Waldemar Halek

Owner and President at Transworld Business Advisors of Ontario
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  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Polish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Certified Public Accountants
    The University of Illinois
    Mar, 2004
    - Nov, 2024
  • Chartered Accountant
    Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
    Jun, 2003
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Transworld Business Advisors of Ontario
    • Canada
    • Investment Banking
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Owner and President
      • May 2020 - Present

      Waldemar leads Transworld Business Advisors in Ontario, a business brokerage and advisory firm. Transworld is a global leader in the marketing and sales of businesses and franchises with over 250 offices worldwide. The focus of the Ontario firm is on selling owner-managed businesses (main street and lower middle market). The firm also works with many franchise systems on selling new or existing franchises. Waldemar leads Transworld Business Advisors in Ontario, a business brokerage and advisory firm. Transworld is a global leader in the marketing and sales of businesses and franchises with over 250 offices worldwide. The focus of the Ontario firm is on selling owner-managed businesses (main street and lower middle market). The firm also works with many franchise systems on selling new or existing franchises.

  • YorkLane Capital Partners Inc.
    • Canada
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder and Managing Partner
      • Jan 2018 - Present

      Waldemar is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at YorkLane Capital Partners. YorkLane provides boutique real estate advisory, asset management and investment services. Waldemar is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at YorkLane Capital Partners. YorkLane provides boutique real estate advisory, asset management and investment services.

  • GET-TECH Innovative Solutions Inc.
    • Canada
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member Of The Board Of Advisors
      • Mar 2020 - Present

      GET-TECH helps its clients optimize design, construction and operation processes at all stages of a built asset's life cycle. A prop-tech company with a focus on new technologies within real estate, including Internet of Things (IoT), Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), BIM Asset Management, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Digitalization and other. GET-TECH helps its clients optimize design, construction and operation processes at all stages of a built asset's life cycle. A prop-tech company with a focus on new technologies within real estate, including Internet of Things (IoT), Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), BIM Asset Management, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Digitalization and other.

  • Halcan Capital Inc.
    • Canada
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
      • May 2017 - Present

      Waldemar is the Founder of Halcan Capital and acts as its President and CEO. Waldemar directs advisory and investment activities of Halcan and manages two of its portfolio companies: Transworld Business Advisors of Ontario and YorkLane Capital Partners. Waldemar is the Founder of Halcan Capital and acts as its President and CEO. Waldemar directs advisory and investment activities of Halcan and manages two of its portfolio companies: Transworld Business Advisors of Ontario and YorkLane Capital Partners.

  • First Capital REIT
    • Canada
    • Real Estate
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Vice President, Asset Management Analytics
      • Nov 2014 - May 2017

      A member of the senior leadership team, Waldemar served as the Vice President, Asset Management Analytics of First Capital Realty, a TSX listed real estate company. FCR is Canada’s leading owner, developer and manager of well located, high quality urban retail-centered properties. The company managed about $9 billion in real estate assets, or approx. 25 million sq. ft. across Canada, including $1 billion in development projects. Waldemar oversaw forecasting, valuations and analytics groups. A member of the senior leadership team, Waldemar served as the Vice President, Asset Management Analytics of First Capital Realty, a TSX listed real estate company. FCR is Canada’s leading owner, developer and manager of well located, high quality urban retail-centered properties. The company managed about $9 billion in real estate assets, or approx. 25 million sq. ft. across Canada, including $1 billion in development projects. Waldemar oversaw forecasting, valuations and analytics groups.

  • Almadev
    • Canada
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Vice President Finance
      • Nov 2009 - Nov 2014

      A member of the executive team, Waldemar served as the Vice President Finance of Elad Canada Inc., a Canadian real estate investment and development corporation, headquartered in Toronto and managing in excess of $2 billion in its own and private real estate assets in Canada and the US (residential, office, retail, industrial, land and senior housing) and $2 billion in construction projects (condominiums, rental apartments, retail). The company managed two public issuers on Tel Aviv stock exchange and several private investment vehicles. Waldemar managed all finance and accounting aspects of the entities.

  • PwC
    • Professional Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Manager
      • Sep 2000 - Nov 2009

      Waldemar spent over nine years with the audit practice of PwC LLP in Toronto. He audited and advised clients involved in various industries and focused on: real estate (office, retail, hotel and development) and funds and asset management companies. Waldemar's strategic accounts comprised Oxford Properties and Manulife Funds. His experience included companies listed on the U.S. and Canadian capital markets, as well as private companies. He has been involved in Canadian and the U.S. public offerings and several M&A transactions. Waldemar was selected to participate in Genesis Park, PwC's global leadership development program aimed at high potential professional staff of the firm. He was also the senior manager in charge of the strategic change management project to offshore services to India and he has been on secondments in the U.S. (San Jose, San Francisco, Washington, D.C.).

Education

  • Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
    Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive management
    2012 - 2013
  • York University - Schulich School of Business
    Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive management
    2012 - 2013
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Genesis Park
    Global Executive Leadership Program
    2006 - 2006
  • York University - Schulich School of Business
    Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management, Accounting
    1996 - 2000
  • University of Bath
    Management
    1998 - 1998

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