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All 206 firms in Canadian finance, grouped the way recruiting works.

49 of 206 firms

Private Equity

Large-Cap Platforms 3

The largest Canadian private equity firms, buying big companies, often across several strategies.

Brookfield (Brookfield Asset Management / Brookfield Corporation)
Alternative Asset Manager · New York, NY (Brookfield Asset Management); Toronto, ON (Brookfield Corporation)
Global alternative investment group with over US$1 trillion in AUM across infrastructure, energy, private equity, real estate and credit
2 open roles · 145 deals · 9 people
Last updated Oct 1, 2026
Onex
Private Equity · Private Credit · Toronto
Toronto-listed investor and asset manager running private equity (Onex Partners, ONCAP) and credit (Onex Credit) funds alongside its own balance sheet, now anchored by a majority stake in insurer Convex.
18 deals · 17 people
Last updated Oct 1, 2026
Altas Partners
Private Equity · Toronto
Toronto-founded, partner-owned North American private equity firm making one or two concentrated, long-hold investments a year.
3 deals · 6 people
Last updated Oct 1, 2026

Pension & Institutional Investors 10

The private equity teams at Canada's pension funds: large direct deals and co-investments with the firms above, made with the pension's own money.

Upper Mid-Market 7

Private equity firms buying established, sizeable private companies.

Mid & Lower Mid-Market 13

Private equity firms buying smaller private companies, with small, hands-on deal teams.

Real Estate 9

Firms that buy, develop and manage property as an investment.

Energy 5

Private equity firms that invest in oil, gas and energy-transition companies.

Infrastructure 2

Investors in long-lived assets like toll roads, utilities, power and transit.