Meet Our Partners

The strength of our team is pivotal to our success. Many of us have worked together for the best part of two decades, with our combined experiences, insights and professional expertise from financial services, business operations, private enterprises and management consulting giving us a strong strategic advantage

Jonathan Bowers

Managing Partner

Jonathan founded White Pine Equity Partners in 2010, after amassing more than thirty years’ experience in the private equity and investment banking sectors. Prior to establishing White Pine, he held leadership positions with Credit Suisse in New York, London and Hong Kong. Jonathan began his career as a consultant with Bain & Company in Toronto.

Jonathan holds a Honors Bachelor of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario and an MBA from Harvard University.

Carrie Lang

Managing Partner

Carrie is a founding member at White Pine Equity Partners. She has over 20 years of private equity experience. Prior to joining White Pine, she led numerous investments within the conusmer retail and industrial sectors at Bain Capital Private Equity in New York. Laura began her career as a consultant with Bain & Company in Toronto.

Carrie holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University and an MBA from Harvard University.

Jeff Brant

Operating Partner

Jeff joined White Pine Equity Partners in 2015 as Operating Partner. Prior to joining White Pine, Jeff spent 15 years in COO and CFO positions at several emerging and mid-size companies in Canada and the U.S. Jeff was also previously a strategy consultant with Monitor Company and began his career as an accountant with EY.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Toronto and is a qualified CA and CPA.

Eric Peters

Partner

Eric joined White Pine Equity Partners in 2012. Prior to White Pine, Eric worked in the investment banking M&A department at Morgan Stanley in New York and London. Eric began his career as an accountant at EY in Toronto.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University and is a qualified CA, CPA and is a CFA chaterholder.

Ewen Chew

Partner

Ewen joined White Pine Equity Partners in 2016. Prior to White Pine, Ewen worked at a publicly listed logistics solutions provider in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prior to that, he worked in the Energy and Natural Resources and M&A investment banking teams at RBS in Hong Kong and TD Securities in Toronto, respectively. Ewen began his career as an accountant at PwC in Toronto.

Ewen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University and is a qualified CA and CPA.

Laura Metcalf

Partner

Laura joined White Pine Equity Partners in 2017. She has over 15 years of private equity and investment banking experience in both North America and Asia. Prior to joining White Pine, Laura worked at Silver Lake Partners focused on technology investments across Asia Pacifc. Laura began her career in strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company in New York and then worked as an investment banker focusing on technology, digital media and communications in New York and Singapore.

Laura received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a BA in Economics.

Jason Small

Partner

Jason joined White Pine Equity Partners in 2019. Prior to White Pine, he worked in the M&A investment banking division of Credit Suisse in Toronto and New York, where he focused on executing transactions in the consumer retail and industrials sectors.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Toronto and is a CFA charterholder.