Gary Peart
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
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- Full Name
- Gary H. Peart
- Title
- Chief Executive Officer, Mayberry Group Ltd.; Chairman, Mayberry Investments Ltd.
- Firm
- Mayberry Group Ltd. / Mayberry Investments Ltd.
- Firm Type
- Financial advisory, brokerage, investment banking, asset-management and private-equity-oriented investment firm
- Investment Stage
- Seed round listed in investor databases; Mayberry’s documented activity is primarily private-company investing, IPO preparation, public listings, bonds, public equities, and strategic holdings
- Target Company Profile
- Jamaican businesses with growth potential, capital-market readiness, and ability to benefit from public listing, bond financing, or strategic investment
- Sector Focus
- Finance, distribution, manufacturing, insurance, bakery, shipping, tourism, gaming/lottery, public equities, bonds
- Geographic Focus
- Jamaica and the wider Caribbean
- Location
- Jamaica
Background
Gary H. Peart is CEO of Mayberry Group Ltd. and chairman of Mayberry Investments Ltd. Mayberry announced on October 16, 2024 that Peart, formerly CEO of Mayberry Investments Ltd., had been appointed CEO of Mayberry Group Ltd. with immediate effect and would become chairman of Mayberry Investments Ltd. effective November 1, 2024.
Peart joined Mayberry Investments in 2005 and led the firm for nearly two decades as it expanded beyond brokerage into investment banking, debt and equity restructuring, stock brokerage, investment management, financial advice, public-market transactions, and private-equity-style investing. A 2017 Jamaica Observer profile credits him and Mayberry with helping build Jamaica’s Junior Market by backing and preparing companies for public listing.
His education includes a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of the West Indies and an Executive MBA from Florida International University. Earlier career references list him as having worked in Jamaican corporate finance, including PWL Transition Ltd. and JMMB Bank, before his Mayberry tenure.
Peart also holds or has held multiple board roles. Supreme Ventures identifies him as executive chairman of its board and notes that he also serves on boards including the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Lasco Distributors, and IronRock Insurance.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Peart’s best-documented investment focus is Mayberry’s model of backing Jamaican companies, improving their capital structure, and helping them access public markets.
- He has described Mayberry’s advantage as being “nimble and innovative” and rooted in “relationship-building.”
- Mayberry’s Junior Market playbook has two paths: invest in private companies, help them grow, then list them; or take a position at the time of listing.
- He has framed the firm’s IPO approach as a “win-win-win philosophy” for owners, investors, and the Jamaican economy.
- Sector fit appears broad but Jamaica-centered: Mayberry-backed or Mayberry-led listings have included finance, bakery, distribution, manufacturing, insurance, shipping, tourism, and gaming.
- Public comments suggest he values entrepreneurs with proven businesses that can use listing, dividends, and share liquidity to unlock growth capital.
Notable Investments
- Access Financial Services — Mayberry invested J$38 million in 2006, helped reshape the company’s balance sheet, took it to Jamaica’s Junior Market in 2010, and later sold its stake to Proven for J$900 million in 2015.
- Blue Power Ltd. — Named by the Jamaica Observer among companies Mayberry helped bring to the Junior Market.
- Jamaican Teas — Named among early Junior Market companies supported by Mayberry.
- Lasco Financial Services — Mayberry held a major stake and Peart served on the board before resigning in 2020 because of potential conflicts related to Supreme Ventures.
- Lasco Distributors — Mayberry was a shareholder; Peart has also served as a director and audit committee member.
- Lasco Manufacturing — Listed among the companies Mayberry helped bring to the Junior Market.
- General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica — Mayberry led the proposed Junior Market listing; Peart described it as Mayberry’s 10th company brought to the Junior Market.
- Supreme Ventures Ltd. — Mayberry raised J$6.6 billion in debt and equity for clients to acquire a large stake; Peart later became chairman of Supreme Ventures.
- Express Catering Ltd. — Peart participated in the June 27, 2024 listing ceremony for Express Catering’s USD bond market transaction with Mayberry.
- Mayberry Jamaican Equities — Mayberry’s listed equity investment vehicle held positions including Supreme Ventures, Derrimon Trading, Wigton Windfarm, Lasco Financial Services, Jamaica Broilers, General Accident, Lasco Manufacturing, Honey Bun, Jamaica Teas, and JMMB.
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