PATRICK DUSSAULT
Managing Partner

Patrick is a Managing Partner and member of the investment committee. He has completed over CAD $300 million in transactions as a private investor. An entrepreneur at heart, he has owned and managed franchises in the F&B business, participated in the acquisition of various SMEs and, as an owner, actively contributed to their growth globally. In addition to owning and managing businesses, Patrick has extensive banking experience from BMO and National Bank of Canada, where he has financed over CAD $250MM of lower to middle market transactions.

In addition to his leading role at NAMAKOR Holdings, Patrick is an active YPO board member (Young Presidents’ Organization) in both Canada and the United States and shares his skills, experience and extensive network of contacts with the top management of North American businesses.

An administration graduate from UQAM, Patrick Dussault also has a graduate diploma in financial analysis and has received training at McDonald’s University, the fast-food restaurant giant. Committed to the well-being of the community, Patrick is currently a member of the board of the Tampa zoo in Florida.

VIVEK SETH
Senior Partner

Vick is a Senior Partner and a member of the investment committee. Vick has more than 30 years of corporate finance and real estate experience and has completed transactions in excess of $110 billion (USD). He is the founder and Managing Partner of Sunsar Capital Management. Most recently, Vick served as the Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Raymond James and prior to that was the Managing Director and Head of the Real Estate Investment Banking Group after founding the group in August 2001.

Throughout his career, Vick has been instrumental in the formation and growth of several high-quality, private and public companies, primarily in the real estate arena, and has been involved in over 30 as lead banker or advisor since 1992. Vick remains passionate about partnering with high-quality, growth-oriented executives/sponsors, owners, and operators to create the next generation of leading companies. He currently serves as a board member/advisor on several emerging growth companies including E-Line Media and Engineer.AI.

Vick received a Bachelor of Science in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

ABHINAV CAPOOR
Partner

Abhi is a Partner at NAMAKOR Holdings where he is responsible for managing the investment team, sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, and managing existing portfolio companies. He is closely involved with the leadership on NAMAKOR’s strategic initiatives and growth plans. Prior to NAMAKOR, Abhi worked on the investment team at Sunsar Capital Management ($1.0B+ in Real Estate assets) and as an Associate Consultant at Wipro Consulting.

Over the course of his career, he has conducted transactions in excess of $1.5B in value.

Abhi holds a B.B.A from Symbiosis International University and M.S from Brown University

ERICK MEZA
Senior Associate

Erick is a Senior Associate at NAMAKOR Holdings, where he is responsible for evaluating new investment opportunities, due diligence, and managing portfolio companies. He has previously worked for KKR as an Associate on the real estate acquisitions team where he was responsible for underwriting and due diligence of commercial real estate assets. Prior to that, Erick was an Investment Banking Analyst with Morgan Stanley in their New York real estate group where he gained experience advising REITs on M&A and strategic alternatives.

LUC ST-GEORGES
Sr. Vice President Operations

Luc is a Senior Vice President and leads the day-to-day oversight of portfolio companies and integration plans for new investments. Luc is a result-oriented senior executive with 32 years of experience in high-tech companies, particularly in the fields of Operations, Business Development, and all the activities related to company strategic plans and actions. He is known for his visionary leadership, the ability to create strong and clear Business Strategic (BS) plans, develop state-of-the-art strategies to achieve the BS plan objectives, and optimize KPIs like profitability, productivity, quality, and on-time delivery while strengthening client relations.

He was involved in more than twenty M&A transactions and the successful integrations of those companies aligned with the growth plan for creating value. He was also involved, as a Board Member and Chairman of the Board, with many private mid-market companies in Québec having goals to expand at the international level. Mr. St-Georges held previous positions as Executive Vice-President Operations and Business Development, Chief Operating Officer at Miranda / Belden, and was COO of multiple companies. He was also a partner at Ernst & Young in the manufacturing practice with some strategic customers in Canada.

He holds an Engineering degree from Polytechnic of Montréal, an executive MBA from Queen’s University, and is a member of the ‘Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec’.

AUDREY CHINIARA
Vice President Business Development

Audrey has been building her network for the last 15 years throughout her career in politics. As head of the office to the Health Minister in Quebec, she was in contact with high-caliber investors and got to understand the governmental structure inside and out. She is in charge of significant sponsorship programs, public subsidies, and non-profit fundraising for major international events and corporations in North America. Partners trust her and love to collaborate with her.

She raised millions of dollars for Hospital foundations and world-renowned festivals. With her entrepreneurial skills, her mission is to close sharp deals for all parties. Always aware of newly available funds, she makes sure every possible opportunity for grants and financing is targeted and secured. Managing activation budgets that often reach hundreds of thousands of dollars, she knows how to optimize each investment. She will constantly seek to maintain exceptional communication. She has strong work ethics and creativeness; she is known as a problem solver.

She holds a Law degree from Ottawa University and a Certificate in Exercising leadership from Harvard Business School/

CHRISTIAN DAUPHINAIS
President and general manager, Duchesne Inc.

An executive in marketing, sales and operations, he has over 30 years of experience in the retail and distribution industry. Christian is a results-oriented and goal-oriented manager. He leads successful teams by emphasizing teamwork, a participatory approach and employee empowerment.

With great communication and negotiation skills and an excellent business sense, he managed the commercial division of the Reno-Depot banner for several years.  During these years, he was able to optimize business opportunities, establish the banner’s commercial strategy while maintaining a close relationship with its business partners.

As President and Chief Executive Officer of Duchesne, his priorities will remain to ensure customer satisfaction by remaining on the lookout for their needs in addition to increasing the operational efficiency of the organization as well as the development of human resources in order to take the company to new heights.

MIRO YAGHI
President and general manager, Termaco Ltd

Miro Yaghi is a seasoned, experienced leader holding a Masters degree in industrial Engineering (M. Eng), a Masters in business administration (MBA) and a certified accountant CPA. Throughout his career he built up an impressive track record. As such he has occupied strategic positions and leading roles in companies of international scope active in various industries, notably, aerospace, railways, banking, and in the manufacturing and distribution sectors.

He is recognized by his peers as being results oriented and a strategic leader for business development and for optimizing business execution. Miro will invest his skills, energy and leadership in order to lead and accelerate the growth of Termaco.