Crestpoint's take-private transaction of Minto Apartment REIT complete (opens in a new tab)
Crestpoint and Minto Group completed the roughly $2.3 billion acquisition of Minto Apartment REIT, with Minto continuing to manage the properties.
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Employee-owned Canadian multi-boutique manager with about C$222 billion across public and private markets affiliates.
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group (CC&L) is one of Canada's largest privately owned, employee-owned asset management firms, with roots dating to 1982. It runs a multi-boutique model: independent affiliate teams (e.g. CC&L Investment Management, Crestpoint Real Estate, CC&L Infrastructure, Global Alpha, NS Partners, PCJ, Scheer Rowlett, Baker Gilmore) manage the money while the group centralizes operations and distribution. Its affiliates manage over C$222 billion from six Canadian offices plus Greenwich, London and Gurugram. For students, CC&L publishes a year-round internship program aligned to co-op terms across its affiliates, including quantitative equity and infrastructure.
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Canadian, global, international, emerging and frontier market equity strategies run by affiliates including CC&L Investment Management, Global Alpha, NS Partners and Scheer Rowlett.
Money market through core-plus, corporate, high-yield and emerging-markets credit mandates, with affiliates such as Baker Gilmore.
Crestpoint Real Estate Investments runs core-plus, opportunistic and commercial real estate debt strategies.
CC&L Infrastructure (incl. an energy-transition strategy) plus private equity and private loan affiliates such as Banyan Capital Partners, FortWood Capital and MidStar Capital.
Market-neutral, absolute-return and multi-asset solutions for institutions, advisors and individuals.
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| Calgary | AB | office |
| Edmonton | AB | office |
| Regina | SK | office |
| Toronto | ON | office |
| Montreal | QC | office |
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Chief Executive Officer, CC&L Financial Group
Executive Management
Became President and CEO in 2021 after nearly 20 years as Co-CEO alongside Michael Freund. Earlier a partner at CC&L Investment Management (including leading its fixed income team), a VP at Trilon Financial (Brookfield group) and in fixed income at Merrill Lynch Canada.
Chairman, CC&L Financial Group
Executive Management
Executive Chairman; previously Co-CEO for over 20 years alongside Warren Stoddart. Earlier President and CEO of Gentra Inc. and a VP of Trilon Financial and Great Lakes Group (Brookfield group); Chartered Accountant.
President & Managing Director, CC&L Financial Group
Executive Management
Responsible for business management across the group and for partnering with affiliates on growth; joined in 2016. Previously held senior roles at Macquarie Group (overseeing investment management affiliates in Europe and Asia) and Scotiabank; Harvard MBA.
Managing Director, Head of Institutional Sales, Global, CC&L Financial Group
Executive Management
Oversees CC&L's global institutional distribution and marketing and leads the firm's presence in Quebec. Spent 13 years at Fiera Capital, building its LDI business and rising to Chief Executive Officer; earlier at Standard Life Investments, CDPQ and Aon. FSA, FCIA, CAIA.
Managing Director, CC&L Financial Group
Executive Management
Managing Director focused on supporting and partnering with CC&L's private-markets affiliates. Brings over 17 years in private credit; previously a Partner at Sagard (Sagard Credit Partners) and earlier in CPP Investments' private credit business. Ivey HBA.
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Closed Aug 7, 2026
Minto Apartment REIT
Acquirer (through affiliate Crestpoint) · Real estate (multi-family residential)
Buyer Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd. (CC&L affiliate), in partnership with Minto Group · Seller Minto Apartment REIT unitholders
CC&L affiliate Crestpoint completed a take-private of Minto Apartment REIT valued at about $2.3 billion, forming a long-term partnership with Minto Group, which keeps property management and development roles. The completion was announced August 7, 2026; the original announcement date was not captured.
Crestpoint and Minto Group completed the roughly $2.3 billion acquisition of Minto Apartment REIT, with Minto continuing to manage the properties.
Stoddart became President and CEO after about two decades as Co-CEO with Michael Freund, who became Chairman.
CC&L traces its origins to 1982.
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Year-round internships for university (and some college) students across CC&L Financial Group and most affiliates, including quantitative equity and CC&L Infrastructure; includes mentorship, intern social programming and mid- and end-of-term reviews. Students may apply to several postings; full-time conversion depends on openings. CC&L also offers scholarships.
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