Investments

Consumer Goods & Services

We produce goods and offer services to our consumers that can be found across the island.
2018
Pure National (”PNL”) is the largest ice manufacturing and distribution platform in the English-speaking Caribbean, distributing over four million bags of ice annually under the brands Happy Ice, Kingston Ice, and Pure National Ice. The company was formed through a merger of Happy Ice and Pure National Ice and serves the ice needs of over 3,000 commercial clients and 1,000,000+ individual customers across the island of Jamaica.

From Pure National Limited

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From Pure National Limited

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Grupo Frontera

2021
Grupo Frontera is a joint venture partnership between NEP and Jamaica Producers Group in the Dominican Republic. The company’s main brand is Grupo Alaska, the leader in ice manufacturing and distribution and the second largest water provider in the Dominican Republic. Alaska serves 4,000 clients and customers across the island.
2013
NWC delivers five-gallon bottles of water right to your home or office. Post-acquisition of JAMAGUA and BLUE MOUNTAIN PEAK SPRING WATER, NWC now provides both refreshing spring and purified water to its customer base.

SNB Creative Group

2020
The SNB Creative Group is a multi-service creative hub that aims to be the leading provider of creative services in Jamaica and the Caribbean by providing leading Event Production, Entertainment, Graphic Design, Communication and Digital Solutions for our clients. SNB formed company in 2020 with merger of Starlight Production and Blueprint Consulting, making this company the second largest event execution platform in the Caribbean.

From SNB Creative Group

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From SNB Creative Group

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2019
Jamaica’s leading gym chain with eleven locations across the island. The company provides consumers with 24/7 access to first-rate gym equipment as well as the premiere in workout classes and personalized training experiences.

From Express Fitness

365 is our ‘discount’ fitness facility where an individual can gain access to a clean, well-equipped gym facility for a bargain price. As this unique solution will target an untapped and large base of the market, these gyms will be very vibrant and close to public transportation. It will also be the key solution for corporates with a large base of employees, including BPOs, security companies, and the public sector.

From Express Fitness

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Garth Pearce

Group CEO

Mr. Pearce currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Norbrook Equity Partners Limited. In his current role, Mr. Pearce is responsible for all areas of the group and its portfolio companies. This includes all the central support services provided from Norbrook to each of its portfolio companies – Finance, Accounting, HR, Logistics and Administration. 

Previously, Mr. Pearce was Manager of Investment Banking for NCB Capital Markets Limited, the investment banking arm of the NCB Group, where he was responsible for deal origination and structuring with a focus on private equity and real estate transactions. He joined NCB Capital Markets in 2013 to lead the firm’s regional private equity investment initiative. 

Prior to joining NCB, Mr. Pearce was Senior Investment Manager for the Caribbean Investment Fund, L.P., the first pan-Caribbean private equity fund dedicated exclusively to making investments in the CARICOM Region. He also worked with Jamaica Producers Group Caribbean snack food business where he managed finance and logistics.

Khary Robinson

Executive Chairman

Khary Robinson is the Executive Chairman of Norbrook Equity Partners (“NEP”), a holding company that acquires and operates privately owned businesses in emerging and niche markets. Today NEP owns and operates fourteen companies in Jamaica, West Africa and the United States. These businesses are very diversified in terms of industry and scope and includes the local leader in ecommerce fulfillment (Mailpac), the largest private transaction processing company in Jamaica (ePay), Jamaica’s leading player in ice manufacturing and distribution (Pure National Limited), the Jamaican arm of the world’s largest car rental company (Hertz), Jamaica’s fastest growing water provider (JamAgua) and several other industry leading platforms in Jamaica, Florida and West Africa. 

Since founding NEP in 2008, Mr. Robinson was responsible for transaction execution, business development, strategy, finance and operations across the group. In 2016, Mr. Robinson moved into his current role of Executive Chairman, where he spends the majority of his time developing and executing group initiatives, either through the identification and execution of new acquisitions or developing and strategizing growth strategies for the existing portfolio. Today, Mr. Robinson works closely with the NEP’s Group CEO as well as the business managers of each business line to ensure the effective execution of the stated strategy for each company and the group on a whole. Prior to establishing NEP, Mr. Robinson worked in various industry groups of Investment Banking for Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Bank of America Securities. During his tenure, he analyzed various financial markets, companies and acquisition candidates for corporate clients undertaking financing and M&A transactions. 

Mr. Robinson studied economics at Georgetown University and graduated with honors, attaining a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Management. There he was awarded with the prestigious Arthur Ashe Student-Athlete award. He received his MBA from the Wharton School in May 2007, with a major in Finance and Entrepreneurial management. He has also been recognized for his achievements and was awarded the Goldman Sachs Fellowship, the Joseph P. Wharton Fellowship, the Executive Leadership Council award as well as the Shils-Zeidman Entrepreneurial Fellowship at Wharton. Mr. Robinson is also a member of the Young President Organization (YPO), NextGen network of executives and the Council of Urban Professionals (CUPA).