I've spent the past 20 years working in private markets across a variety of asset classes (including mezzanine debt, real estate development finance, and infrastructure) with my specialty being private equity - both fund commitments and direct co-investments across North America, Europe and Asia. I have sat as a member of both corporate boards and Limited Partner Advisory Committees. I started in private markets at a boutique investment bank undertaking M&A advisory and valuation work. Here I completed my CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and CBV (Chartered Business Valuator) designations. I moved to the buy-side at Manulife Capital and began investing mezzanine debt and equity into companie