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Directors
Mark Dolfato, DirectorMark joined OMERS Private Equity in the New York office in November 2009.
Background
Mark has over ten years of private equity investment experience in the US. After completing his graduate degree, Mark worked at Code, Hennessy & Simmons and Goode Partners where he was involved with investments in the consumer and distribution sectors and served on several boards.
Education
- Bachelor of Commerce, Queen’s University
- Master of Business Administration, Kellogg Graduate School of Business
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François Houde, Director
François joined OMERS Private Equity in January 2008.
Background
François was Portfolio Manager at EDC, where he focused on Venture Capital fund investing. Previously, François was with Ernst & Young in both the corporate finance practice where he was involved in valuations for tax, transactional and litigation purposes and in the assurance practice serving clients in a variety of industries.
Education
- Bachelor of Commerce, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Master of Business Administration, McGill University
- Chartered Accountant
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Benson Li, Director
Benson joined OMERS Private Equity in March 2003.
Background
Benson previously was in the investment banking group of RBC Capital Markets. During that time, he was actively involved in a wide range of corporate advisory assignments, including merger, acquisition, divestiture, valuation, restructuring and unsolicited bid mandates for a wide spectrum of industry sectors. Previously, Benson worked in the Corporate Tax Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he performed various engagements involving structuring of Canadian based and cross-border companies.
Education
- Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours Chartered Accountancy Program), University of Waterloo
- Master of Accounting, University of Waterloo
- Chartered Accountant
- Certified Public Accountant
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Jonathan McCarthy, Director
Jonathan joined OMERS Private Equity in February 2007.
Background
Jonathan previously spent three years in sell-side equity research at Infinium Capital, first as an associate and then analyst covering U.S. healthcare. Previously, Jonathan was with a small private wealth management company, where he performed equity research in various sectors.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (Economics), University of Toronto
- CFA Charterholder
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Kamal Pastakia, Director
Kamal joined OMERS Private Equity in July 2008.
Background
Kamal has extensive experience in the financial services, including the private equity industry. Kamal was Vice-President at Clairvest Group, a mid-market Toronto-based private equity firm, where he was responsible for sourcing, negotiating and structuring investments in a variety of industries. Previously, he was Director, Corporate Development at Cendant Corporation in London and an M&A investment banker with Bear Stearns and HSBC in London and New York. Kamal started his career in the Corporate Recovery and Corporate Finance groups at Deloitte & Touche in London.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics, University of Cambridge, England
- Chartered Accountant
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David Payne, Director
David joined OMERS Private Equity in December 2009.
Background
David has over 14 years finance experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, including 10 years in Corporate Finance focused on advising mid-market private equity firms on acquisitions, divestments and re-financings. During this period he spent extensive time operating both in the UK and across Continental Europe including 5 years in The Netherlands. After a period working on the launch of an innovative residential real estate fund he joined OMERS Private Equity as a Director in the London office focused on building the direct investment capacity for OMERS in Europe.
Education
- Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and French, Birmingham University
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Mark Van Wart, Director
Mark joined OMERS Private Equity in March 2008.
Background
Mark was an associate in the Mid-Market Investment Banking group of CIBC World Markets, involved in a variety of merger, acquisition and divestiture mandates for a wide spectrum of industry sectors. Previously, Mark was with the senior lending group of CIBC Commercial Banking where he assisted in originating and facilitating senior debt lending to mid-market companies and private equity firms.
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Prince Edward Island
- Master of Business Administration, Schulich School of Business (York University)
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Selby Xavier, Director
Selby joined the OMERS Private Equity in March 2003.
Background
Previously, Selby had financial advisory positions with Scotiabank and CIBC. In those positions Selby advised clients in both wealth management as well as small business lending solutions.
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Schulich School of Business (York University)
- Master of Business Administration, University of Toronto
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