Amar Pandya, CFA, is Portfolio Manager of the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund and the Pender Special Situations Fund at PenderFund Capital Management. He joined Pender in October 2017.

Amar started his investment career in 2011 in the Portfolio Management Training Program at a large global financial services company. The program provided him with experience in a variety of investing roles in various asset categories, including Fixed Income and Equities. Prior to joining Pender, Amar was an Associate Portfolio Manager at a large-cap equity value investment firm based in Winnipeg, Manitoba where he specialized in the Industrial, Consumer, Materials, Telecom and Real Estate Sectors.

Amar advocates a contrarian value investing strategy, identifying out of favour, quality compound growth businesses, as well as opportunistic close-the-discount investment opportunities trading at a significant discount to intrinsic value.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance (Honours) from the University of Manitoba. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2015.

Amar is actively involved with CFA Society Vancouver where he serves as a member of the CFA Vancouver Programs Committee. He also sits on the Steering Committee for the Vancouver chapter of Women in Capital Markets.

Articles

Small-caps poised for above-average returns in 2026

By David Barr , Amar Pandya (Published on 12-23-2025)

M&A update: Fundamentals firmly intact

By Amar Pandya (Published on 11-25-2025)

M&A update: Less hostile regulation means more deals

By Amar Pandya (Published on 08-22-2025)

M&A update: Tariffs, rate uncertainty stall activity

By Amar Pandya (Published on 05-08-2025)

M&A update: constructive small-cap environment

By Amar Pandya (Published on 02-25-2025)

M&A update: pushback on hostile regulation

By Amar Pandya (Published on 12-03-2024)

M&A update: tailwind for up-cycle

By Amar Pandya (Published on 10-09-2024)

M&A update: Going private

By Amar Pandya (Published on 08-27-2024)

M&A update: Activity heats up as confidence improves

By Amar Pandya (Published on 07-26-2024)

M&A update: Valuation gap between small- and large-caps widens

By Amar Pandya (Published on 06-19-2024)

Risk, data traps, and the psychology of money

By Amar Pandya (Published on 05-20-2024)

M&A update: Bargains becoming available

By Amar Pandya (Published on 04-03-2024)

M&A update: Gathering strength

By Amar Pandya (Published on 02-01-2024)

M&A update: Building confidence

By Amar Pandya (Published on 11-22-2023)

M&A down but Canada still a bright spot

By Amar Pandya (Published on 08-24-2023)

Merger arbitrage as a low-volatility strategy

By Amar Pandya (Published on 05-30-2023)

M&A market update: Let’s make a deal!

By Amar Pandya (Published on 04-21-2023)

Unwinding speculative excess

By Amar Pandya (Published on 03-07-2023)

SPAC bear presents arbitrage opportunity

By Amar Pandya (Published on 03-30-2022)

Space: the next generation

By Amar Pandya (Published on 10-06-2021)

Investing in space

By Amar Pandya (Published on 12-10-2020)