Meet the Team
Wes Dick
Managing Partner
Charlie Legg
Principal
Rob Creighton
Partner
Thomas Risinger
Senior Associate
Tina Liu
Principal
Catherine Yang
Associate
Wes Dick
Managing Partner
Wes brings nearly 25 years of experience financing and investing in businesses that use transportation, industrial and commercial equipment to provide critical services into the economy. Before Mascarene Partners, Wes founded and was the Head of Onex Transportation Partners, a middle market, value added infrastructure investment platform focused on the transportation sector. Prior to Onex, Wes spent nearly 15 years as a Senior Vice President at BBAM LP, the world’s third largest aircraft leasing business. Wes led BBAM’s capital raising efforts and was an integral part of the senior leadership team that grew the business through the NYSE-listing of Fly Leasing Limited and the establishment of Incline Aviation, one of the world’s first private equity funds dedicated to investing in commercial aircraft on operating lease. Wes started his career at Credit Suisse in 2000 where he was involved in financing efforts across a wide range of transportation businesses with a particular focus on aircraft, railcars, vessels and containers.
Wes earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Acadia University in Canada.
Rob Creighton
Partner
Rob has over 16 years of experience in private equity investment and advisory services. Most recently, he was a Managing Director at Onex Transportation Partners, where he led the sourcing, execution, and management of leveraged buyouts and structured equity investments in middle-market businesses. Prior to his role at Onex, Rob served as a Principal at Littlejohn & Co. Earlier in his career, he worked as an associate at Brantley Partners, a middle-market growth equity firm, where he supported portfolio companies and evaluated investment opportunities. Rob began his career in investment banking at UBS.
Rob holds an A.B. in Mathematics from Princeton University.
Tina Liu
Principal
Tina brings over 12 years of experience in investment and advisory services. Most recently, she served as Senior Principal at Onex Transportation Partners, where she focused on originating, executing, and managing middle-market investments. Before her role at Onex, Tina gained extensive principal investing experience through positions at Basalt Infrastructure Partners, EagleTree Capital, and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, where she worked across various infrastructure, industrial, and business services sectors. Tina started her career in investment banking at RBC Capital Markets.
Tina holds a B.S. in Finance and International Business from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Charlie Legg
Principal
Charlie brings over a decade of investment experience across private equity, public equity and public debt markets spanning several industries including transportation, equipment leasing, infrastructure, energy, aviation and specialty finance. Prior to Mascarene, Charlie was a Principal at Onex Transportation Partners where his responsibilities included sourcing, executing and managing middle-market investments. Before joining Onex, Charlie held principal investing roles at Two Sigma Private Investments and Fortress Investment Group. Charlie began his career covering public equities and corporate debt at Wolfe Research and Putnam Investments.
Charlie holds a B.A. in history and economics from Bowdoin College and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Thomas Risinger
Senior Associate
Thomas has over five years of experience in investment and advisory services. Prior to Mascarene, Thomas was a Senior Associate at Onex Transportation Partners. Before Onex, Thomas’ principal investing experience included a role at Napier Park Global Capital, where he focused on the origination, execution and management of investments across various sectors, including transportation and industrials. Thomas also previously worked in investment banking at Citi.
Thomas earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Duke University.
Catherine Yang
Associate
Catherine has more than four years of experience in investment banking and advisory services. Before Mascarene, Catherine was an Associate at Onex Transportation Partners. Prior to joining Onex, Catherine worked at CIBC in the Diversified Industries Investment Banking group in Toronto.
Catherine holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.
