Deal team
No junior associates, no analysts gatekeeping. The person you meet at intro is the same person signing your commitment letter.
Managing Principal
24 yrs · ex-RBC Capital · LL.B Osgoode
Founded Foundation in 2011 after 15 years on the institutional commercial side. Personally underwrites every deal above $40M. Lead on the firm's largest transactions.
Term loans · large multi-family
Principal, Origination
16 yrs · ex-First National · MBA Ivey
Sources and structures every deal in the GTA and Ottawa markets. Built the broker-channel relationships that drive 70% of our origination flow.
Origination · GTA / Ottawa
Principal, Credit
18 yrs · ex-CMLS · CFA
Heads underwriting and credit committee. Last word on every term sheet. Sponsor due diligence, third-party reports, environmental reviews — all run through his desk.
Credit · underwriting
Principal, Construction
22 yrs · ex-BDC · P.Eng
Runs the construction-loan book. Reads architectural drawings, identifies cost risk, monitors progress draws on every active site. Background as a structural engineer.
Construction · progress draws
Principal, Western Canada
14 yrs · ex-CIBC Commercial
Vancouver and Calgary lead. Runs the western-Canadian origination desk. Speaks Mandarin and Cantonese with cross-border investor clients.
Western Canada · cross-border
Principal, Mezzanine
19 yrs · ex-Brookfield Asset
Heads our junior-capital book. Mezzanine, preferred equity, joint-venture co-invest. PIK structures, profit participations, sponsor alignment.
Mezzanine · pref equity
