Team Members

  1. Home
  2. Team
  3. Investment Team
  4. Derek Gould
Headshot of Derek Gould

Investment Team

Derek Gould

Managing Director

Derek is a Managing Director and is responsible for originating, structuring and managing investments for the opportunistic credit and direct lending strategies.

Prior to joining Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners (formerly Comvest Credit Partners), Derek was a Senior Vice President in the Principal Finance group of Macquarie Capital, where he focused on structured capital investing and special situations across a broad range of sectors.

Derek received an MSc in Decision Sciences and a BSc in Management Sciences from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Private Credit

Our private credit business is now Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners, offering creative and flexible private credit solutions to both sponsored and non-sponsored middle-market companies, backed by Manulife’s global scale and Comvest’s proven leadership.

Vesterra Capital Partners, formerly Comvest Private Equity, is a private equity firm focused on control investments in lower middle market companies, partnering with founders and management teams to build businesses for lasting growth.

Learn More
© 2026 Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners. All rights reserved. Manulife, Stylized M Design, and Manulife and Stylized M Design are registered trademarks of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company. Comvest and Comvest Credit Partners are trademarks of Comvest Group Holdings LP.  Each are used by it and by its affiliates under license.