Onex Corporation

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Onex Corporation
Number of employees
536
Websitewww.onex.com

Onex Corporation is a Canadian investment management firm founded by Gerry Schwartz in 1984. In December 2023, it had $49.6 billion Canadian dollars under management.

History

Schwartz founded Onex in 1984 and took the company public in 1987.[2]

In June 2007,

Carlyle Group
and Onex Corporation.

In 2010, Onex and the Canada Pension Plan acquired English engineering firm Tomkins, though Onex only held 14% of shares.[3]

At the end of 2017, Onex acquired SMG. The company was sold off in 2019 to merge with AEG Facilities to form ASM Global.[4]

In 2019, Onex acquired Gluskin Sheff, a Toronto-based wealth management firm.[5][6]

In May 2020, Onex blamed a first-quarter net loss of $1.1 billion US dollars on the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Private equity investments

In December 2019, Onex Corporation purchased WestJet for CA$5.0 billion (equivalent to $5.2 billion in 2021), through its subsidiary Kestrel Bidco.[8]

Current Portfolio[9]

Company Sector Since
Acacium Group Healthcare September 2020
Advanced Integration Technology Aerospace & Transportation

Automation & Industrial Technology

December 2014
Analytic Partners Business Services & Software April 2022
ASM Global
Business Services & Software January 2018
BBAM Aerospace & Transportation December 2012
Clarivate Business Services & Software October 2016
Convex Financial Services April 2019
Emerald Expositions
Business Services & Software June 2013
Fidelity Building Services Group Building Products & Construction December 2021
Imagine Learning Business Services & Software March 2021
Morson Group Business Services & Software February 2024
Newport Healthcare Healthcare July 2021
OneDigital Financial Services November 2020
Parkdean Resorts Business Services & Software March 2017
PowerSchool Group Business Services & Software August 2018
Resource Environmental Solutions Environmental & Engineering Services March 2022 - Present
SCP Health Healthcare July 2015 - Present
Sedgwick Claims Management Services Financial Services October 2014 - Present
Tes Global

Business Services & Software

February 2022 - Present
Wealth Enhancement Group Financial Services September 2021 - Present
WestJet Aerospace & Transportation December 2019 - Present
WireCo WorldGroup Industrial Manufacturing & Services September 2016 - Present

Realized Portfolio[10]

Company Sector Duration
Allison Transmission Automotive Aftermarket

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

August 2007 - June 2014
BrightSpring Health Services Healthcare June 2004 - March 2019
Carestream Health Healthcare April 2007 - September 2022
Center for Diagnostic Imaging Healthcare January 2005 - July 2012
Compagnie Générale de Géophysique
Industrial Manufacturing & Services

Environmental & Engineering Services

November 2004 - June 2005
Cosmetic Essence Consumer Products & Services

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

December 2004 - May 2009
Emergency Medical Services Corporation Healthcare February 2005 - May 2011
Genesis Healthcare Healthcare December 2005 - August 2017
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
Aerospace & Transportation

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

March 2007 - May 2012
Husky International Automation & Industrial Technology

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

Packaging

December 2007 - June 2011
Jack's Family Restaurants Food & Beverage

Restaurants & Retail

July 2015 - August 2019
JELD-WEN Holding
Building Products & Construction

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

October 2011 - August 2021
KraussMaffei Group Automation & Industrial Technology

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

Packaging

December 2012 - April 2016
Magellan Health Services
Healthcare January 2004 - November 2005
Partou Consumer Products & Services November 2018 - August 2022
RSI Home Products Consumer Products & Services

Building Products & Construction

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

October 2008 - February 2013
Ryan Business Services & Software October 2018 - August 2023
Save-A-Lot Consumer Products & Services

Food & Beverage

Restaurants & Retail

December 2016 - April 2020
sgsco Consumer Products & Services

Packaging

October 2012 - November 2021
SIG Combibloc Group
Consumer Products & Services

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

Packaging

March 2015 - December 2020
Spirit AeroSystems Aerospace & Transportation

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

June 2005 - August 2014
Survitec Group Aerospace & Transportation

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

March 2015 - January 2020
The Warranty Group Financial Services November 2006 - August 2014
TMS International Industrial Manufacturing & Services January 2007 - October 2013
Tomkins Limited Automotive Aftermarket

Industrial Manufacturing & Services

September 2010 - July 2014
Tropicana Las Vegas Leisure & Gaming May 2009 - August 2015
USI Insurance Services Financial Services December 2012 - May 2017

References

  1. ^ "2019 Annual Report". Onex Corp.
  2. ^ "Canada's very own private-equity giant Onex quietly tops returns of big-name U.S. rivals". Financial Post. Bloomberg News. June 26, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Onex, Canada Pension to Buy Tomkins for $4.5 Billion". Bloomberg.com. July 27, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Chapple, Jon (December 11, 2017). "SMG sold to PE firm Onex Corporation". IQ. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Onex to buy wealth manager Gluskin Sheff in $445 million deal | Financial Post". Financial Post. March 25, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Vandaelle, Ian (March 22, 2019). "Onex snaps up wealth manager Gluskin Sheff in $445M deal". BNN Bloomberg. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Onex reports US$1.1B Q1 loss on COVID-19 disruption
  8. ^ "Gerald Schwartz controlled Onex closes $5B acquisition of WestJet". December 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Portfolio of Investments". www.onex.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  10. ^ "Portfolio of Investments". www.onex.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

External links

  • ONEX (company website)