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Onex Corporation

ONEXInvestment ManagementToronto, Canada

Onex Corporation functions as a private equity firm, primarily focused on strategic acquisitions and building out platform companies. Its diverse investment strategies include management buyouts, growth equity injections, recapitalizations, operational restructurings of undervalued entities, and corporate carve-outs of non-core divisions from multinational corporations. The firm also pursues investments in distressed businesses across small, mid, large, and upper-middle market capitalizations. Onex targets a wide array of industries globally, such as technology, aerospace, healthcare, retail, restaurants, entertainment, gaming, and various manufacturing sectors including electronics, industrial products, metal services, building products, cabinetry, and commercial vehicles. It also extends its reach into financial services, encompassing commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, and commercial and multi-unit residential real estate. Geographically, Onex seeks businesses headquartered in North America, specifically the United States and Canada, or Europe. Investment commitments typically range from $125 million to $1 billion for companies with at least $300 million in annual revenue, although this minimum is flexible if the target operates in an industry where Onex already has an established presence. The firm makes direct investments and co-investments through its managed private equity, real estate, and credit funds, consistently aiming to secure a controlling stake in its portfolio companies. Founded in 1984, Onex Corporation is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices located in New York, Englewood Cliffs, Boston, and London.

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Onex Corporation at a glance

Onex Corporation is an investment management company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, founded in 1983. It is publicly listed (ONEX) with a market capitalisation of $5.6B. Xcout tracks 2 named people at Onex Corporation, including Gerry Schwartz (Chairman). Xcout recorded 2 job postings from Onex Corporation in the last 90 days.

Industry
Investment Management
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Market cap
$5.6B
Employees
343
Ticker
ONEX
Founded
1983
Founder
Gerry Schwartz
Job postings recorded (90 days)
2

Onex Corporation leadership

  • Gerry SchwartzChairman
  • Arianna HuffingtonBoard Member

Hiring at Onex Corporation

Xcout recorded 2 job postings from Onex Corporation in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.

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The Westaim CorporationWED · Investment ManagementToronto, Canada
62% matchPublic

The Westaim Corporation is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in direct and indirect investments through acquisitions, joint ventures, secondary investments both direct and indirect, fund of fund investments, and other arrangements. For direct investments, the firm invests in early venture, mezzanine, mid venture, late venture, middle market, later stage, mature, emerging growth, PIPEs, and buyout transactions. For fund of fund investments, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, and hedge funds. The firm seeks to provide long term capital to businesses operating in the global financial services industry including multi-sector holdings and specialized finance sectors. It typically acquires controlling interests in businesses. The firm seeks to acquire debt, equity, or derivative securities of both public and private companies. It invests with the objective of providing its shareholders with capital appreciation and real wealth preservation. The firm seeks to provide its portfolio companies with advisory services including, but not limited to, advice on capital allocation, financing strategy, performance measurement and merger and acquisition support. It also seeks to partner with like-minded providers of third party capital to help supplement the firm’s own capital, when completing acquisitions. The firm generally seeks to hold its investments for 7 to 15 years. The Westaim Corporation was founded in 1996 and is based in Toronto, Canada with an additional office in New York, New York.

Market cap$478.4M
Employees7
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