Private markets

Access an expanded
opportunity set.

Discover how private markets work and why you should consider them for your portfolio.

3 - 7%

excess return1

The average return difference between public and private assets,  over a 10-year holding period.

97%

of North American companies are private.2

Get a better understanding of this expanded opportunity set in our Alternatives Education Centre. 

US$ 22B

commitments raised3

Our strategic partnership with Northleaf Capital Partners provides access to an experienced team with a 20-year track record.

Private markets education

Many investors don’t realize that liquidity comes at a cost. In fact, there’s a trade-off between the flexibility and convenience of easily traded liquid investments and the higher historical returns generated by less-liquid private market investments. It’s time to rethink liquidity.

Mackenzie and Northleaf


Deep private market expertise

Mackenzie Investments has partnered with Northleaf Capital Partners, a global private markets investment firm with top-tier capabilities across private credit, private equity and private infrastructure. Our partnership allows us to provide institutional quality private markets expertise to individual investors.
 

Latest news and insights

How the illiquidity premium can enhance portfolios

Discover how to benefit from the illiquidity premium, which offers the potential for higher returns by investing in private assets.

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Infrastructure assets are generally less sensitive to market fluctuations and their inflation-linked revenues tend to make them more resilient during periods of high inflation.

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How can private credit fit in your portfolio?

Find out what makes private credit a unique asset class and how it can be incorporated into your portfolio.

How an advisor can help you

Deciding whether private markets investments are right for you can be complex. A financial advisor can help you understand how private markets may fit into your portfolio.

1 Quarterly returns in CAD. Private equity excess return is calculated as the average difference between the rolling 10-year returns of the Cambridge US Private Equity (LEGACY DEFINITION) Index and the MSCI World TR Index between December 2009 and December 2022. Private infrastructure excess return is calculated as the average difference between the rolling 10-year returns of the Preqin Private Infrastructure Index and the S&P Global Infrastructure TR Index between December 2017 and December 2022. Private debt excess return is calculated as the average difference between the rolling 10-year returns of the Preqin Private Debt Index and the ICE BofA Gbl Brd Mkt TR HCAD between December 2010 and December 2022.

2 As of February 28, 2023.

3 Source: Capital IQ, as of February 2023.

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