Bio

George So is a seasoned infrastructure, investment and finance professional with over 25 years of specialized expertise in real assets principal investing, asset management and corporate reorganizations. He is a Managing Partner at Instar and a member of the Executive Committee that is responsible for the overall strategy of assets under management and fund operations. George was most recently the founder and Managing Partner of Kindle Capital Group Inc., an independent investment firm established in 2009, serving the Canadian institutional investment community in establishing syndication and co-investment funds focused on global private equity and infrastructure. Notable transactions included Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group, 407ETR, Behrman Capital, Anglian Water Group and Colonial First State’s Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund, among others. Prior to establishing Kindle, George served as a senior member for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s private investment infrastructure team, where he was responsible for managing the direct investing program valued at several billion dollars. Prior to CPPIB, he served in leadership roles at various private equity and global investment banking firms located in Asia, US and Canada, where he specialized in principal investing, real assets, capital restructurings and international corporate finance. George holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Chartered Accountancy Studies from the University of Waterloo and the Chartered Accountant designation. He is an avid supporter of various community causes and institutions, including serving as a board member for The Stop and the Canadian advisory board of Right to Play. George is also a scholarship donor to the University of Waterloo.