Our Experienced Team
A dedicated group of professionals with diverse backgrounds
Dan Nanson, CEO
Dan Nanson serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner at Fair Capital Partners. Previously, he held the positions of Head of Portfolio Management and Head of Power and Utilities at MUFG Bank Canada, where he oversaw numerous sectors nationwide.
Before his tenure at MUFG, Dan was part of the treasury department at Centrica Plc in the UK.
Having articled at PwC Canada, Dan is a holder of the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, and the holds the AMCT designation from the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He earned an Honours Degree from the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia.
Catherine Siu, CIO
Catherine Siu is the Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner of FairCap. Catherine is a capital markets professional with nearly 20 years’ experience in both debt and equity.
Prior to FairCap, she managed a diversified credit portfolio of nearly C$18Bn for MUFG Bank Canada, which saw profit grow at a CAGR of 20% over the last 5 years.
Her previous experience as a sell-side equity analyst at Canaccord Genuity has given her the acumen for corporate and asset valuation, which is integral in deal structuring.
Catherine holds a Bcomm. degree from the Haskayne School of Business at University of Calgary and the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Successful Lending Projects
We help Canadian businesses grow and succeed.
Finshore
FairCap structured an $18.5 million senior secured loan facility to support the growth of fintech start up: Finshore, an Apollo insurance company. Finshore is Apollo's 'buy-now-pay-later' solution for tenants insurance.
Project Storm
We provided $13 million to Project Storm, a Canadian Power and Utility company located in the Maritimes that focuses on storm repair, distribution and renewables. We partially funded the sponsor's purchase of the company and have supported them through significant growth and success.