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Gerald Schwartz

Gerald Schwartz

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G. Schwartz
Rank
#0
Net Worth
$00.0B
Gender
Male
Age
84Y
Country
Canada
Born On
November, 1941
Deceased
No
Relationship Status
Married
Children
4
Education

Harvard Business School - Master Of Business Administration

Designation Info :

Self-Made
Yes
Type
Self-Made (Private Equity)
Organization Name
Onex Corporation
Title
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Source

Onex Corporation

Industry
Finance, Investments, Private Equity

About G. Schwartz


G erry Schwartz is a Canadian self-made billionaire and one of the country's most powerful and influential business figures. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Onex Corporation, Canada's largest and oldest private equity firm. After a career in law and investment banking in the U.S. and Canada, he founded Onex in 1984, pioneering the private equity industry in Canada.

For nearly four decades, he has led Onex, overseeing a long and successful track record of leveraged buyouts and investments across a wide range of industries, from aerospace to services and manufacturing. He is a central and highly connected figure in the Canadian business establishment. His wife, Heather Reisman, is also a highly successful entrepreneur as the founder and CEO of the Canadian bookstore chain, Indigo Books & Music. Together, they are one of Canada's most prominent power couples and are major philanthropists.

Quick Reads


  • Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Onex Corporation, Canada's largest private equity firm.
  • A pioneer of the private equity and leveraged buyout industry in Canada.
  • Has led the firm for nearly 40 years.
  • His wife, Heather Reisman, is the founder of the Indigo bookstore chain.
  • He and his wife are one of Canada's most powerful business couples.

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