Loukil also has more than 20 years experience as a lecturer at HEC Montréal where he teaches corporate finance and market finance.

Olivier is passionate about everything related to business growth, mergers and acquisitions. He spent close to 10 years as shareholder and general manager of a business of over 40 employees, allowing him to gain a deep understanding of the challenges arising from day-to-day operations. By joining the Axxel Capital Team, his intention is to provide entrepreneurs and business leaders with personalized assistance and advisory at every step of the sale of their business or the purchase of a company. 

Olivier holds a bachelor degree in Law from Université Laval, and an MBA from Concordia University. He worked for many years in financial institutions, mostly in business development, credit analysis and underwriting.