Team

Elroy is President, CEO and founder of Newlook Capital. Building leadership teams that develop and execute strategies continues to be his passion, he has built leadership teams in real estate, logistics, health care and private equity. Elroy has been directly involved with real estate and private equity investments totalling in excess of $150,000,000. Elroy also serves on the Private Capital Markets Association Advisory Committee.

Abbas is currently a Partner and a Chief Investment Officer of Newlook Capital. Prior to Newlook Capital, Abbas was heading the investment department of the Abudawood Group. The Group is very well known in the Middle East as the partner of Procter & Gamble. He was responsible for the group’s global investment portfolio that stretches across different asset classes and industries – mainly industrial, services, FMCG, aviation, hospitality, real estate and financial services. In his 15+ year career, he has managed a team of professionals covering private equity funds, direct investments, public equities, M&A and real estate. Abbas holds a BA in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut and a Masters in Finance & Investments from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Gavin is an Aerospace Engineer by training, having started his career with Rand Worldwide and quickly moved to Country Manager running the Asia-Pacific division based in Australia. Gavin then founded a Merchant Banking firm focused on identifying and developing strategic metals for B.R.I.C. Countries and had offices in Australia, China and Africa. In the last 10 years, he has founded, raised substantial capital and sold several entities operating in Africa, Asia and North America. Gavin brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the capital markets, asset management, mergers, and acquisitions to the Newlook Team. With 20 years in the finance space and having raised over half a billion dollars, building a network supporting retail investor platforms, family offices and institutional investors, Gavin continues to build out long term strong relationships for Newlook.

Oliver joined Newlook Capital in summer 2018 as the Fund Manager for The Industrial Services Fund II. Since becoming a partner at Newlook in 2019, The Industrial and Infrastructure Services Fund has grown significantly under his leadership; approaching 1,000 employees across the US and Canada and 19 businesses in 4 platforms. Blum has significant experience in both operations and finance from senior operations roles at both automotive parts manufacturing and industrial chemical supply companies, and as VP of Commercial Lending at a major Canadian bank, among others. Blum has a B.A. Honours degree from Queen’s University and an MBA from Harvard University.

Sean leads the Newlook dental team focused on valuations, acquisitions and divestitures reporting to Abbas Osman, CIO and assists with the finance, treasury, and financial reporting divisions of Newlook Capital. Sean, who is a U of T alumni and former Varsity Blues athlete, has worked at Newlook Capital for almost 10 years and promotes a team based environment with emphasis on connecting the right people and building collaboration between operations and management to execute corporate growth strategy.

Mike Harrison joined Newlook in 2016, and has worked in a number of different Funds and roles during his time with the team. Currently, as the Manager of Industrial Fund investments at Newlook Capital, Mike leads the acquisition process for all new deal opportunities in the Industrial Group. Mike brings over seven years of investment experience and expertise at Newlook, and is a CFA charter holder, bringing a wealth of knowledge to the team. Mike works closely with Oliver Blum, Newlook Capital’s Managing Partner for the Industrial Fund, and together, they lead a number of different strategic initiatives related to new opportunities for the Funds as well as ongoing operational support to enhance the performance of portfolio companies.

Luke leads financial and operational support and planning for a number of portfolio companies within Newlook Capital’s Industrial Service Funds. Prior to joining Newlook Capital in 2019, Luke worked in a variety of financial and operational roles, maintaining a focus on partnering with management teams to lead and implement strategic objectives. Luke holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Guelph. He also holds a CPA designation with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and Master of Business Administration degree from the DeGroot School of Business at McMaster University.

Sonam Nayyar oversees all the corporate accounting, financial and compliance reporting for all of the funds held at Newlook Capital. Prior to joining Newlook Capital in 2020, Sonam was an Assistant Manager at Deloitte Canada in the audit and assurance practice. She has experience in several industries including: private equity, construction, manufacturing and real estate. Sonam holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. She also holds a CPA, CA with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

Danielle joined Newlook in 2024 as Director of Portfolio Finance Operations, Industrial Services Funds. She manages the ongoing interactions with all industrial portfolio companies, ensuring timely and accurate reporting, year-end audits, financial planning, budgeting, and leading key strategic initiatives on a portfolio-wide basis aimed at operational improvements and EBITDA maximization.

Danielle is a highly knowledgeable senior finance professional with over 18 years of experience in business partnering, financial management and strategic planning across a range of industries at both publicly traded and private corporations. She holds a bachelor’s degree from York University and an MBA from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University.