Private Equity

Why Private Equity

Private Equity is experiencing significant growth, marked by rising assets under management and an expanding range of investment opportunities. This expansion has been fueled, in part, by companies opting to remain private for extended periods and the effective value creation strategies employed by private equity managers.

At AGF Capital Partners, we believe there continue to be attractive opportunities within private equity sectors shaped by several key trends and accommodative market dynamics that allow investors to strengthen their portfolios with enhanced returns from greater diversification.

 

Private Equity Capabilities

AGF Capital Partners’ Affiliate Managers bring valuable expertise in identifying, acquiring and managing portfolio companies. 

Our private equity capabilities are offered through Kensington Capital Partners, an innovator in the Canadian private equity market.

Investors can access a diversified portfolio of private equity investments across the following sectors:

Growth
Equity

Growth equity encompasses a diverse array of investments within private markets, generally characterized by higher revenues and lower risk compared to early-stage ventures. These investments are often in tech-enabled service companies that are experiencing rapid scaling at the time of investment.

Mid-Market Buyout

Mid-market buyout opportunities in North America of mature profitable businesses that offer exposure not readily available in public markets. Kensington seeks to partner with companies by being an active co-investor or lead their own investments in the companies.

Venture Capital

Kensington has been an active investor in venture capital since the launch of the firm in 1996. They invest in markets across Canada and U.S. in all stages from early-stage Seed to later stage technology growth companies.

Resources

The term ‘Affiliate Manager’ refers to any partner regardless of relationship structures or revenue sharing agreements. The form of AGF’s structured partnership interests in Affiliate Managers differs from Affiliate Manager to Affiliate Manager. The structure of the relationship with a particular Affiliate Manager, or the revenue that AGF agrees to share in, may change. When AGF owns a controlling equity interest in an Affiliate Manager, we consolidate the Affiliate Manager’s financial results into our Consolidated Financial Statements. When we do not own a controlling equity interest in an Affiliate Manager, but have significant influence, we account for our interest in the Affiliate Manager under the equity method. Under the equity method of accounting, we do not consolidate the Affiliate Manager’s results into our Consolidated Financial Statements. Instead, our share of earnings or losses, net of amortization and impairments, is included in share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures in our Consolidated Statements of Income, and our interest in these Affiliate Managers is recorded in Investment in associates and joint ventures in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Affiliate Managers only provide investment advisory services or offer products in the jurisdiction where such firm, individuals and/or product is registered or authorized to provide such services.