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Ninepoint Partners and WP Global Partners team up on private equity

Saturday, May 31, 2025
Opalesque Industry Update - Ninepoint Partners LP, one of Canada's leading independent investment managers, today announced a new strategic partnership with WP Global Partners LLC, a private equity investment firm with more than $3.2 billion in assets under management and a distinguished 20-year track record in the U.S. lower middle market.

Through this partnership, Ninepoint Institutional Partners LP, the institutional division of Ninepoint, has been appointed as the exclusive capital formation partner in Canada for certain WP Global lower middle market private equity strategies, including its flagship COREalpha series. The collaboration aims to provide Canadian institutional investors with access to WP Global's highly curated private equity partnership and co-investment opportunities focused on small and midsize companies across the United States.

Founded in 2005, WP Global's team has collectively invested over $5.7 billion across more than 450 funds and $1.6 billion in 145 portfolio companies. WP Global is known for its rigorous manager selection process, thematic co-investments, and consistent performance across multiple market cycles. The firm's WP COREalpha flagship series targets value creation through a diversified portfolio of private equity partnerships and direct private equity co-investments with a focus on defensible businesses in healthcare, business services, consumer, and specialty manufacturing sectors.

"We are excited to partner with WP Global" said Jalaj Antani, Director, Ninepoint Institutional Partners LP. "We believe WP Global's decades of experience and notable track record in selecting lower middle market private equity investments will be very appealing for Canadian institutional investors."

"We are thankful for the collaboration with Ninepoint and are excited to partner with Canadian investors to help them scale down into the attractive and expansive U.S. lower middle market." said J.F. Berry, Senior Managing Partner at WP Global Partners.

WP Global's investment philosophy focuses on sectors with strong growth dynamics and low correlation to public markets, including companies with recurring consistent revenue, defensible business models, and clear value creation levers. Through its mandates, WP seeks to build portfolios with long-term resilience and enhanced return potential.

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