- CEO
- Kenneth Brice Rotman
- Full Time Employees
- 47
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 22 St. Clair Avenue East Toronto ON Canada M4T 2S3
- IPO Date
- Apr 24, 1996
- Business
- Clairvest Group Inc. Clairvest Group Inc. (TSX: CVG) is a Toronto-based private equity firm that partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to build strategically significant middle-market businesses through growth equity investments, buyouts, industry consolidations, and acquisitions; it deploys its own capital alongside institutional limited partners via funds such as Clairvest Equity Partners (CEP) VII, which commenced its US$1.2 billion program in April 2024, and manages over $4.3 billion in total capital under management. The firm targets diverse sectors including environmental services (waste management, recycling, and beneficial reuse), gaming (racinos, casinos, historical horse racing, and online platforms), medical practice management (physical therapy, dental, and multi-specialty practices), aerospace/defense/government services (ISR, training, aviation), food & beverage (commercial bakeries, co-packing), life science services (biobanking, clinical research), technology services (managed IT, cybersecurity, digital marketing), and others such as insurance brokerage and equipment rental; its current portfolio features 20+ active investments like Beneficial Reuse Management (industrial waste conversion), NCS Engineers (water/wastewater solutions), Redstone Food Group (in-store bakery products), Wyoming Downs (horse racing/OTB), Boca Biolistics (human biosamples for trials), and NexTech Solutions (DoD systems engineering), with operations spanning North America, select international markets, and a track record of 430+ add-on acquisitions, 6,000+ jobs created, and 3.6x capital growth across 47 exits. Founded in 1987 and headquartered at 22 St. Clair Avenue East in Toronto, Ontario, Clairvest reports to its public shareholders and emphasizes long-term value creation through operational support, strategic financing, and sector expertise. Recent developments include a November 2024 minority preferred equity investment in Redstone Food Group alongside CEP VII; an April 2025 US$22.4 million (C$32.1 million) preferred equity commitment to NCS Engineers for water infrastructure expansion; a May 2025 investment in Beneficial Reuse Management for waste-to-value products; a September 2024 $25 million equity stake in Boca Biolistics to scale biobanking and oncology services; a May 2024 partnership with ECL Entertainment to acquire Wyoming Downs off-track betting operations; and the March 2025 opening of The Nash Casino in New Hampshire with over 1,000 HHR machines, alongside a fiscal 2025 Q3 portfolio realization from a legacy exit.