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TSX-listed Toronto mid-market private equity firm that partners with owner-entrepreneurs.
Clairvest is a Toronto-based private equity management firm, listed on the TSX as CVG, founded in 1987 by a group of entrepreneurs. It invests its own balance sheet alongside institutional investors in its Clairvest Equity Partners funds and is the largest investor in its own funds. It backs owner-led mid-market businesses, typically seeking minority or partnership positions, with long-running specialties in local-market gaming, environmental services, technology services and medical practice management.
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Long-running specialty in local-market gaming (regional casinos, route gaming, online gaming, sports betting); the April 2026 MGM Northfield Park deal was its 14th land-based gaming investment.
Repeated investor in waste management platforms; the 2026 Star Waste sale was its eighth realization in the sector.
Minority partnership investments in insurance businesses such as brokerage Acera Insurance, exited in February 2026 through its merger with Navacord; Clairvest says it remains committed to the sector.
Backed Canadian managed IT services provider F12.net from 2020 until a 2025 recapitalization.
Third-party LP funds (CEP III–VII) that invest alongside CVG's own capital; CEP VII is the largest at US$1.2 billion.
Official industries page lists active domains including medical practice management (dental), aerospace/defense and government services, food and beverage, and life science services.
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Publicly listed, which is rare for a PE firm: the strategy, the balance sheet and the results are disclosed and you can read them before the interview.
Invests its own capital alongside its funds, so the firm's incentives and the LPs' are structurally aligned.
Explicitly partners with entrepreneurs rather than buying control outright, which changes the relationship with management.
Toronto-based with North American deal flow at a size where associates run analysis.
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Northfield Park Racino
Regional racino near Cleveland and Akron with about 74,000 sq. ft of gaming space.
GamingNorthfield, OHSince 2026
Converts industrial waste streams into products for agriculture, landscape, wallboard and construction markets.
Environmental ServicesChicago, ILSince 2025
Water and wastewater engineering firm serving infrastructure projects across several U.S. states.
Engineering & ConsultingUnited StatesSince 2025
Commercial bakery making bread and bakery products for in-store bakeries, operating in the Greater Toronto Area.
Co-Pack / Private LabelCanadaSince 2024
Wyoming Downs
Live horse racing and off-track betting operator with historical horse racing terminals across Wyoming.
GamingEvanston, WYSince 2024
Multi-specialty, pediatric and orthodontics-focused dental service organization in the Mountain West.
Medical Practice ManagementUnited StatesSince 2023
Contract research organization procuring, storing and selling human biological samples.
Life Science ServicesUnited StatesSince 2023
Outpatient physical therapy business with over 70 clinics in the U.S. Mountain West.
Medical Practice ManagementUnited StatesSince 2023
Systems engineering, testing and operational support for U.S. Department of Defense missions.
Aerospace & DefenseUnited StatesSince 2023
Historical horse racing gaming facility with table games and dining in Nashua, New Hampshire.
GamingNashua, NHSince 2023
Racino in Wilmington, Delaware serving the Mid-Atlantic market.
GamingWilmington, DESince 2021
Multi-specialty dental practice group providing family oral health care.
Medical Practice ManagementUnited StatesSince 2020
Canadian contract manufacturer of sodas, beer, ready-to-drink alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Co-Pack / Private LabelCanadaSince 2020
Solar operations and maintenance provider built from SunPower and First Solar O&M businesses.
Renewable EnergyUnited StatesSince 2020
Meriplex Communications
Managed technology, cybersecurity and communications services for small and mid-sized U.S. clients.
IT ServicesUnited StatesSince 2018
Harness horse racing track and sports book in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
GamingEast Rutherford, NJSince 2012
Video gaming terminal operator in Illinois.
GamingLemont, IL
Specialty aviation services in Northern Canada for government and natural resource clients.
Aerospace & DefenseCanada
Aviation and life support services for governments, NGOs, militaries and commercial clients.
Aerospace & DefenseCanada
Waste and recycling collection for residential and commercial customers in the Atlanta area.
Environmental ServicesCumming, GA
Advanced airborne training provider for air forces including Canada and Germany.
Aerospace & DefenseCanada
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Joined Clairvest in 1993 after almost three years at merchant bank E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., and has helped design and build its private equity business. Directly involved in renewable power, waste management and defence investments; sits on the boards of NovaSource Power Services, Top Aces, Accel Entertainment, Air Tindi and Momentum Solutions, and on Clairvest's board. Tufts BA, LSE MSc, NYU MBA.
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Joined Clairvest in 1998 and has about two decades of experience leading its gaming investments across regional casinos, route gaming, online gaming, sports betting and technology providers. Previously worked in private equity at BMO Nesbitt Burns Equity Partners and began his career in investment banking at Nesbitt Burns.
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Joined Clairvest in 2002 and has led its IT services and rental services practices for over a decade; spoke for the firm on the 2025 Acera and F12.net exits. Sits on the boards of Meriplex Communications and Durante Rentals. Earlier in leveraged finance at BNP and corporate finance at Bank of America; Michigan MBA, Cornell BS.
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Apr 1, 2026
Star Waste Systems
Seller · Environmental services / waste
Buyer Casella Waste Systems, Inc. · Seller Clairvest (CVG and CEP VI) and other Star Waste equity holders
Completed exit from a Greater Boston waste business backed since July 2022; total proceeds were US$138.6 million (2.6x invested capital), with CVG receiving about US$38 million. Eighth realization in environmental services.
Dec 12, 2025
F12.net
Seller · Managed IT services
Buyer Undisclosed middle-market growth private equity firm · Seller Clairvest (CVG and CEP VI)
Sale of Clairvest's stake in Canadian managed service provider F12, first backed in November 2020, alongside a majority investment by a growth-oriented PE firm; Clairvest received about C$163 million (CVG C$44 million), a 4.6x multiple and 35% IRR.
Dec 3, 2025
Acera Insurance Services
Seller · Insurance brokerage
Buyer Navacord Corp. (merger) · Seller Clairvest (CVG and CEP VI)
Full exit from a minority stake held since Acera's 2022 formation, as part of Acera's merger with Navacord. Clairvest reported total proceeds of C$406.5 million (including an C$81.5 million promissory note), 3.0x invested capital.
Oct 16, 2025
MGM Northfield Park (operations)
Acquirer · Gaming (racino)
Buyer Clairvest (CVG and CEP VII), with RRC Gaming Management · Seller MGM Resorts International
Acquisition of the Ohio racino's operations from MGM with RRC Gaming Management; Clairvest and some CEP VII co-investors put in US$165 million for majority ownership, US$39 million of it from CVG. Fourth CEP VII investment and the firm's 70th platform. US$546 million price as reported by NEXT.io (not in Clairvest's release).
Year-end release: C$112 million net income, book value of C$96.60 per share, C$4.6 billion under management, and exits including Acera, F12 and Star Waste.
Fourteenth land-based gaming investment and 70th platform overall.
Completed sale to Casella; eighth realization in environmental services (release dated April 1, posted April 2, 2026).
Report on Clairvest closing its Acera exit, with proceeds split between cash and a promissory note.
Exit from F12.net at a 4.6x multiple of invested capital.
Clairvest agreed to sell its Acera stake as part of the Acera–Navacord merger; completion followed in February 2026.
Clairvest announced an agreement to acquire the Ohio racino operations from MGM.
Largest Clairvest fund to date reached its hard cap in under four months, with US$300 million committed by CVG.
Gaming trade outlet reports the completion of MGM's sale of the Ohio racino's operations to Clairvest.
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Joined Clairvest in 2002; focuses on waste management, environmental services and architecture, engineering and construction, having led ten environmental services platform investments since 2006. Represented Clairvest on the 2026 Star Waste sale. Previously at Monitor Company and the NHL Players' Association; Kellogg MBA, Queen's B.Comm.
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Joined Clairvest in 2010 and works across the investment process, including its dental and medical practice management platforms. Previously a senior case team leader at Monitor Group in New York and in Credit Suisse investment banking in Los Angeles. Kellogg MBA, Ivey HBA.
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