Prior to joining Cardinal in 2025, Ailbhe spent 6 years working in private equity and real estate in Toronto. Most recently, she was a Senior Associate at TorQuest Partners, a leading middle-market private equity fund in Toronto. She spent her time there working through the full investment process from sourcing and execution of new deals, to ongoing monitoring of existing portfolio companies working closely with management teams, through to exit.
Prior to this she worked on the investment team at Slate Asset Management, a global real estate investor based in Toronto. She began her career at Davy in Dublin.
Ailbhe holds a BComm from UCD, an MSc in International Management with Finance from Trinity Business School and is a CFA Charterholder.
Private Equity Team