Fiera Comox appoints former Caisse exec to private equity team

Fiera Capital Corp. affiliate Fiera Comox has appointed Patrick Lynch as a partner in its private equity team.

Lynch joins Fiera from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, where he was head of funds and partnerships. Before that, he was head of funds and global investment partnerships at an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign fund. 

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“Patrick has a track record of building and leading highly successful and innovative global private equity investment teams — both at a leading Canadian pension plan and at a prominent sovereign wealth fund,” said Antoine Bisson-McLernon, partner and chief executive officer of Fiera Comox, in a news release.

“His approach is very much partnership-oriented which fits perfectly with our investment philosophy. The complementarity of our team’s expertise will provide our investors the full spectrum of private equity investment, from directs, secondaries and partnerships. We are extremely happy to have him on our team.”

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