Christine McNerney
Portfolio Manager
Christine McNerney joined Periscope Capital in 2012 and is a Portfolio Manager specializing in SPAC and ECM strategies. Previously, she worked as a Senior Credit Analyst with Manulife Financial's Canadian Public Fixed Income group and as a Rotational Analyst within the Manulife Investment Division Rotation Program.
Ms. McNerney holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction) from McGill University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. She has completed the Fixed Income Trading and Sales course, the Trader Training Course, and earned certifications as a Responsible Investment Specialist from the Responsible Investment Association and as a Certified Sustainable Investment Professional from Concordia University.
Aug. 25, 2026
What Institutional Investors Actually Look For in a DESPAC Candidate — Christine McNerney
One DESPAC CEO took his freshly raised public capital and vanished for a month to golf across Japan. Christine McNerney, Portfolio Manager at Periscope Capital, has seen why that ego sinks a DESPAC - and what makes an institutional investor say yes instead.
Christine McNerney is Portfolio Manager at Periscope Capital, a Toronto-based fund active in SPACs for over a decade. She joins host Chaz Churchwell on what institutional investors look for before backing a DESPAC: real capital needs vs. ego...
Christine McNerney is Portfolio Manager at Periscope Capital, a Toronto-based fund active in SPACs for over a decade. She joins host Chaz Churchwell on what institutional investors look for before backing a DESPAC: real capital needs vs. ego...
Guest: Christine McNerney