Clifton Blake is a boutique, active asset management firm whose sole philosophical values centre around delivery and execution. Capital preservation and long-term sustainable growth are absolutes for us in everything we do. At Clifton Blake we do not waiver from these values for the sake of short-term, unsustainable returns or flavour of the day investment strategies. As a result, over the last decade we have built lasting, long-term relationships with our partners, investors and ultimately our friends and their families with assets under management of half a billion dollars which will continue to grow well into the future in a controlled manner.
Clifton Blake is a fully integrated real estate private equity and asset management firm dedicated to delivering superior investment performance and a steadfast commitment to the long-term financial success of our clients. With a deep-rooted philosophy centred on capital preservation and sustainable growth, we stand unwavering in our commitment to our clients’ financial well-being. Results are driven by a relentless focus on delivery and execution.
Our Approach: Uncompromising Focus on Delivery and Execution
We pride ourselves on an approach that emphasizes hard work, a relentless focus on execution, and a dedication to maintaining the highest standards in everything we do. Our team of investment professionals employs a rigorous, research-driven investment process that seeks to identify and capitalize on opportunities while mitigating risks.
A Decade of Success, Built on Trust
Over the past decade managing private equity funds, we have fostered enduring relationships with our partners, investors, and their families. Our assets under management have grown to over $700 million, and our success has been driven by our unwavering dedication to our core values. We continue to grow in a controlled manner, ensuring that we remain true to our commitment to capital preservation and long-term sustainable growth.
Our Commitment to You
As a client of Clifton Blake, you can be confident in our steadfast commitment to preserving your capital and achieving sustainable growth.
At Clifton Blake we literally create wealth. The core assets of the Clifton Blake Income and Growth Fund LP has established a verifiable track record of bankable success that is exemplary of our capabilities.
Our goal is to ensure real estate assets continue to generate a reliable stream of revenue for the owner while increase in value over time through active oversight by delivering the “Clifton Blake Experience” to both commercial and residential clients.
At Clifton Blake we are both the lender and an administrator. We are pleased to extend our institutional grade administration platform to other private funds and non-bank lenders.
Unlike other real estate portfolios, Clifton Blake’s Mortgage Fund and Clifton Blake’s Income & Growth Fund have never had to gate redemptions or adjust distributions – including in particular during the pandemic-driven market of 2020 and 2021.
Congratulations to everyone for topping off one of our three mixed-use mid-rise buildings under construction in central Toronto. Special thanks to our Investors, Board of Directors and the super talented staff at Clifton Blake!
The combined build will deliver over 400 purpose built apartments, 50,000 sq.ft of retail, already close to fully leased, 20,000 sq.ft of flex commercial and 23 boutique loft style condos already sold out.
Unlike other real estate portfolios, Clifton Blake’s Mortgage Fund and Clifton Blake’s Income & Growth Fund have never had to gate redemptions or adjust distributions – including in particular during the pandemic-driven market of 2020 and 2021.
Congratulations to everyone for topping off one of our three mixed-use mid-rise buildings under construction in central Toronto. Special thanks to our Investors, Board of Directors and the super talented staff at Clifton Blake!
The combined build will deliver over 400 purpose built apartments, 50,000 sq.ft of retail, already close to fully leased, 20,000 sq.ft of flex commercial and 23 boutique loft style condos already sold out.
Chief Executive Officer
President
Partner
KC’s primary role as CEO and Partner is the leadership of the private equity business at Clifton Blake.
Prior to Clifton Blake, KC worked within the investment groups at Brookfield Properties and Morguard Investments where he transacted and managed numerous commercial and multi-residential properties on behalf of their institutional investor clients and public entities.
Wes’ role as President and Partner is to execute the firm’s overall investment and asset management vision, from the ground up and the top down.
He has held senior positions with KPMG Real Estate, Slate Asset Management (The Blackstone Group), and GE Capital.
Wes earned a Post-MBA in Advanced Management and Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment, and an MBA in International Finance, Economics, and Strategic Management. In addition, Wes attended Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts, completing the AMDP program.
Gaetano leads mortgage origination for Clifton Blake and embraces the firm’s values on relationship lending in his management of our borrowers. In his time at the firm, he has been noted for being one of the top drivers of growth for the mortgage fund.
Gaetano is an experienced banker and also spent 6 years with another private lender prior to joining Clifton Blake.
CHAIR
Chair, Mortgage Fund
Peter retired from the Cadillac Fairview Corporation after a 26 year career, including 11 years as President and CEO, during which time he expanded the real estate investment platform beyond North America into the United Kingdom and South America. Under his leadership, CF’s assets under management grew from $6 billion to over $20 billion. Peter also served as the Global Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Building Owners and Managers Association Canada Chairman’s Award and, in 2014, was awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by NAIOP.
Since 2015, Dr. Sidney Zucker has been the Chairman of the Clifton Blake Mortgage Fund. Prior to that, he owned and operated one of the largest and most successful dental practices in Canada, which he started in 1979. He is an energetic entrepreneur and accomplished real estate investor and private lender. His portfolio includes both residential and commercial properties, with a specialization in apartment buildings, along with mortgage investments. Sidney manages his real estate portfolio through his own property management company.
Patrick was previously the President of Sunquest Vacations which he founded in 1972. Sunquest became Canada’s leading tour operator, launching countless international destinations for Canadians. He also launched Sunquest Incentive Travel, to cater to the fast growing corporate incentive travel market. In 1995, Sunquest was sold to Airtours, one of Britain’s largest wholesale travel companies. Patrick is on the Boards of Club Link Corporation and the Cambridge Group of Clubs, and is a former Director of the Greater Toronto Airport Authority.
Byron was President and CEO of Continental Insurance Company in the early 1990s when the company was acquired by Fairfax Financial Holdings and renamed Lombard General Insurance Company. He continued to serve as President and CEO of Lombard Insurance until 2003. At that time, he successfully completed an IPO consolidating Fairfax’s four Canadian insurance companies under a new publicly traded holding company, Northbridge Financial Corp, where he remained CEO until his retirement in 2005. Today, Byron is also Managing Partner of Forstar Capital Ltd., a Toronto based private equity company.
