About

Invico Capital Corporation was founded in 2005. Its inception is one that is quite unique, slightly unorthodox (to say the least) and solely based on capitalizing on a gap within the financial services space. Founders Allison Taylor and Jason Brooks identified an opportunistic link between structuring capital and funding investments from their days working for one of the Big Four professional services firms. This opportunity was beyond the capital capabilities of what most traditional banking institutions could offer – whereby structuring capital investments was further limiting potential investment opportunities. They boldly founded Invico and have since raised over $3.0 billion of private capital under management.

Since our founding days, we’ve always had an edginess to our presence within the finance industry. This extends into challenging the female representational norms within the space, which continues to be predominantly male dominated. Today, Invico is still owner-managed and employs a diverse workforce that is majority female. We promote from within and cast a wide net to attract and retain top international talent. As we continue to create our path as trailblazers within the finance space, we are also naturally ever-evolving as leaders that take a transparent approach to leverage high-value trust within the industry. In 2023, Invico was named the Alternative Investment Solutions Provider of the Year by Wealth Professional Canada. This award was given in recognition of the outstanding firm specializing in alternative investments that consistently delivered exemplary service to advisors while pushing the boundaries of innovation and industry best practices over the past year.

Corporate Family

  • Invico Energy
  • Pennant
  • REDROCK
  • SOCKEYE
  • GATOR TECHNOLOGIES

About Pennant Capital Partners

Invico Capital Corporation conducts wholesale activities in the exempt market as Pennant Capital Partners, which is a rapidly growing liquidity provider. Pennant offers expertise in alternative investments involving restructuring, distressed debt, litigation funding, secondary market transactions, and fundraising. The firm’s mobile and internationally experienced deal team are focused on monetizing underserved private assets and have facilitated over $1 billion worth of transactions internationally. Learn more at www.pennantcap.com.

Fund Partners Managed by Invico

  • Avenue Living

Team

  • All
  • C-Suite
  • Executive Team
  • Investment Team
  • Energy Team
  • Sales Team
  • Marketing Team

Allison Taylor, MBA, PM

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Allison Taylor is a visionary in the alternative asset management industry and one of Canada’s most powerful businesswomen. As Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder, and Portfolio Manager of Invico Capital Corporation, she has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance and is actively involved in the assessment of investments, ongoing regulatory compliance, and accounting on behalf of the firm’s managed investment offerings. Before founding Invico, Allison worked in pension consulting at Mercer Management and Towers Perrin before transitioning to investment banking and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) at RBC Dominion Securities. She most recently worked on facilitating M&A at Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance, where she met fellow co-founder Jason Brooks, and the two first established the idea for Invico.

In 2023, Allison was named CEO of the Year and Invico was named the Alternative Investment Solutions Provider of the Year by Wealth Professional Canada. She was also recognized by the Women’s Executive Network™ (WXN) as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100, her second such accolade after also being named to the Top 100 in 2019. Allison received the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business’ most prestigious alum award, the Management Alumni Excellence Award, alongside co-founder Jason Brooks in 2022 and was the proud recipient of the Female Executive of the Year award at the 2019 Wealth Professional Women in Wealth Management Awards. Allison is a member of the Investment Committee at the University of Calgary and the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) Exempt Market Dealer Advisory Committee (EMDAC). She graduated from the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business with an MBA in Finance and the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science and Statistics. Allison lives in Calgary, AB, with her spouse and daughter and is an avid sports enthusiast, having completed over 50 marathons across North America.

Jason Brooks, CFA, PM

President & Co-Founder

Jason Brooks is a visionary in the alternative asset management industry and one of Canada’s leaders in the private debt space. As President, Co-founder, and Portfolio Manager of Invico Capital Corporation, he has over 25 years of experience in private equity and debt financing and is responsible for structuring complex funding for small and medium-sized businesses on behalf of Invico’s managed service offerings. Since founding Invico, Jason was responsible for developing and launching the Invico Diversified Income Fund with an enviable nine-year track record and co-managing the firm’s growth to over $2.0 billion of managed capital. Before founding Invico, Jason advised on over $3 billion of private and public mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestiture, and financing transactions during his tenures as a Senior Analyst at TC Energy and as Vice President at Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance. During his time at Ernst & Young, Jason met fellow co-founder Allison Taylor, where they worked together in the private capital space and identified the opportunity to provide unique financing solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises, thereby launching Invico in 2005.

In 2023, Invico was named the Alternative Investment Solutions Provider of the Year by Wealth Professional Canada. Jason also received the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business’ most prestigious alum award, the Management Alumni Excellence Award, alongside co-founder Allison Taylor in 2022. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Charterholder and graduated from the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business with a Bachelor of Commerce (Beta Gamma Sigma). Jason lives in Calgary, AB, with his spouse and three children and is a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie who enjoys downhill skiing, mountain biking, heliskiing, and the Calgary Stampede.

Jillian Tyler, MBA

Vice President, Marketing

As the Vice President of Marketing at Invico Capital Corporation, Jillian brings over a decade of experience leading strategic multi-channel B2B, B2C, and B2B2C marketing programs to her role in overseeing the development and execution of the marketing roadmap on behalf of Invico’s managed investment offerings and providing full-service marketing support for several partner firms and subsidiary businesses across North America. Before joining the firm, Jillian worked at companies in varying stages of growth, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, and started as a Marketing Communications Associate and Digital Marketing Specialist at Field Nation before transitioning to Thomson Reuters, where she served as a Senior Marketer in the legal division. Most recently, Jillian acted as the marketing lead at Strategic Education Inc., where she managed the go-to-market strategy for all degree programs within the Schools of Business, Technology, and Public Service Leadership at Capella University and the scholarship programs at both Capella University and Strayer University.

Beyond her role at Invico, Jillian is a mentor for the BMO Mentorship Program at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business. She graduated from Capella University with an MBA in Marketing and the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication. Jillian lives in Calgary, AB, with her spouse and enjoys spending time outdoors and partaking in any athletic endeavor (other than running). She is also a two-time Olympian and represented Canada in the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Summer Olympic Games in swimming and was an NCAA champion, 7-time First Team NCAA All-American, 13-time Big Ten Champion, University of Minnesota Alumni “M” Club Hall of Fame inductee, and University of Minnesota Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame inductee.

Jamaica Zarchekoff

Director, Sales West

Jamaica Zarchekoff is the Director of Sales West at Invico Capital Corporation and has over 15 years of experience in the finance and oil and gas industries. As Director of Sales West, she is currently responsible for partnering with advisors in the CIRO channel within the Canadian Prairies region and supporting Dealing Representatives in the Exempt Market across Canada. Jamaica started her career in the finance industry as the Sales Assistant in Western Canada for OpenSky Capital, then as a Crude Oil Pricing Analyst at Plains Midstream Canada. She served as a Surface Land Analyst for Crescent Point Energy for several years before reentering the finance industry as a Business Development Manager at Renaissance Investments, providing territory coverage for British Columbia. Most recently, Jamaica was a Land and Drilling Analyst for CWL Energy and Saguaro Resources Ltd. before joining the team at Invico.

Jamaica is a graduate of the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, where she was an active member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She also holds a Surface Land and Mineral Land Certificate from Mount Royal University and successfully completed the Exempt Market Proficiency (EMP) Course in 2021. As a native of Calgary, AB, Jamaica loves cheering on the Calgary Flames or Stampeders any chance she gets and comes from a lineage of family members working in the finance industry - both her dad and uncle have been advisors for over 30 years. Jamaica enjoys spending time with her dogs and friends and remains actively involved with her sorority by volunteering as the Finance Advisor.

Ali Naqvi

Business Development Associate

Ali Naqvi is a Business Development Associate at Invico Capital Corporation and has over 4 years of experience in client service and business development in the financial services industry. As a Business Development Associate, Ali is responsible for working alongside the Senior Vice President of National Sales, Randy Beaudoin, to help expand the sales presence of Invico’s family office and institutional channel across the Prairie provinces on behalf of Invico Diversified Income Fund. Prior to working at Invico, Ali began his career as a Sales Coordinator Intern at PIMCO before working in various sales roles at Scotiabank and Tangerine. He then transitioned to Dynamic Funds, where he served as an Inside Sales Representative, helping to expand wholesaler coverage to CIRO advisors in Calgary, AB.

Ali graduated from Seneca Polytechnic with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce and a Business Administration degree in Business Management. He is actively working to attain the Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation and has completed the Investment Funds in Canada (IFC), Canadian Securities Course (CSC®), and Investment Management Techniques (IMT®) courses, as well as the Fundamentals of Alternative Investments (FAI) certificate.

Ali prides himself on being goal-oriented and fostering mutually beneficial relationships with advisors. As a student of the financial markets, he is constant in his approach to learning and being focused on growing as an individual. He can be found at the gym or hiking in the mountains in his free time.

Independent Review Committee

Securing the confidence of investors and investment professionals is of the utmost importance to Invico, and we rely heavily on the governance of raising capital with full trust and transparency. It was with this sentiment in mind that Invico established an Independent Review Committee (IRC) in 2017 to enhance the investment fund governance of the firm and ensure that all funds are organized and operated in the interests of our investors. The unanimous approval of the IRC is required to consent to, or approve of, all conflicts of interest, including changes to fees or expenses and any related-party transactions, as well as the reallocation of the use of proceeds for any purpose materially different than those set out in the offering document for the applicable securities.

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Careers

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