Sagard

Sagard’s current global multi-strategy platform was founded in 2016, while its European materials trace the group’s investment origins to 2002 with support from Power Corporation of Canada. It has since expanded from a Canadian base into a global private-markets firm.

The firm invests across venture capital, private equity, private credit and real estate for institutional investors, family offices and private-wealth clients. Its platform includes direct investing as well as private-equity primaries, secondaries and co-investments.

Sagard is especially notable for partnership-led, middle-market investing. Its private-equity platform emphasizes relationships with smaller and mid-market fund managers, while its credit business provides bespoke financing to North American companies. The firm also offers portfolio-company support through operating, strategic, M&A and revenue-growth resources.