Sagard to Launch Private Credit Fund for Canadian Accredited Investors

For the first time, Accredited Investors To Invest Directly
in Inaugural Sagard Private Credit Fund 

TORONTO, June 20, 2024 /CNW/ - Sagard, a global alternative asset manager with over US$25B of assets under management, today announced it will launch an evergreen credit investment fund designed for accredited investors, the Sagard Private Credit Fund ("the Fund"). Sagard expects that the Fund will be formally launched in partnership with iCapital, a leading global fintech platform focused on alternative investments, and that it will begin accepting subscriptions from accredited investors in the coming months.¹

The Fund will leverage Sagard's origination capabilities to invest alongside institutional investors in a broadly diversified portfolio of private credit investments, composed mainly of private loans originated by Sagard, together with more liquid credit securities. 

"The Sagard Private Credit Fund will harness our tenured team's institutional-calibre credit origination capabilities to give Canadian accredited investors the opportunity to participate in this attractive asset class",  said Adam Vigna, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Sagard. "Private credit can deliver higher returns with lower volatility than most other fixed-income alternatives, and our team knows this space extremely well, having invested in this asset class for over 20 years. We are thrilled that the Fund will give more individuals access to private credit, which can be a great complement to a diversified portfolio", he added.

The Fund will provide loans to private middle market companies, receive interest payments on those loans, and distribute the net proceeds to investors in the form of distributions, driving an initial indicative annual net return of 9-10%. Investors will be able to subscribe to the Fund through their investment advisors each month, with quarterly redemptions available. The Fund will be eligible for registered plans, such as RRSPs, RESPs, TFSAs and more.

"At Sagard, we believe in democratizing access to alternatives," said Paul Desmarais III, Chairman & CEO of Sagard. "Over the last eight years, we have recruited some of the best investment teams in Canada and elsewhere, building our firm to serve leading sophisticated investors: public and corporate pension plans, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, and wealthy families. We are now going to offer these capabilities to a much broader category of accredited investors. Until recently, this kind of access has not been possible. We are starting with private credit in Canada, and the plan is to go far beyond that," he added. 

Sagard plans to launch additional investment products for accredited investors in the coming months. 

For more information, visit www.sagard.com/SPCF or email us at [email protected].

About Sagard Credit 

Sagard Credit provides bespoke debt solutions to public and private middle-market companies seeking capital in the U.S. and Canada. Sagard's credit investment platform and its strategic partner, Sagard  | HalseyPoint, together manage $6B in assets including $2.8B under its private credit and senior lending strategies and $3.2B under management at Sagard | HalseyPoint in the CLO space as of March 2024. Our investments are tailored to the company's specific needs, including support for growth, M&A, refinancing, recapitalizations, and other strategic initiatives. Sagard's credit offering includes investment strategies in opportunistic credit, senior lending, collateralized loan obligations, and private wealth solutions.

About Sagard

Sagard is a global multi-strategy alternative asset management firm with US$25B under management, 150 portfolio companies, and 300 professionals. We invest 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 firm has offices in Canada, the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

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