Onex Private Equity Co-Head Nigel Wright Is Dead at 62 (1)

Nigel Wright, the co-head of Onex Corp.’s flagship private equity group and a key figure in Canada’s Conservative Party, has died. He was 62.

“Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of our cherished colleague and friend,” Chief Executive Officer Bobby Le Blanc said in a statement Tuesday. “He was the consummate gentleman who set the standard for professionalism. Over nearly three decades with Onex, he was committed to its values, its culture, and most of all its people, who regarded him with deep admiration and affection. We will miss him dearly.”

Wright joined Onex in 1997 ...