We make direct investments into companies looking for succession alternatives. Cassiar's approach involves playing a heavy role in operations to support existing management teams with a focus on growth.
"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself."
- Henry Ford
We believe the clearest indicator of a business’s potential for success is the quality of its team. We focus on investing in businesses with exceptional teams and place an operational focus on supporting, developing, and expanding the talent pool to drive value.
“It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”
- Warren Buffett
Our capital is committed to investments for the long term. With the right focus and determination, value can be created for longer periods of time than the holding periods of traditional private equity investors.
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
- JFK
We're backed by a world class group of advisors and investors. We firmly believe that iron sharpens iron, and strive to surround ourselves with mentors who are experts in their field and passionate about using their experience to make a big impact.
Garrett worked in both Investment Banking at TD and Private Equity at both DW Healthcare Partners and Overbay Capital Partners. In his experience with TD, Garrett worked on a range of mandates including buy-side and sell-side M&A as well as private market and public market capital raises including several IPOs. With DW Healthcare Partners, Garrett's role was in deal execution and post-closing support of mid-market companies across North America.
Kjel spent several years as an independent growth and strategy consultant for small businesses, primarily in Western Canada. Kjel worked closely with management teams to identify key operational improvements and efficiencies, as well as new technology solutions. Kjel has worked with and helped grow more than 35 companies across multiple sectors, including tourism, insurance, accounting firms, law offices, oilfield services, government and nonprofits.
Phil started out his career as an engineer at McDaniel & Associates, a leading consulting firm focused on the evaluation of oil and gas reserves and M&A deal support. Most recently, Phil worked in Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan where he was an Executive Director and Canadian Head of the Technical Transaction Team where he worked on advisory, M&A, lending, and financing mandates within North America and world wide.
Jenny is a seasoned professional with a strong office management and executive administration background. Her experience includes a valuable 12-year tenure at J.P. Morgan in Calgary, where she worked closely with staff and executives and coordinated with global offices, contributing to the success of the Investment Banking division.
Daniel worked in Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan in Calgary. He primarily covered clients in Oil & Gas and Power & Utilities. In his time with J.P. Morgan, he worked on a range of transactions including buy-side/sell-side M&A and capital market transactions including high yield and investment grade debt. Daniel was also responsible for leading the Analyst recruitment program in Calgary.
Jim brings a diverse career background, with experience in Investment Banking, Healthcare Technology, Real Estate Private Equity, and Deconstruction. Most recently, he led the Vancouver region for Unbuilders Deconstruction, a sustainable demolition company, where he started as a General Labourer.
Sunil is a former strategy and operations consulting partner at Deloitte. He has deep strategic, operational and finance experience in the Industrials, Natural Resources and Energy sector. He is a thought leader on emerging issues, innovative ideas and solutions to create business opportunities for competitive advantage. He has strong talent for problem solving, driving change in organizations for performance improvement and/or growth, and building and cultivating trusting relationships with executives.