Kirk Falconer

In his first interview since becoming CDPQ's head of private equity and capital solutions, Laguerre tells affiliate title Buyouts about his plans, including offering a credit option.

IMCO established credit as a separate asset class only last year. It aims to grow portfolio assets to C$8bn-plus by 2025.

The firm is tapping into the rich deal environment spawned by the pandemic.

Mark Jenkins, the firm's global head of credit, explains how the operation has grown over the last few years and where it sees opportunity in today's world.

Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, said the three-to-five-year outlook for its credit partner Oaktree Capital is “much better today than it looked eighteen months ago.”

Sagard's healthcare royalty platform, launched last year, sees opportunity in the small and mid-sized end of the global market.