Capital Solutions
As a long-term partner, CDPQ provides flexible and innovative capital solutions that meet the continuously changing needs of companies in Québec and around the world.
Our team offers transactions using debt, equity or hybrid instruments, both as a direct investor and as a partner in investment funds. The team possesses extensive knowledge and cutting-edge expertise in multiple sectors.
We target investments with attractive risk-adjusted returns. Our goal: Construct a portfolio that is less correlated to markets, with lower volatility and good capital protection.
Our approach
- Focus on flexibility and innovation to develop customized solutions
- Drawing on the combined strength of our teams and our partners to seize opportunities in unconventional niches
- Investing cautiously to manage and limit the risk of capital loss
Our capital offering
Specialty finance
Targets the acquisition and financing of tangible or intangible assets that generate stable and predictable cash flow
Quasi-equity
Targets financing through hybrid securities, convertible securities or preferred shares, negotiated directly with large companies
Opportunistic credit
Targets structured credit instruments to finance companies with complex situations
Management team
Executive Vice-President and Head of Private Equity and Capital Solutions
CDPQ US (New York)
Investment Funds and External Management
To maximize our portfolio’s risk-return profile, we also invest in funds around the world.
These activities are conducted in collaboration with our Investment Funds and External Management team.