Private Debt Investment Forum
October 30th, 2025
HONEYROSE Hotel, Montréal QC
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
CIBC Asset Management
Franklin Templeton
IFM Investors
Sponsors
October 30th, 2025
Northleaf Capital Partners is a global private markets investment firm with US$29 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments raised to date from public, corporate and multi-employer pension plans, endowments, foundations, financial institutions and family offices. Northleaf’s 275-person team is located in Toronto, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Menlo Park, Montreal, New York, Seoul and Tokyo. Northleaf sources, evaluates and manages private markets investments globally, with a focus on mid-market companies and assets.
Aviva Investors is a leading global asset manager that combines the breadth of our multi-asset, private and public market capabilities to deliver solutions that are designed to last. We operate across 9 countries with over USD $309* bn of AUM.
With an approach rooted in the principles of collaboration and commitment, we are experts in connecting the right investment capabilities with individual client needs. We use the full scope of our capabilities to design solutions that last – solutions that start with you.
The value of an investment is subject to increases and decreases. Investors may not recover the amount originally invested. * Data as at 31 March 2025.
CIBC Asset Management (CIBC AM) is the asset management subsidiary of CIBC. Dedicated to being the leader in client relationships, CIBC AM provides a range of high-quality investment management services and solutions to retail and institutional investors. Offerings include a comprehensive platform of mutual funds, strategic managed portfolio solutions, discretionary investment management services for high-net-worth individuals and institutions. CIBC AM is one of Canada’s largest asset management firms, with over C$268 billion in assets under administration as of September 30th, 2025.
At Franklin Templeton, we believe that success requires more than just expertise – it demands powerful partnerships. As a forward-thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with our clients, understand their unique goals, and navigate the complexities of the market together. Our team leverages cutting-edge strategies and deep industry insights to unlock opportunities for growth. With Franklin Templeton by their side, investors don’t prepare for the future – they shape it.
Strategic acquisitions have built an industry leading range of capabilities across traditional and alternative asset classes. From stocks to bonds, ETFs, and across private equity, private debt, real estate, hedge funds and venture, we offer clients a singular access point to cutting edge strategies. We go beyond investing in single asset classes, and are able to create bespoke, outcome-oriented solutions for clients in each and every one of our segments. With more than 1,500 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, we have over 75 years of investment experience and US$1.54 trillion in assets under management as of 30 April, 2025.
IFM Investors is a global asset manager, founded and owned by pension funds, with capabilities in infrastructure equity and debt, private credit, private equity, real estate and listed equities. Our purpose is to invest, protect and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people.
With assets under management of AUD 266.1 billion (as at 31 December 2025), we prioritise the interests of 831 institutional investors worldwide. IFM operates from 17 offices across Australia, Europe, North America and Asia.
Nicola Institutional provides investors with access to diversified multi-asset portfolios as well as standalone private markets opportunities. Supported by an independent investment platform with over $17 billion in assets under management, Nicola Institutional can connect institutions of all sizes to private markets. For more than 20 years, Nicola has been actively investing in alternative asset classes and has curated a platform offering institutions access to private credit, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure.
Nicola Institutional leverages this track record to provide institutional investors with access to diversified portfolios designed with the objective of providing resilient, risk-adjusted returns. Our investment teams are supported by Investment Committees comprised of highly experienced professionals with top-tier institutional pedigrees, guiding decisions with rigor and discipline.
Built on the scale, resources, and expertise of a 30-year-old firm, Nicola Institutional delivers the access, oversight, and execution that institutions expect — while remaining focused on what truly drives results: differentiated private market strategies with the objective to preserve capital, enhance income, and support long-term growth.
*Nicola Institutional is the institutional arm of Nicola Wealth Management Ltd
Penfund is one of Canada’s leading private credit managers with a history dating back to 1979. Penfund provides senior and junior capital to middle market companies throughout North America. The firm is currently investing its most recently established junior fund, Fund VII, and recently launched senior fund, Penfund Prime. Assets and capital under management exceed C$3.0 billion. We are a relationship-oriented, hold-to-maturity lender capable of committing up to C$300 million per transaction (or USD equivalent).
Sagard is a global multi-strategy alternative asset management firm with more than US$32B under management, 190 portfolio companies, and 400 professionals.
Sagard is an alternative asset management firm that invests in venture capital, private equity, private credit, and real estate. We deliver flexible capital, an entrepreneurial culture, and a global network of investors, commercial partners, advisors, and value creation experts. Our dynamic and supportive ecosystem gives our partners the advantage they need to learn, grow and win at every stage.
The firm has offices in Canada, the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
For more information, visit www.sagard.com.
Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management group managing €53.0 billion of assets (as of 31 March 2026). The Group has developed a wide range of expertise across four asset classes: Credit, Real Assets, Private Equity, and Capital Markets Strategies. Capitalizing on its strong equity base (€3.1 billion as of 31 December 2025), Tikehau Capital invests its own capital alongside its investor-clients. The Group is guided by a strong entrepreneurial spirit and DNA, shared by its 723 employees (as of 31 March 2026) across 17 offices in Europe, Asia, and North America.
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