Passion. Experience. Diligence.
CM Partners, formerly known as CM (Canada) Asset Management Co. Ltd., was formed in 2017 in partnership with CMIG International Group, a Singapore-based global financial services conglomerate. We focused on private investment opportunities in Canada and the U.S. to help CMIG International diversify its investment portfolio geographically and by asset type. Since founding, we have achieved stellar results for our investor, generating one of the highest overall returns in their portfolio.
In 2020, we completed a restructuring to become an independent alternative asset manager. Currently, we manage about $200 million of committed capital for our clients across our core buyout and growth equity strategies. We look for opportunities in the following sectors: Business Services, Consumer, Industrial, and Leisure & Real Estate. In addition to capital, we bring operating expertise, global perspective, and data-driven approach to add value for our portfolio companies.
Our professionals come from family business and professional investment backgrounds. We understand the uniqueness of each business and deeply appreciate the amount of hard work and ingenuity that owners put in over their lifetimes. We also understand that contrary to investment banker or consultant presentations, businesses don’t automatically grow year after year (surprise!). It’s a learning process, mistakes made in one year often contribute to competence and success in following years. There will be ups as well as downs.
We would like to be the capital partners that you can rely on. We have significant experience underwriting various investments and risks. We can move quickly and discreetly, as we have no outside board or investment committees to answer to. And we are diligent in our research and evaluation processes. If you’re selling your business, you can count on us to:
Proceed quickly and professionally
Negotiate fairly and reasonably
Be able to close on the terms we agreed to
Lastly, our reputation is everything. If you should decide to do business with us, we’ll be glad to provide references from our past and current investors, management teams, as well as any of our third-party partners.