History & Key Milestones

Northleaf's Seoul office marks our second location in Asia and our tenth globally, to support continued interest in mid-market private markets investments from investors in the region. 

Northleaf continues to grow, reaching US$25 billion in total capital commitments raised to date with support from more than 275 institutional and family office investors globally. 

Northleaf's Tokyo office is the ninth location in our global network and builds on our longstanding commitment to the Asia-Pacific region. 

Northleaf’s Los Angeles office extends our global network to eight offices worldwide. With an initial focus on our infrastructure program, the office broadens our presence and reach in the North American market. 

Northleaf establishes a strategic partnership with Mackenzie Financial Corporation, an IGM Financial Inc. subsidiary, and Great-West Lifeco Inc., members of the Power Corporation of Canada group of companies. 

Establishing the Melbourne office reflects Northleaf's ongoing commitment to private markets opportunities in Australia and New Zealand and provides a local base from which to continue our successful, longstanding investment activities in the region.

Northleaf's New York office extends our global office network to a key North American financial centre. 

Northleaf’s Montreal office enhances our ability to serve investors and their advisors in Quebec and Eastern Canada.

Northleaf launches our private credit program focused on private credit investments globally, offering investors diversified exposure with a primary focus on senior secured loans to private equity-backed companies and offering flexible debt financing solutions to privately-held companies in the mid-market.

Northleaf's Chicago office provides a local presence in a key North American centre for private debt activity, enhancing our ability to provide our investors with access to highly differentiated private markets investments.

As a signatory to the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), Northleaf is committed to upholding the values of PRI and applying its principles across all of our investment activities firm wide.

Northleaf holds the final closing for our first pooled secondaries fund, designed to capitalize on attractive opportunities in the private equity market, building on Northleaf’s extensive secondaries investment track record of more than ten years.

Northleaf believes that responsible corporate behaviour will have a positive influence on long-term financial performance. Based on this belief, which has underpinned our approach to private markets investing since inception, Northleaf establishes a formal Responsible Investment Policy. 

Northleaf launches our mid-market infrastructure program, which is focused on direct investments in essential assets in OECD countries, offering investors diversified exposure to conservatively positioned infrastructure assets.

Northleaf completes a collaborative spin-out from TD Bank, becoming an independent, management-owned global private markets investment firm.

Northleaf opens our Menlo Park office which provides a local presence in the world's most active venture capital and growth equity hub where we have many longstanding relationships with top-performing fund managers.

Northleaf launches an investment program focused on venture capital and growth equity investments in Canada. 

Northleaf launches our first custom mandate through a partnership with CPPIB. The mandate is focused on the Canadian small/mid-market buyout, venture and growth capital markets, enabling CPPIB's global private markets team to extend its reach into an attractive market segment with strong, risk-adjusted return prospects.

The London office provides the Northleaf team with a local presence in Europe, a market in which we have had an active investment program for more than two decades.

Secondary investments comprise an integral part of Northleaf's private equity investment program, including single interests in private equity funds, portfolios of interests in several private equity funds and portfolios of direct interests in private equity-backed companies.

Northleaf holds the final closing for our first pooled private equity fund for third-party investors.

Northleaf's global private equity program includes exposure to investments in developed markets around the world.

Direct co-investments are a key component of Northleaf's private equity investment program, providing incremental exposure to select portfolio companies alongside our fund managers.

As a long-term investor in the European market with a local UK presence, Northleaf has a deep knowledge of and relationships with top-tier small, mid- and large cap European fund managers and leading institutional investors.

Northleaf's heritage in the North American buyout sector traces back to the earliest days of the industry. Northleaf has a well-established reputation as a long-term, knowledgeable and preferred investor.

Northleaf's history of venture capital investing is one of the longest in the industry, providing us with longstanding relationships with, and access to, top-tier venture capital fund managers.

TD Capital, Northleaf's predecessor firm, was founded as the private equity and merchant banking arm of TD Bank Financial Group, and its proprietary fund investment program was launched in 1969.