Clairvest Group

Clairvest Group is a private equity firm founded in 1987 by a group of entrepreneurs. It is publicly listed under the ticker CVG on the TSX, and invests its own capital alongside institutional investors in businesses run by their founders or owners. The firm typically takes minority positions and says it invests alongside management teams through milestones such as acquisitions, and describes itself as the largest investor in its own funds. It has operated for more than 30 years and says it takes a long-term approach, aiming to build value through the underlying businesses rather than through market timing or financial engineering. It also states an aim of creating value for all stakeholders, fostering economic growth, and supporting the communities in which it operates, alongside measuring success through metrics such as jobs created at portfolio companies.