Private Equity

CDPQ is a major Québec and global private equity investor, with nearly 50 years of sector experience. Our teams have cutting-edge expertise, primarily as direct investors and as fund partners. We invest in a broad range of sectors worldwide.

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Key figures

$50.2 B

Net assets in the Private Equity portfolio as at December 31, 2019

14.8%

Of CDPQ’s total portfolio

Over 75%

Portion of direct investment activities in the portfolio

TOP 10

One of the world's leading institutional private equity investors

Our exposure

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PRIVATE EQUITY BY GEOGRAPHY

As at December 31, 2019

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PRIVATE EQUITY BY SECTOR

As at December 31, 2019

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Our objective

CDPQ’s long-term goal is for our private equity investment portfolio to outperform the stock markets. Our investments typically constitute minority equity stakes of between CAD 250 million and 1 billion.

Our investment approach

Create long-term value
Focus on quality partnerships
Be an active, not an activist, shareholder

Our value-added

Our commitment to the companies in our portfolio goes beyond financing. We can help them improve operational efficiency by:

Participating in their governance
Supporting the leadership teams in certain projects
Creating high-level development stratégies and supporting their implementation
Providing privileged access to our resources, networks and expertise

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Management team

Martin Laguerre

Executive Vice-President and Head of Private Equity and Capital Solutions
CDPQ US (New York)

Kim Thomassin

Executive Vice-President and Head of Investments in Québec
and Stewardship Investing

François Boudreault

Managing Director and Co-Head, Private Equity

François Duquette

Managing Director and Co-Head, Private Equity

Arthur J. Brohinsky

Managing Director and Operating Partner,
Private Equity, North America, CDPQ US (New York)

Meng Ann Lim

Managing Director, Direct Private Equity, Asia Pacific
CDPQ Singapore

Albrecht von Alvensleben

Managing Director, Private Equity, Europe
CDPQ London

Lorenzo Levi

Managing Director and Operating Partner, Private Equity, Europe
CDPQ London

Daniel Leith

Managing Director, Funds, Private Markets
CDPQ London

Jean Potvin

Managing Director, Funds, Private Equity
(Montréal)

Thomas Birch

Global Managing Director, Venture Capital and Technology

Québec Investments

We are a leading stakeholder in Québec-based private equity. Our Québec investment team has developed unique expertise and a financing offer which includes strategic benefits for Québec companies.

For more information on our Québec investments

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