BridgeWerk

BridgeWerk is a private equity firm that emerged as a spin-off from the private investment team of the Werklund Family Office, associated with renowned Canadian entrepreneur David Werklund. The firm is dedicated to managing the direct private equity portfolio for the Werklund Family Office. BridgeWerk primarily focuses its investments on industrial businesses, particularly those involved in specialty manufacturing and services for critical infrastructure. This includes key areas such as the electrical grid, waste management, and energy infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on opportunities arising from energy transition, increasing energy demand, and aging assets across North America.

Founded in 2024, BridgeWerk was established to continue and expand the private equity investment activities previously conducted within the Werklund Family Office. The firm's co-founders are See Hon Tung, who serves as Managing Partner, and Oliver Davidson, also a Partner. Their collective vision was to create a dedicated entity to strategically deploy capital into industrial and technology firms, leveraging their extensive experience in private investments and family office management.

As a newly established firm in 2024, BridgeWerk has not yet publicly announced specific portfolio companies or investments. PitchBook indicates that the firm has made 0 investments to date, reflecting its recent formation and active pursuit of new investment opportunities within its defined criteria.

The BridgeWerk team brings a wealth of experience from both the Werklund Family Office and prior roles in investment banking and finance. See Hon Tung, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, previously led private investments for the Werklund Family Office and held senior positions at TD Securities and National Bank Financial, and was a founding member of x.com (later PayPal). Oliver Davidson, Partner and Co-Founder, spent seven years with the Werklund Family Office's private investments team and worked in investment banking at BMO Capital Partners, Peters & Co. Limited, and Credit Suisse. Gary Cresswell, Executive Partner, contributes over 35 years of industrial expertise, while Robert DeJong, Principal, and Jordan Kwiecinski, Senior Associate, also bring significant experience from the Werklund Family Office's private investments team and institutional finance roles.