Our Founding Principles

OUR SHARED AND GUIDING BELIEFS

We believe Entrepreneurs are our partners. Opportunity is generated by innovation. Our values are grounded in challenging the status quo. Respect, transparency, and freedom from judgment is how we approach everything we do - all while having fun!

 
    • We think as big as the entrepreneurs with whom we engage

    • We do the right thing and we do things right

    • We are visibly passionate about our business

    • We are robustly resilient

    • We collaborate to win

    • We’re curious and hungry to know more

    • We are principals – we make the hard decisions

    • We see the bigger picture by connecting the dots

    • We acknowledge and support ambiguity

    • We made speed a priority

    • We don’t hide - we encourage each other to be disruptors​

    • We are radically candid – if we see it, we say it​

    • We are not deferential to authority or position​

    • We are all-in all the time – every day is game day​

    • We are confident and humble in equal measure​

    • We respect and celebrate each other for the diversity we bring at every level​

    • We walk our talk – we earn trust through consistent excellence​

    • We bring our whole selves to work – we’re authentic and fully expressed​

    • Our deep empathy plus radical candour equals a safe environment for constructive dissent

    • We sustain discipline and objectivity on every deal​

    • We relish the challenge – that’s why we signed up​

    • We have fun in up and down times​

    • We make it easy and exciting to work with us​

    • We take the work, not ourselves, seriously​

    • We’re at our best in the crunch moments​

 
 
Layth Ashoo Partner

Layth Ashoo
Partner

Katherine Baxter-Cook
Associate, Internal Team Services

Chris Hodgson
Partner, Growth

Dr. Eric Hoskins Partner, Healthcare Innovation

Dr. Eric Hoskins, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, OC, MSC, ICD.D
Partner, Healthcare

Brendon Lendor-Mason
Associate Partner

Mark Maybank Managing Partner

Mark Maybank
Managing Partner

Jayna Mistry Associate, Administration

Jayna Mistry
Associate, Internal Team Services

Ken Nickerson
Partner, Innovation

Vivian O’Leary
Associate, Internal Team Services

John Ruffolo Founder & Managing Partner

John Ruffolo
Founder & Managing Partner

Peter Shi Associate

Peter Shi
Associate Partner

Mohit Talwar Partner

Mohit Talwar
Partner

Lianne Vineberg
Operating Partner, Talent

Thomas You
Associate

 
 
 
 

Maverix Private Equity Advisory Board

Jim Balsillie Retired Chairman & Co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry)

Jim Balsillie
Retired Chairman & Co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry)

John Bitove Chairman & CEO - Obelysk

John Bitove
Chairman & CEO - Obelysk

Arlene Dickinson Founder & Managing Partner - District Ventures

Arlene Dickinson
Founder & Managing Partner - District Ventures

Jonathan Goodman President & CEO - Knight Therapeutics Inc.

Jonathan Goodman
President & CEO - Knight Therapeutics Inc.

Peter Gilgan Founder & CEO - Mattamy Homes

Peter Gilgan
Founder & CEO - Mattamy Homes

Wes Hall Executive Chairman & Founder - Kingsdale Advisors and The BlackNorth Initiative

Wes Hall
Executive Chairman & Founder - Kingsdale Advisors and The BlackNorth Initiative

Dani Reiss President & CEO - Canada Goose

Dani Reiss
President & CEO - Canada Goose