Ares Management LLC and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec co-invest in Synex Business Performance

On April 3, 2025, Ares Management Credit funds ("Ares") and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("CDPQ") completed their co-investment in Synex Business Performance ("Synex") as minority shareholders.

Ares, based in Los Angeles, California, is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes.

CDPQ, based in Quebec City, Quebec, is a Canadian institutional investor and pension fund manager.

Synex, based in Quebec City, Quebec, is a financial holding company focused on acquiring and integrating independent insurance firms in Canada and internationally.

McCarthy Tétrault advised Ares with a team led by D.J. Lynde and Louis-Charles Filiatrault that included Alexandre Saulnier-Marceau, Jessica Cytryn, Quentin Pérès, Ruo Lan Wang (Corporate), Hartley Lefton, Daanish Pasricha, Jean-Jerry Anty (Insurance), Simon Fitzpatrick, Eve Tessier, Rebecca Scott, Mathieu Munger-Bernier, Jennifer Sun (Financing), Michel Ranger, Julien Leblanc (Tax), Gideon Kwinter (Competition/Antitrust), Justine Linder, Francis L. Racine, Erin Jackes, Chris Boettcher, Sally Kim (Labour), Vincent Yip, Eugen Miscoi and Jeff Sun (Intellectual Property).