Canadian Whitecastle hires Michael Fricker as vice president

For the past nine years, Fricker acted as a corporate finance advisor serving privately-held, mid-market businesses with growth, succession and liquidity needs. While in this role, Fricker worked with a range of Canadian and US private equity groups and lenders.

Prior to becoming partner at a Canadian corporate finance boutique, Fricker worked in both banking and the brokerage industry. Additionally, he served as a board member of a Toronto charitable foundation.

Carey Diamond, managing director of Whitecastle, said of Fricker 'He is well known to the private equity industry in Canada and is uniquely qualified to attract, evaluate and manage investment opportunities. Having worked successfully with numerous entrepreneurs transitioning their businesses, Michael brings tremendous value add to our organization and ultimately to our investee companies'.

Whitecastle focuses on providing capital and advice for growth and buy-outs in small and medium-sized enterprises. It targets opportunities in business sectors such as the environment, healthcare services and products, financial services and manufacturing.

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