• Dawson added
  18 professionals in 2019, growing to 46
• Leah Boyd, General Counsel,
  promoted to Partner
• Derek Miners joins as Senior
  Principal, Head of Active Portfolio Management
• Announcing 11 promotions across
  the organization
• Completed 25 transactions valued
  at approximately US$2.6 billion in 2019

TORONTO, ONT, January 13, 2020 – Dawson Partners (“Dawson” or the “Firm”), a specialized investment manager focused on providing structured liquidity solutions to private equity portfolios, is pleased to announce a series of developments on its team including expansion of the partnership, promotions and additions to the team.

“We continue to invest in our platform through measured growth of the team. Dawson has grown to 46 professionals, up from 28 one year ago. In addition, we are also delighted to announce a series of promotions within the organization,” said Yann Robard, Managing Partner of Dawson. “We remain committed to building the platform ahead of complexity, through growth and promotions, to enable us to capture the market opportunity we have created. We are also determined to retain the strong culture that we have nurtured within Dawson. Our focus on partnership, integrity and performance remains top of mind as we execute on our growth.”

Dawson is pleased to announce the promotion of Leah Boyd to Partner. “Since joining Dawson as General Counsel at the beginning of 2019, Leah has made a significant impact on the organization,” said Mr. Robard. “She has developed an internal legal department that supports the firm as a whole and she provides valuable counsel and strategic advice as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. We are delighted to welcome Leah to the partnership.”

Dawson is also pleased to announce the addition of Derek Miners, Senior Principal, Head of Active Portfolio Management.  “We are thrilled that Derek has joined the Dawson team,” said Michael Gubbels, Partner of Dawson. “Derek comes to us as a seasoned investment and finance professional, having 20 years of experience in private equity, operations and capital markets, including 15 years with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in increasingly senior roles. He will be leading Active Portfolio Management, a newly formed department that will focus on fund management, fund monitoring and liquidity management. The creation of this department is a milestone for our firm and yet another example of how Dawson endeavours to plan for, rather than react to, complexity.”

Dawson is also pleased to announce the promotions of Michelle Alexander (Senior Associate), Tim Lu (Senior Associate), Sean Bak (Associate), Imran Champsi (Associate), Ronald Cheung (Associate), Andrew Gillespie (Associate), Andrew Howard (Associate), Kevin Brown (Manager), Alexandra Stawecka-Lacina (Manager), Ali Diwan (Senior Fund Accountant) and Pallavi Gandhi (Senior Fund Accountant). “Through these 11 promotions, we recognize some of the significant contributions that have been made to Dawson by professionals across the Asset Management and Firm Management departments,” said Giorgio Riva, Partner of Dawson. “We are proud of the entire team at Dawson and we thank them for their dedication, hard work and passion.”

Speaking to activity in 2019, Rob Gavin, Partner of Dawson said “2019 was an exceptional year for Dawson. We continued to experience growth in the adoption of our product, completing 25 transactions with a value of approximately US$2.6 billion by year-end. Since inception, we have sourced over US$100 billion in deals and closed or are pending close on 48 transactions with a value of approximately US$3.9 billion. The hiring of Derek Miners, the promotions we have announced today and the growth of our team to 46 professionals demonstrate our continued focus on scaling and empowering our team.”

Sean Connor, Partner and CFO adds “we are proud of the operations team we have built within Dawson which now comprises 19 professionals. We are dedicated to providing best in class service to our limited partners. We know that without investors, there would be no Dawson and we are very grateful for their support”.

About Dawson Partners (“Dawson”)

Dawson is a private equity firm focused on providing structured liquidity solutions to the alternative asset class. Dawson has identified what it believes is a significant and untapped market opportunity in the utilization of structured products to generate liquidity on private equity portfolios. Dawson was formed in 2015 and seeks to provide customized and flexible liquidity solutions for private equity investors. Dawson has raised funds with total cumulative committed capital of US$3.4 billion and has closed or committed to 48 transactions with a value of approximately US$3.9 billion. For more information, please visit http://www.dawsonpartners.com.