TORONTO (June 5, 2023) – Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf), a leading global private markets investment firm, today announced that James Cowan has joined the firm as Vice Chair, Global Private Markets. In this new role, Cowan will support the distribution of Northleaf’s private markets strategies to retail, private wealth and asset management advisors and investors, a strategic growth priority for the firm.
Cowan joins Northleaf from Macquarie Group where he held senior leadership positions in Toronto and New York, most recently serving as CEO & President of the MIRA Infrastructure Global Solution funds. Cowan brings more than 20 years of experience in private markets investing, asset management and business development with institutional and private wealth investors.
“We are delighted to have James join our team to support our growth and business development strategy,” said Northleaf Managing Partner and Co-Founder Stuart Waugh. “We are pleased to attract a successful private markets executive with proven experience in building long-term investor partnerships. James’ deep industry knowledge and extensive network will strengthen our ability to deliver our global private markets platform to investors.”
“Northleaf is a world-class global private markets investment manager with an impressive track record and a strong growth trajectory,” said Cowan. “I look forward to working with the team at Northleaf to further diversify the firm’s client base and help develop innovative private markets solutions through partnerships with investors.”
About Northleaf Capital Partners
Northleaf Capital Partners is a global private markets investment firm with more than US$22 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments raised to date from public, corporate and multi-employer pension plans, endowments, foundations, financial institutions and family offices. Northleaf’s more than 200-person team is located in Toronto, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Menlo Park, Montreal, New York and Tokyo. Northleaf sources, evaluates and manages private markets investments, with a focus on mid-market companies and assets. For more information on Northleaf, please visit www.northleafcapital.com.