Bridging Finance Inc. was a Canadian private lender based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that was placed into receivership in April 2021 following an investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). Subsequent findings by the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal determined that former CEO David Sharpe, former Chief Investment Officer Natasha Sharpe and former Chief Compliance Officer, Andrew Mushore engaged in fraud involving undisclosed related-party transactions, diversion of investor funds for personal benefit, and misleading disclosures to investors and regulators.[1]
At its peak, Bridging Finance managed approximately $2.1 billion on behalf of roughly 26,000 investors. Following its collapse, the court-appointed receiver estimated investor losses of approximately $1.3 billion, representing nearly two-thirds of assets under management.[2] That is one of the "largest collapses of an investment fund in Canadian history."[3]
In June 2025, the Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal ordered the three respondents to pay more than $27 million in administrative penalties, disgorgement and costs.[4]