Onex founder Gerald Schwartz wins Horatio Alger Award
Gerald Schwartz, founder, chairman and CEO of Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp, has been chosen to receive the International Horatio Alger Award in 2016. The award recognizes an individual who has persevered through challenges to become a successful entrepreneur and community leader. As a result, Schwartz will become a lifelong member of the Horatio Alger Association of Canada and its American affiliate. Schwartz founded Onex in 1984. Today, it has more than US$22 billion in assets under management, including US$6 billion of Onex capital, in private equity and credit securities.
2 December 2015•3 mins read
