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James Farrar
Director/Board Member at
ForestCare Corp.
Profile
Mr. James T.
Farrar, CFA CA, is Independent Director at Diversified Royalty Corp., a Managing Director at Second City Capital Partners, a Managing Director at Gibralt Capital Corp., and Chief Executive Officer & Director at City Office REIT, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Diversified Royalty Corp., ForestCare Corp., and City Office REIT, Inc.
Prior to joining Second City Capital in 2009, Mr. Farrar was Vice President at Fowler Ken Enterprises Ltd. Previously, he spent seven years as an executive of a family office with a diversified portfolio concentrated in the real estate sector.
He has extensive experience in acquisitions and divestitures with a combined enterprise value in excess of $1 billion and has completed over $500 million of financings.
He has over 15 years of experience in the private equity, real estate and corporate finance industry.
Mr. Farrar received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and is a Chartered Accountant, a Chartered Business Valuator and a CFA charterholder.
James Farrar active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
ForestCare Corp.
 ForestCare Corp. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Operates agricultural nursery facilities | Director/Board Member | - |
Balfour Pacific Capital, Inc.
 Balfour Pacific Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance SCCP provides mezzanine debt and equity financing to middle-market companies throughout Canada and the Western and Midwestern US. The firm focuses on a wide range of industries including healthcare, industrial products and technology. They look for companies with exceptional management teams, leading and defensible market positions, large and well-defined market opportunities and strong financial disciplines. SCCP participates in management buy-outs and buy-ins, acquisitions financings, shareholder successions, restructurings, recapitalizations, expansion capital financings and bridge financings. Investments are typically made in the form of equity or equity-like instruments, mezzanine loans, bridge loans or a combination of these. | Private Equity Investor | 2008-12-31 |
Second City General Partner II LP
 Second City General Partner II LP Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2009-09-30 |
Second City Real Estate | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2009-09-30 |
Former positions of James Farrar
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OFFICE REIT, INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2026-01-08 |
| DIVERSIFIED ROYALTY CORP. | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-09 |
Gibralt Capital Corp /Private Equity/
 Gibralt Capital Corp /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance Gibralt focuses on investments that span the globe, but with a specific presence in North America. Gibralt's opportunistic strategy targets attractive absolute returns. These strategies may exhibit short term volatility, exposure to a less liquid set of investments and varying correlation to equity, credit and interest rate markets. They also may exhibit a higher degree of manager concentration relative to broadly diversified strategies in order to emphasize particularly attractive current market opportunities. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd.
 Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ken Fowler Enterprises (KFE) core investment activities are focused on real estate development, restaurant companies/hospitality and niche specialty retailers. They look for companies with experienced management teams that are operating in industries with strong long-term potential. Companies should have or have the potential to have diversified suppliers and customers. They should also have or have the potential to have a significant market share of its sector or industry as a whole. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of James Farrar
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| Private companies | 9 |
|---|---|
Diversified Royalty Corp.
 Diversified Royalty Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in the business of acquiring royalties from multi-location businesses and franchisors | Commercial Services |
Gibralt Capital Corp /Private Equity/
Gibralt Capital Corp /Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance Gibralt focuses on investments that span the globe, but with a specific presence in North America. Gibralt's opportunistic strategy targets attractive absolute returns. These strategies may exhibit short term volatility, exposure to a less liquid set of investments and varying correlation to equity, credit and interest rate markets. They also may exhibit a higher degree of manager concentration relative to broadly diversified strategies in order to emphasize particularly attractive current market opportunities. | Finance |
Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd.
Ken Fowler Enterprises Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Ken Fowler Enterprises (KFE) core investment activities are focused on real estate development, restaurant companies/hospitality and niche specialty retailers. They look for companies with experienced management teams that are operating in industries with strong long-term potential. Companies should have or have the potential to have diversified suppliers and customers. They should also have or have the potential to have a significant market share of its sector or industry as a whole. | Finance |
Balfour Pacific Capital, Inc.
Balfour Pacific Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance SCCP provides mezzanine debt and equity financing to middle-market companies throughout Canada and the Western and Midwestern US. The firm focuses on a wide range of industries including healthcare, industrial products and technology. They look for companies with exceptional management teams, leading and defensible market positions, large and well-defined market opportunities and strong financial disciplines. SCCP participates in management buy-outs and buy-ins, acquisitions financings, shareholder successions, restructurings, recapitalizations, expansion capital financings and bridge financings. Investments are typically made in the form of equity or equity-like instruments, mezzanine loans, bridge loans or a combination of these. | Finance |
ForestCare Corp.
ForestCare Corp. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Operates agricultural nursery facilities | Process Industries |
Wilfrid Laurier University
 Wilfrid Laurier University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Second City General Partner II LP
Second City General Partner II LP Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice | Finance |
City Office REIT, Inc.
 City Office REIT, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Acts as a Real Estate Investment Trust/REIT | Finance |
Second City Real Estate |
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