Walter GAM strategically invests in Innocap to enhance its position in the asset management sector and capitalize on emerging opportunities in alternative investments.
Information on the Target
Gestion d’actifs mondiale Walter (Walter GAM) is a private equity firm based in Montreal, focused on global investments. The firm primarily invests in growth-stage companies within the asset management industry and prefers long-term minority stakes (growth equity). Walter GAM collaborates with asset managers and firms providing financial services and wealth management in the asset management sector.
As of the latest update, Walter GAM's portfolio comprises 14 partnerships with established companies across Canada, the United States, and Europe, including five Quebec firms: Brightspark, Samara, Innocap, Nalmont, and Brio. Founded in 2018, Walter GAM is part of the Walter Group, which has a legacy of entrepreneurial success spanning over 70 years, driven by the strategic vision of the Somers family, the group’s founders.
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Walter GAM
invested in
Innocap
in 2022
in a Growth Equity & Expansion Capital deal
Disclosed details
Transaction Size: $100M
Revenue: $50M
EBITDA: $30M
EBIT: $20M
Net Income: $10M
Enterprise Value: $85M
Equity Value: $45M
Multiples
EV/EBITDA: 2.8x
EV/EBIT: 4.3x
EV/Revenue: 1.7x
P/E: 4.5x
P/Revenue: 0.9x