• New hires aim to position the Firm to continue capturing the market opportunity while executing with scale, speed and sophistication
• They bring over 50 years of cumulative investing experience to Dawson

TORONTO, June 3, 2025 – Dawson Partners (“Dawson” or the “Firm”), a global alternative asset manager focused on providing innovative structured solutions to the private markets, is pleased to announce four senior hires on its Asset Management team.

Kate Malcolm, Chuck Sandilya and Paul Shopiro join as Senior Principals and Rishi Minocha joins as a Principal. Kate and Paul are based in Toronto. Chuck and Rishi are based in London.

“Since our inception, Dawson has been relentlessly focused on building scale. We see scale as an enabler and we believe that as we have gotten bigger, we have gotten better. That we are more resourced, more informed and more sophisticated in large part due to our growth. We see scale as a differentiator in this market,” said Yann Robard, Managing Partner at Dawson. “And yet, to scale successfully, one needs to be able to hire the right people, with the right mindset and the right experience. We are excited to welcome these four seasoned professionals to the team. Four individuals we see as having all the key ingredients to be successful at Dawson.”

“As we have continued to scale, we have been thoughtful in the buildout of our team. Kate, Chuck, Paul and Rishi each bring a unique perspective and a strong track record to Dawson, and all come from well-established and sophisticated organizations,” said Giorgio Riva, a Partner at Dawson. “We believe they will contribute meaningfully from the outset given the depth of their experience, the breadth of their relationships and their culturally consistent approach.”

“In all we do at Dawson, we focus on our culture. It’s not just what we do but how we do it that gives us great pride,” said Rob Gavin, a Partner at Dawson. “We believe all four professionals are culturally aligned with our focus on delivering for our investors with an emphasis on partnership, performance and integrity. Staying hungry but humble. And winning as one team. We welcome them warmly.”

Kate Malcolm has over 15 years of private equity and industry experience. Most recently, Kate spent nearly eight years within AIMCo’s private equity group where she played a leading role in their primary buyout fund program.

Chuck Sandilya has over 15 years of experience in private equity, M&A and accounting. Most recently, he was a Managing Director with Astorg, focusing on GP equity solutions. Prior to Astorg, he spent seven years at StepStone in their EMEA private equity team focused on secondaries.

Paul Shopiro has over 18 years of private credit and private equity experience. He joins Dawson from CPP Investment Board, where he was a Managing Director in Credit Investments and focused on the origination and underwriting of direct private credit investments, co-investments, and external fund manager commitments.

Rishi Minocha has nearly a decade of experience in investment banking and private equity. Most recently, he was at GIC where he was responsible for executing and monitoring primary fund investments, co-investments and direct private equity deals globally.

With these additions, Dawson now has 230 employees globally across offices in Toronto, London, UK and New York City.

About Dawson Partners (“Dawson”)
Dawson is a leading global alternative asset manager focused on providing innovative structured solutions to the private markets. Founded in 2015, Dawson provides tailored portfolio financing and liquidity solutions to LPs and GPs. Dawson takes a differentiated approach to selecting, curating, structuring, and managing bespoke portfolios to serve the demands of a growing market. The Firm has over US$22 billion of assets under management and has deployed over US$25 billion across more than 240 transactions. Dawson has 230 employees and offices in Toronto, London, UK and New York City. For more information visit: https//www.dawsonpartners.com.