Private Equity &
Real Estate Asset Management.

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Our investors will tell you our commitment to
execution is unwavering. We’ve built our track
record through maintaining precision on focus.

Our investors will tell you our commitment to execution is unwavering.
See Why.

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 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 $400 million which will continue to grow well into the future in a controlled manner.

Hard work with an unwavering focus on execution and delivery are our sole key success factors.

THIRD PARTY SERVICES

Development & Construction Management

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.

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Property Management

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.

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Mortgage
Servicing

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.

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NEWSBIT

Standing Fast in the Crisis

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.

Topped Off

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.

NEWSBIT

Standing Fast in the Crisis

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.

Topped Off

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.

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PARTNERS

President

KC Daya

KC Daya

President

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Chief Executive Officer

Wes Myles

Wes Myles

Chief Executive Officer

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Senior Vice-President, Commercial Mortgage Investments

Gaetano Coscia

Gaetano Coscia

Senior Vice-President, Commercial Mortgage Investments

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President

KC Daya

KC founded Clifton Blake in 2005 before the firm launched the first private equity fund in 2012. He is responsible for overseeing corporate operations and business development. KC has worked in tandem with CEO Wes Myles to develop the overall strategic vision of Clifton Blake.

Prior to establishing Clifton Blake, KC worked within the acquisition and asset management groups at Morguard Investments and Brookfield. KC earned an MBA in Real Estate Finance and Strategic Management from the Schulich School of Business and a B.Sc from McGill University. He is an Old Boy from Upper Canada College.

President

KC Daya

KC founded Clifton Blake in 2005 before the firm launched the first private equity fund in 2012. He is responsible for overseeing corporate operations and business development. KC has worked in tandem with CEO Wes Myles to develop the overall strategic vision of Clifton Blake.

Prior to establishing Clifton Blake, KC worked within the acquisition and asset management groups at Morguard Investments and Brookfield. KC earned an MBA in Real Estate Finance and Strategic Management from the Schulich School of Business and a B.Sc from McGill University. He is an Old Boy from Upper Canada College.

Chief Executive Officer

Wes Myles

Wes executes strategic plans at the project level and the firm’s overall strategic vision. His extensive skills in valuations, financing, acquisitions, dispositions and asset management are the result of his 25 years in commercial real estate operating in local, foreign and emerging markets.

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, Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment, and an MBA in International Finance, Economics and Strategic Management, both from the Schulich School of Business.

Chief Executive Officer

Wes Myles

Wes executes strategic plans at the project level and the firm’s overall strategic vision. His extensive skills in valuations, financing, acquisitions, dispositions and asset management are the result of his 25 years in commercial real estate operating in local, foreign and emerging markets.

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, Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment, and an MBA in International Finance, Economics and Strategic Management, both from the Schulich School of Business.

Senior Vice-President, Commercial Mortgage Investments

Gaetano Coscia

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.

Senior Vice-President, Commercial Mortgage Investments

Gaetano Coscia

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.

Advisory Board

CHAIR

Peter
Sharpe

Peter
Sharpe

CHAIR

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Chair, Mortgage Fund

Dr. Sidney Zucker

Dr. Sidney Zucker

Chair, Mortgage Fund

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Patrick Brigham

Patrick Brigham

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Byron
Messier

Byron
Messier

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CHAIR

Peter
Sharpe

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.

CHAIR

Peter
Sharpe

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.

Chair, Mortgage Fund

Dr. Sidney Zucker

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.

Chair, Mortgage Fund

Dr. Sidney Zucker

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 Brigham

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.

Patrick Brigham

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
Messier

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.

Byron
Messier

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.

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