Founded in 1994, Oakville Investment Corporation was established to assist accredited investors pool money with private equity ventures. OIC has developed a portfolio of $25,000,000 comprising 40+ investors who invest jointly in groups as small as two and as large as twenty-five.
OIC’s strategy is to find companies who have found profitability or the path to profitability, but have seriously impaired their balance sheet in the process. These companies are underfinanced, overleveraged and often shareholders and their closest friends are facing significant losses. OIC assesses the risk and that allow investors to use their resources (both financially and experientially) to develop their investment. Through regular investment updates and continual contact with each investment, O.I.C seeks to access up and coming companies and utilize their resources to increase profitability, in turn paying investor dividends. OIC and its investors can be passive investors in junior public companies or active as consultants, board members and in some instances, interim leaders.
Who is OIC?
Founded by John MacDonald, Oakville Investment Corporation utilizes John’s strong finance and accounting background, bringing twenty years of small business expertise to bear on companies strategy and plans for turnaround. OIC leverages relationships to create profitable and unique opportunities for investors to take a hand-on approach that is not normally available in larger investment firms.
John MacDonald
Founder
John MacDonald graduated from the University of Western Ontario in Economics and Wilfrid Laurier in Accounting in 1980. After articling with Touche Ross & Co, John worked in Government for eight years before establishing his own firm. Specializing in owner managed business and detailed tax planning, John has grown the firm to include several professional staff serving over 350 corporations and over 1200 individuals.
In addition to being active in both local and federal politics, John serves on the Board of Directors of several public companies and continues to play an active role in strategic leadership in many private ventures.
The focus of John’s work is assisting clients in improving operating results, minimizing resulting income taxes and planning for future financial needs. Whether it is big or small, John is committed to excellence and has demonstrated this through his unwillingness to settle for second best.
Matthew MacDonald
Investment Officer
Phone: (905) 338-8343 ext. 224
Matthew MacDonald graduated from McMaster University with an Honours BA and received Masters of Business Administration from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Matthew has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. From co-founding a concert promotion & production business when he was in high school to buying and selling a pool maintenance and service business before he turned twenty-five, Matthew's practice includes new economy consulting, human resource management and corporate restructuring.
Matthew resides in Oakville with his wife Hailey and children Stella and Reese.