TriWest Capital Partners clarification on Globe and Mail article

TriWest Capital Partners clarification on Globe and Mail article

TriWest Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Calgary, Alberta, today issued a clarifying statement in response to an article that appeared in The Globe and Mail newspaper on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. The article “Fake names, big gains. Cheat, repeat” by Grant Robertson and Tom Cardoso describes investigations by the BC Securities Commission against real and fictitious individuals associated with a questionable organization whose name, Tri-West Investment, is unfortunately similar to TriWest Capital Partners.

Dino DeLuca, Chief Operating Officer of TriWest Capital Partners, confirmed that “TriWest Capital Partners is in no way associated with the Tri-West Investment organization nor the individuals mentioned in The Globe and Mail article”. “TriWest Capital Partners is one of Canada’s most highly respected private equity firms with our roots firmly based in Western Canada. We have successfully raised over $1.25 billion in committed capital since our firm was founded in 1998.”

TriWest Capital Partners’ is proud of its diverse group of portfolio companies, the management teams it partners with, and our commitment to our people and the community.