- Business
- Fiera Capital Corporation (TSX: FSZ) operates as an independent global asset management firm that delivers customized multi-asset solutions across public and private market asset classes to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and private wealth clients; its core offerings encompass equities including Canadian, global, U.S., emerging markets, and small- to mid-cap growth strategies such as the OAKS EM Select and Fiera Qatar Equity Fund; fixed income encompassing active and strategic products, global multi-sector approaches, term loans, and private debt; alternatives spanning real estate, infrastructure across equity and debt, private equity via Fiera Comox, agriculture, timberland, hedge funds, and natural capital investments; as well as asset allocation and sustainability-focused mandates integrating environmental, social, and governance factors. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, the firm manages approximately C$160.5 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2025, with operations spanning North America including offices in Canada, the U.S. (New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco), Europe (UK, Switzerland, Zurich), Asia (Tokyo, key markets), and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi). Recent developments include the appointment of Maxime Ménard as Global President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2025, alongside Gabriel Castiglio as Global Chief Operating Officer and expansions in leadership such as Bruno Guilmette as Global Head of Infrastructure and the opening of a Tokyo office in October 2025; strategic partnerships like the Canadian Built Opportunities Platform with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters committing over C$800 million to infrastructure and real estate, a USD200 million equity strategy with QIA for Qatar equities launched in June 2025, and a $100 million seed investment for the OAKS EM Select Strategy in February 2025; private markets growth through Fiera Comox's acquisition of 6,650 acres of U.S. timberland in January 2025 and an 85% interest in a New Zealand forestry joint venture with Ngāi Tahu Holdings; financing deals such as C$60 million to Generate Upcycle for renewable natural gas and infrastructure debt expansions; plus a $600 million allocation from CDPQ in 2024 supporting international growth in fixed income and global equities, management acquisition of shares from Desjardins in June 2024, and launches including a U.S. small- to mid-cap strategy in Europe.