Private Equity

Overview

A well-diversified portfolio of private investments across the full spectrum of private equity, including leveraged buyouts, growth equity, and venture capital, executed through fund commitments, co-investments, and direct investments in both primary and secondary transactions.

Benchmark

Not applicable (targeted absolute return of 10%)

Philosophy and process

  • The strategy aims to optimize its risk-adjusted return by leveraging secular trends and investing alongside top-tier partners in resilient companies underpinned by strong fundamentals.
  • The investment process is based on fundamental analysis and combines a bottom-up approach, researching partners and companies across all sectors of the market, with a top-down approach, analyzing macroeconomic trends. This is complemented by a robust risk-management oversight framework.
  • Investment analysis is based on extensive cash-flow analysis and a qualitative framework that emphasizes strong business models, quality of management, and ESG strengths.
  • The strategy strives to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of private companies with a focus on North America and Europe.

Why invest in these strategies?

  • A complete diversified private equity-exposure solution.
  • Stable and skilful management team with a long track-record working alongside global top-tier private equity firms.
  • Proven investment DNA process, which has been the core defensive approach to all iAGAM Private Equity Fund mandates.

How to invest?

Portfolio Manager(s)

Claude Sirois

Managing Director, Real Assets and Private Equity

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