Active

Onex

Investor type

PE

Founded

1984

AUM

$37 000 M

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investment Ticket

$100+ m

Investment Stage

Series B

Region of investment

Europe
Investor profile last updated: 14 May, 2025

Profile

Founded in 1984, Onex manages and invests capital on behalf of its shareholders, institutional investors and high net worth clients from around the world. Onex’ platforms include: Onex Partners, private equity funds focused on mid- to large-cap opportunities in North America and Western Europe; ONCAP, private equity funds focused on middle market and smaller opportunities in North America; Onex Credit, which manages primarily non-investment grade debt through tradeable, private and opportunistic credit strategies as well as actively managed public equity and public credit funds; and Gluskin Sheff’s wealth management services. In total, as of June 30, 2021, Onex has approximately $46 billion of assets under management, of which approximately $7.5 billion is its own investing capital. With offices in Toronto, New York, New Jersey, Boston and London, Onex and its experienced management teams are collectively the largest investors across Onex’ platforms. Onex shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol ONEX. For more information on Onex, visit its website at www.onex.com. Onex’ security filings can also be accessed at www.sedar.com.

Industry

Business Services (B2B) Construction Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) E-commerce/Marketplace Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Retail Software Transportation Travel Life Sciences PropTech / ConTech LegalTech HealthTech TravelTech Aerospace Automotive Education SaaS

Onex Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Onex Partners Opportunities Fund
Private Equity (PE)
Aerospace
Automotive
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Education
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Software
Transportation
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$735 M
May 2024

Contacts

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Nigel Wright Managing Director
Managing Director
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FAQs about Onex

Onex is a private equity firm. It backs companies at Series B, writing tickets of $100+ m.
Onex is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Onex was founded in 1984.
Onex invests in companies and startups in Business Services (B2B), Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), E-commerce/Marketplace, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Retail, Software, Transportation, Travel, Life Sciences, PropTech / ConTech, LegalTech, HealthTech, TravelTech, Aerospace, Automotive, Education, SaaS.
Onex invests in companies and startups in Europe.
Onex invests in companies and startups at Series B.
Onex usually invests $100+ m on average.
Onex has around $37 000m assets under management.
Onex last fund was created/launched in 2024-05-24
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