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Private equity firms in Ontario

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

165
Private equity firms in Ontario
100
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
9
Other types here
100 rows
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 CPP Investments Toronto, Canada 341 112 188 0
2 Georgian Toronto, Canada 157 95 33 23
3 CIBC Innovation Banking Toronto, Canada 140 123 34 0
4 VenGrowth Asset Management Toronto, Canada 73 19 27 1
5 Kensington Capital Partners Limited Toronto, Canada 72 17 30 12
6 Wesley Clover Ottawa, Canada 68 35 18 5
7 BEST Funds Toronto, Canada 67 10 41 1
8 RBC Venture Partners Toronto, Canada 62 18 32 0
9 GMP Securities Toronto, Canada 50 21 39 12
10 Northleaf Capital Partners Toronto, Canada 50 21 20 121
11 Penfund Toronto, Canada 44 36 15 9
12 PowerOne Capital Markets Limited Toronto, Canada 44 11 34 0
13 Clairvest Group Toronto, Canada 36 24 16 16
14 Serruya Private Equity Markham, Canada 33 15 13 4
15 Birch Hill Equity Partners Toronto, Canada 31 29 24 20
16 Klass Capital Toronto, Canada 31 12 9 8
17 FirePower Capital Toronto, Canada 30 9 8 0
18 EdgeStone Partners Toronto, Canada 27 5 14 4
19 OMERS Growth Equity Toronto, Canada 25 13 6 36
20 Greensoil PropTech Ventures Toronto, Canada 25 8 5 2
21 Onex Toronto, Canada 24 13 9 38
22 Difference Capital Toronto, Canada 24 9 15 0
23 J17 Ventures North York, Canada 24 0 2 4
24 DW Healthcare Partners Toronto, Canada 22 17 9 11
25 Manulife Investment Management Toronto, Canada 19 13 2 0
26 Green Acre Capital Toronto, Canada 16 10 5 1
27 Sun Life Financial Toronto, Canada 16 10 2 0
28 XDL Capital Group Toronto, Canada 15 2 2 0
29 Fengate Asset Management Toronto, Canada 14 8 4 98
30 CAI Toronto, Canada 14 4 6 4
31 Knight's Bridge Capital Partners Toronto, Canada 14 2 6 0
32 OPTrust Private Markets Group Toronto, Canada 14 2 5 82
33 Cogito Capital Toronto, Canada 14 0 2 5
34 Klister Credit Toronto, Canada 13 7 1 0
35 INCapital Ventures Toronto, Canada 13 5 1 3
36 Mosaic Capital Partners Mississauga, Canada 13 3 5 0
37 HMW Capital Toronto, Canada 13 0 7 0
38 Sol Global Investments Toronto, Canada 12 9 7 2
39 Stack Capital Toronto, Canada 12 4 4 3
40 Clearspring Capital Partners Toronto, Canada 11 8 4 4
41 OMERS Private Equity Toronto, Canada 11 7 3 36
42 Waterpoint Lane Toronto, Canada 11 4 0 3
43 Arcadea Group Toronto, Canada 10 9 0 15
44 Ironbridge Equity Partners Toronto, Canada 10 6 9 8
45 Hawthorn Equity Partners Toronto, Canada 10 0 4 0
46 Leva Capital Toronto, Canada 10 0 0 3
47 Peloton Capital Management Toronto, Canada 9 8 0 9
48 Harlo Equity Partners Toronto, Canada 9 4 1 2
49 The Catalyst Capital Group Toronto, Canada 9 4 4 5
50 Canadian Shield Capital Toronto, Canada 9 1 0 4
51 Quorum Group Toronto, Canada 9 1 1 0
52 PaceZero Capital Partners Toronto, Canada 8 6 0 2
53 Northern Private Capital (NPC) Toronto, Canada 8 4 2 0
54 Argosy Partners Toronto, Canada 8 1 3 1
55 RBC Ventures Toronto, Canada 8 1 4 0
56 Vitality Capital Toronto, Canada 8 1 0 1
57 Cowie Capital Partners Toronto, Canada 8 0 0 2
58 Plaza Capital Toronto, Canada 7 7 4 2
59 TorQuest Partners Toronto, Canada 7 6 3 27
60 Venn Growth Partners Toronto, Canada 7 5 0 3
61 Forum Asset Management Toronto, Canada 7 3 1 24
62 One 9 Investments Ottawa, Canada 7 3 2 2
63 Urbana Toronto, Canada 7 3 2 0
64 Dragonfly Ventures Toronto, Canada 7 2 0 2
65 Maverix Private Equity Toronto, Canada 6 5 0 13
66 Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Toronto, Canada 6 5 5 52
67 AgCapital Canada Tillsonburg, Canada 6 4 0 5
68 Sol Strategies Toronto, Canada 6 3 2 4
69 Green Century Investment Toronto, Canada 6 0 1 0
70 Altas Partners Toronto, Canada 5 5 5 38
71 CBRE Investment Management Toronto, Canada 5 3 0 134
72 Cymbria Toronto, Canada 5 3 1 0
73 Newlook Capital Burlington, Canada 5 3 1 10
74 Murchinson Toronto, Canada 5 2 1 5
75 Highland Creek Partners Toronto, Canada 5 1 1 4
76 Kale Investment Fund Toronto, Canada 5 1 1 0
77 OMERS Capital Partners Toronto, Canada 5 0 2 36
78 Malar Group of Companies Toronto, Canada 4 4 1 0
79 VERTU Capital Toronto, Canada 4 4 1 7
80 Sagard Credit Partners Toronto, Canada 4 3 2 0
81 Dane Creek Capital Mississauga, Canada 4 2 2 3
82 Greybrook Realty Partners Toronto, Canada 4 2 1 0
83 Aip Private Capital Toronto, Canada 4 1 2 1
84 Yorkville Asset Management Toronto, Canada 4 1 1 8
85 Manulife Capital Toronto, Canada 4 0 0 780
86 Alphi Capital Toronto, Canada 3 3 0 5
87 Bond Bakery Brands Toronto, Canada 3 3 0 4
88 Fair Ventures Toronto, Canada 3 2 0 0
89 Forum Equity Partners Toronto, Canada 3 2 1 0
90 KingSett Capital Toronto, Canada 3 1 2 82
91 Possibilian Ventures London, Canada 3 1 0 2
92 Westdale Properties Toronto, Canada 3 1 0 0
93 CI Investments Toronto, Canada 3 0 0 126
94 Priveq Capital Funds Toronto, Canada 2 2 1 0
95 Smoothwater Capital Toronto, Canada 2 2 2 0
96 Beringer Capital Toronto, Canada 2 1 1 0
97 CPS Capital Toronto, Canada 2 1 0 0
98 Eight Capital Toronto, Canada 2 1 1 0
99 Gardiner Group Capital Toronto, Canada 2 1 1 0
100 Greenbank Investments Ottawa, Canada 2 1 0 0

Table 1. Private equity firms in Ontario, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 165.

Investment stages

Among these 165
Private equity investors112 Early stage investors58 Late stage investors33 Seed investors33 Venture investors20 Debt investors17 Post IPO investors14 Convertible note investors7

Other investors in Ontario

Venture capital firms295 Angel investors263 Investment partners71 Startup accelerators49 Micro VC funds38 Angel groups32 Startup incubators30 Investment banks29 Government investment offices25

Private equity firms elsewhere

New York967 California771 England544 Texas351 Beijing264 Illinois255 Florida225 Ile-de-France213 Massachusetts207 Shanghai202 Central Region173 Connecticut158 Hong Kong Island158 Seoul-t'ukpyolsi143 Guangdong134 Maharashtra114 Pennsylvania101 Colorado89 New South Wales83 NA - South Africa81 Noord-Holland81 Bayern80 Georgia80 Dubai74
Cite: FundingWatcher, 165 private equity firms in Ontario, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/private-equity-firms/ontario-canada/