Private Markets Forum 2026

April 27 – 29, 2026
Four Seasons Hotel, Montréal QC

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W Capital is a private equity firm that provides secondary liquidity solutions to GPs and other private company shareholders, giving companies and their investors more time, flexibility and capital to grow. W Capital understands and appreciates the liquidity goals and needs of private equity GPs, whether an investor’s objectives are extending hold periods of trophy assets, generating portfolio liquidity, realigning investor duration, securing growth capital mid-way through an investment period, forming a continuation fund, or providing limited partners more liquidity options. W Capital Partners has provided these solutions for leading GP sponsors across all market cycles for over two decades

W Capital is part of BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts (BNPP AM Alts) which is the alternative investments platform of BNP Paribas Asset Management. BNPP AM Alts is the largest alternatives asset manager in Europe and a global leader1, with approximately €300 billion in assets under management across Real Estate, Infrastructure, Alternative Credit and Private Equity.

With more than 30-year track record, BNPP AM Alts has built a reputation as a pioneering and innovative asset manager, combining an entrepreneurial investment culture with strategic discipline.

BNPP AM Alts finances the real economy by providing equity and debt to help companies to expand by developing, managing and financing infrastructure and buildings essential to economic growth.

Sustainability is at the core of our investment decision-making processes, with a particular focus on decarbonization.

Source: BNP Paribas Asset Management, as of 30 September 2025.
1: Based on BNPP AM internal data analysis.

Schroders Capital offers investors access to a diverse suite of private asset opportunities, managing over $111 billion* in assets. Our specialized teams combine deep expertise in private markets with the global scale and resources of a leading asset manager. We provide investors with access to Real Estate, Infrastructure, Private Equity, and Private Debt & Credit Alternatives worldwide. Our approach unlocks investments typically hard to source elsewhere, while maintaining broad capabilities across private asset classes for our clients.
As of June 30, 2025, source: Schroders Capital

AllianceBernstein (AB) is a leading global investment management firm that offers diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals, and private wealth clients in major world markets. We are one of the largest investment management firms in the world, with $875 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2026. We foster a diverse, connected, collaborative culture that encourages different ways of thinking and differentiated insights. We embrace innovation to address increasingly complex investing challenges. We pursue responsibility throughout our firm—from how we work and act to the solutions we design for clients.

Diverse Needs…Diverse Solutions

We work closely with clients to define and achieve their financial goals. As markets and needs evolve, we provide global perspective, independent research and investment discipline. Every client, everywhere, can benefit from access to our firm’s full resources. Today, our investment strategies span all markets and asset classes— creating a diverse and strategic balance of global services.

  • Fixed Income: We bring together innovative research and forward-looking perspective across our suite of global, regional, multi-sector and single- sector fixed-income services to solve our clients’ most complex and unique investment challenges.
  • Equities: Driven by distinctive research insights, we provide a comprehensive suite of equity strategies across geographies, capitalization ranges and investment styles—each focused on achieving outcomes that matter to our clients.
  • Multi-Asset: We design and deliver a full range of integrated, dynamic multi-asset solutions tailored to the needs of each client, helping keep them ahead of the evolving investment landscape.
  • Alternatives: Bringing together independent agility and institutional strength, we provide nontraditional investments and strategies to help diversify portfolios with new sources of risk and return.

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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.

Arjun Infrastructure is an independent infrastructure asset management firm founded in 2015, with over €7.8 billion of AUM and offices in London and Paris. Arjun focuses on European core and core-plus mid-market infrastructure, diversified by sector and geography, and provides access through funds and separately managed accounts.
Arjun invests in essential infrastructure that supports society across digital, renewables, transport, utilities, and circular economy. With a disciplined approach to asset selection, Arjun targets assets with stable cash flows in sectors with high barriers to entry.
Arjun’s team of around 40 includes professionals with prior senior operational experience at major infrastructure operators. The firm maintains a strong focus on sustainability as part of its long-term, responsible asset management approach.

Ares Management Corporation is a global alternative investment manager with a diverse portfolio across credit, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure asset classes. Founded in 1997, the company has grown to manage approximately $623 billion in assets under management and employs around 4,200 people globally. Ares Management is known for its disciplined investment philosophy, focusing on delivering risk-adjusted returns and creating value for its stakeholders. The company’s subsidiaries include Ares Capital Corporation, Ares Management Limited, and Ares SSG, among others. Ares Management is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is recognized for its strong governance and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Baillie Gifford manages assets for over 50 Canadian clients. The firm has been in business for more than 110 years and is one of the leading privately owned investment management firms in the UK.

We have been managing money for Canadian clients for over 30 years and provide a variety of international, emerging markets, global, and private equity portfolios for public and corporate pension plans in Canada, as well as a variety of non-pension sponsors.

The success of the firm has been largely built on the simple foundations of good performance, good service and low staff turnover. Independent ownership allows us to focus on the key areas of investment performance and proactive client service. Our partnership structure fosters stability and loyalty in our people and as investment management is our only business, we have no conflicts of interest, which gives an extra clear focus to our clients’ needs.

Our structure combines the best of experience and international comparison. We believe that our analysis of individual businesses has added the most value for our clients. Our investors scour the world in search of new stock ideas. We spend much more time with academics and entrepreneurs than we do looking at traditional sources of investment research. We believe our approach will stand us in good stead as we embark on our second century of investment management for leading institutional clients.

*As of December 2025

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com/corporate.

Coller Capital is a global leader in the secondary market for private assets, renowned for being a pioneer and innovator in the asset class. Founded in 1990, Coller provides investment and liquidity solutions to private market investors worldwide, and currently manages $54 billion in private equity, private credit, and other private market vehicles. With headquarters in London and offices across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, our multinational team offers a truly global reach.

Coller has exclusively focused on secondary investing since inception and today boasts one of the largest dedicated investment teams in the asset class.

 Coller’s Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (PWSS) business offers perpetual funds to eligible private wealth investors globally.

For more information, visit  www.collercapital.com.

Fidelity Canada Institutional serves a diversified client base across all major asset classes, focusing on corporate and public defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans, endowments and foundations, insurance companies, MEPPS and financial institutions. Built on over 50 years of serving the needs of institutional investors worldwide, we offer active and risk-controlled disciplines including; Canadian, U.S., international and global equity, fixed-income, asset allocation, real estate and custom solutions.

Philosophy and Approach
The cornerstone of our investment philosophy is the belief that outstanding research drives results.
We believe in fundamental bottom-up research that is focused on identifying opportunities that offer stable growth through an investment cycle. Combined with prudent risk management and portfolio construction expertise, this allows us to offer best-in-class solutions aligned with our clients’ interests.
Research Excellence

We have the experience to develop the investment solutions that are right for you.

Fiera Capital Corporation is an independent asset management firm with a growing global presence and approximately C$164.1 billion in AUM as at December 31, 2025. We deliver disciplined, high-conviction investment solutions across public and private markets, differentiated by world-class investment talent, to create lasting value and stability in dynamic global markets.

Forum is an investor, developer and asset manager operating across North America for over 30 years, focusing on real estate, private equity and infrastructure. We are committed to creating value that benefits our stakeholders and the communities in which we invest, delivering what we call Extraordinary Outcomes. The enterprise value of our assets under management currently exceeds $3.8 billion. Our investments have attracted a number of top investors. We’re proud to have delivered in the top tier of alternative asset returns since 2002, while positively impacting over 25,000+ lives.

At Franklin Templeton, we provide access to a US$250+ billion private markets investment platform backed by specialist investment managers with deep expertise in their respective domain. Our alternatives platform extends beyond traditional investments covering an expansive footprint and specialized capabilities across asset classes, structures and investment outcomes. From private equity to private debt, venture capital, real estate and more, we offer a comprehensive range of alternative investment solutions. Today we are among the world’s largest asset managers with offices in major financial markets, serving clients in more than 150 countries, and managing nearly $1.54 trillion in assets*. (*AUM is in USD as of 30 April 2025)

HarbourVest is a private markets firm with 40+ years of experience and insight, with interwoven skills across asset classes, and relationships that build futures.
We have been investing for four decades across primary, secondary, direct co-investments, infrastructure and real assets, and private credit. We partner strategically to find opportunities based on our core strengths. Our partners, and our people, come first.

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.

At J.P. Morgan Asset Management, we believe investors deserve an expert global partner they can trust to step up and deliver strong outcomes. From the largest institutional investors around the world to financial advisors around the corner, our clients rely on the power of perspective to help build stronger portfolios and solve their toughest challenges. Our perspective draws on knowledge earned over a century of investing through every market cycle. Today, with market intelligence trusted the world over, we offer deep, actionable insights. From our vantage point, we strive to see correlations others miss and seize opportunities that our global, connected view can deliver. Through our fully ESG-integrated investment platform, enhanced investment stewardship, and range of ESG-focused strategies, we invest for sustainable return in a sustainable world. Our clients trust us to manage $2.9 trillion in assets to secure what matters most to the individuals, families, companies, and communities they serve. To make the most of retirements. To help protect endowments. To strengthen returns. To enjoy hard-earned success. To any challenge our clients face, we say, Let’s Solve It.

M&G Investments is a global asset manager that offers an extensive range of active investment strategies across public and private markets. Since launching Europe’s first-ever mutual fund in 1931, we’ve consistently relied on original thinking, taking the long view and focusing on long-term value. We’re recognised for our expertise in equities, fixed income, private markets and multi-asset solutions. With a global network of investment experts spanning different assets classes, we’re able to draw on in-depth research and expertise to find attractive opportunities around the world. Investment teams work collaboratively, sharing ideas and insights, which can reveal new investment opportunities and fuel innovation. We call this Intelligence Connected. We aim to be a trusted partner to clients wherever they are in the world, delivering valuable insights and solutions that help them meet their investment goals. We’re part of M&G plc.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is a ‘value add’ investment manager with a specialist focus on the energy transformation, across low carbon and renewable energy supply, storage, grid stability, data centre, industrial and supply chain decarbonisation and related assets and businesses.

SLC Management is a global institutional asset manager that offers institutional investors traditional, alternative and yield-oriented investment solutions across public and private fixed income markets, as well as global real estate equity and debt and infrastructure equity. We help our clients optimize their asset allocation profile and meet their long-term income and capital appreciation objectives by leveraging our insights and deep capabilities in fixed income, alternatives and real assets through our group of companies: SLC Fixed Income, BGO, Crescent Capital Group, InfraRed Capital Partners and Advisors Asset Management.

Crescent is a global credit investment manager with over $C68 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2025. For over 30 years, the firm has focused on non- investment grade credit through strategies that invest in marketable and privately originated debt securities including senior bank loans, high yield bonds, as well as private senior, unitranche and junior debt securities. Crescent is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London and Frankfurt with over 250 employees globally. For more information about Crescent, visit www.crescentcap.com.

As of December 31, 2025, SLC Management has assets under management of C$425 billion. For more information, visit www.slcmanagement.com.

AUM as of December 31, 2025. Total firm AUM includes assets managed by the SLC Management group of companies on behalf of external clients, and the Sun Life General Account. AUM includes unfunded commitments, cash, equity, and other balances. Total firm AUM excludes assets under administration. The methodologies used to compile the total AUM are subject to change and may not reflect regulatory AUM. More information is available upon request.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is the primary investing area within Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), delivering investment and advisory services across public and private markets for the world’s leading institutions, financial advisors, and individuals. The business is driven by a focus on partnership and shared success with its clients, seeking to deliver long-term investment performance drawing on its global network and deep expertise across industries and markets. Goldman Sachs Asset Management is a leading investor across fixed income, liquidity, equity, alternatives, and multi-asset solutions. Goldman Sachs oversees approximately $3.1 trillion in assets under supervision as of September 30, 2024.

Fisher Lynch Capital (“FLC”) is a global private equity firm focused exclusively on co-investment, with offices in Boston, Burlingame, and London. Founded in 2003, FLC was established with a mission to deliver specialized private equity solutions to a select group of investors. Today, FLC manages over $10 billion in AUM, helping LPs access select co-investments from leading private equity sponsors through commingled co-investment funds and customized separate accounts.

FLC has built long-standing, trust-based relationships with top-tier GPs globally and maintains 100% co-investment attribution to its current five Investment Partners.
The Firm’s investments span a diverse range of industries, transaction sizes, and geographies. FLC typically invests in consumer, technology, healthcare, business and financial services.

Area One Farms is Canada’s largest independent farmland investment manager. The firm manages over C$750 million of assets through five funds and over 200,000 acres of Canadian farmland. Area One partners with farmers to expand their farms, jointly acquiring and managing farmland. The firm delivers value to investors through annual crop-based income and long-term capital growth driven by land appreciation and improvement. Area One’s mandate delivers strong social and environmental impact outcomes, supporting farmers in achieving long-term land ownership while promoting regenerative farming practices. www.areaonefarms.ca

Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management Group with €51.0 billion of assets under management (as of 30 June 2025). Tikehau Capital has developed a wide range of expertise across four asset classes (credit, real assets, private equity and capital markets strategies) as well as multi-asset and special opportunities strategies. Tikehau Capital is a founder-led team with a differentiated business model, a strong balance sheet, proprietary global deal flow and a track record of backing high quality companies and executives. Deeply rooted in the real economy, Tikehau Capital provides bespoke and innovative alternative financing solutions to companies it invests in and seeks to create long-term value for its investors, while generating positive impacts on society. Leveraging its strong equity base (€3.1 billion of shareholders’ equity as of 30 June 2025), the Group invests its own capital alongside its investor-clients within each of its strategies. Controlled by its managers alongside leading institutional partners, Tikehau Capital is guided by a strong entrepreneurial spirit and DNA, shared by its 735 employees (as of 30 June 2025) across its 17 offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Tikehau Capital is listed in compartment A of the regulated Euronext Paris market (ISIN code: FR0013230612; Ticker: TKO.FP). For more information, please visit: www.tikehaucapital.com.

Canadian Urban Limited is an independently owned, fully integrated Canadian real estate investment and asset management firm with over 50 years of operating history. The firm invests in mid-market industrial, retail, office, and multi-family assets across Canada on behalf of institutional investors, including pensions, endowments, foundations, and family offices. Institutional-grade governance, disciplined underwriting, and active asset management underpin Canadian Urban’s long-term focus on alignment, capital stewardship, and consistent risk-adjusted returns.

www.canadianurban.com

Brief MAM overview and strategy offerings
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is a leading global asset manager, trusted by institutions, individuals and communities to responsibly manage US$4911 billion in assets. MAM provides clients with a diverse range of investment solutions that seek to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns.
We combine a long-term perspective with deep sector expertise and offer a diverse range of investment capabilities. The portfolios we manage are positioned to benefit from major structural drivers of growth, change, and opportunity across developed and emerging markets.
MAM is the asset management division of the Macquarie Group, a global financial services group. Macquarie Group is a diversified financial group providing clients with asset management, finance, banking, advisory, and risk and capital solutions across debt, equity and commodities.
1 All figures as at 31 December 2025.

Founded in Geneva in 1805, Pictet is a globally recognized independent leader in wealth and asset management, with a network of 31 offices worldwide, including a proud presence in Canada since 1974. Managing over USD 950 billion* in assets, Pictet provides a distinctive range of innovative investment solutions, focusing on areas where we create the most value for our clients. Our expertise spans thematic and specialist equities, emerging markets, European private assets, and hedge funds, offering tailored strategies designed to meet the diverse and evolving needs of investors.

With more than two centuries of experience, Pictet seamlessly blends forward-looking innovation with deep global market expertise to help clients navigate complexity and achieve their financial goals. Anchored by a commitment to excellence, independence, and a long-term perspective, Pictet is dedicated to building lasting partnerships and delivering sustainable value for clients, while preserving and growing wealth for generations to come.

In a world of constant evolution, Ardian stands out for its ability to anticipate, adapt, and turn challenges into opportunities. As a global, diversified private markets firm with 20 offices and more than 350 investment professionals worldwide, we provide investment and customized solutions that reflect new economic dynamics and help our clients remain resilient in a changing world.
We deliver multi-local expertise and long-term performance for our investors and partners as well as shared value for the broader society. Since Ardian’s inception in 1996, our pioneering approach to diversification and our ability to offer tailor-made solutions at scale have remained the heart of our strategy.

Through commitment, knowledge and technology, we bring lasting value to our companies and contribute positively to the whole industry.
Ardian currently manages or advises $196bn for more than 1,890 clients worldwide across Private Equity, Real Assets, and Credit.
Ardian. Mastering change for lasting value.
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