Corporate Structure
Sagard US is an alternative asset management firm active in venture capital, private equity, private
credit and royalties. Sagard US, a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of
business in New York, New York, was established in 2022 and is registered as an investment adviser
with the SEC. Sagard US provides advisory services through Sagard affiliate-sponsored investment
vehicles and separately managed account arrangements principally for institutional clients. Based
on valuations conducted as of December 31, 2023, Sagard US has approximately $340,019,903 in
regulatory assets under management, all on a discretionary basis.
Sagard US is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sagard Holdings Management Inc. ("SHMI").
SHMI is a subsidiary of Sagard Holdings Inc. ("SHI"), which in turn, is an indirect subsidiary of Power
Corporation of Canada (“PCC”). PCC is a publicly traded international management and holding
company that focuses on financial services in North America, Europe and Asia. Its core holdings are
leading insurance, retirement, wealth management and investment businesses, including a portfolio
of alternative asset investment platforms.
Sagard US Investment Advisory Services
Sagard US provides investment advisory services to Sagard Senior Lending Partners (together with
any parallel funds, feeder funds or alternative investment vehicles, the “SSLP Funds”). The SSLP
Funds invest primarily in first lien non-sponsored credit opportunities in public and private mid-
market companies.
Sagard US also provides investment advisory services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement to an
investment vehicle which invests in certain private credit assets, in addition to co-investing
alongside certain SSLP Funds in select portfolio companies (the “Sub-Advised Fund”). In addition to
providing investment advisory services in respect of the SSLP Funds and the Sub-Advised Fund,
Sagard US may, in the future, offer investment advisory services to other private funds and/or
investment vehicles (together with the SSLP Funds and the Sub-Advised Fund, the “Funds”). In
addition, Sagard US provides investment advisory services to a limited number of institutional clients
via separately managed accounts (“SMAs” and together with the “Funds”, the “Advisory Clients”).
Sagard US or one of its affiliates may also establish or direct the establishment of one or more
dedicated feeder vehicles, or may enter into arrangements with one or more sponsors (which could
be an entity affiliated with Sagard US) regarding the establishment of such vehicles, to facilitate the
indirect participation in the Funds by certain institutional or high net worth investors, including
qualified clients of any such sponsor, whether directly or through mutual funds, pooled funds or
segregated accounts managed by any such third-party sponsor (collectively the “Aggregator
Funds”).
Terms of Advisory Relationships
The terms upon which Sagard US serves as investment adviser of an Advisory Client are determined
at the time each Advisory Client relationship is established. These terms are generally set out in
investment management agreements entered into between Sagard US and the Advisory Client, and
in respect of the Funds, in the Offering Documents (as defined below) of each Fund. Except as
disclosed in the Offering Documents of the Funds, Investors (as defined below) do not generally
have the ability to individually terminate the investment management agreement between a Fund
and Sagard US.
Further, Sagard US manages each Fund pursuant to investment guidelines set forth in the applicable
governing and offering documents of each Fund, including, as applicable, a limited partnership
agreement, a private placement memorandum, a side letter and/or a subscription agreement (the
“Offering Documents”).
The Offering Documents of a Fund contain more detailed information about the Fund, including a
description of the investment objective and strategy or strategies employed by the Fund and related
restrictions that serve as a limitation on Sagard US’s advice or management. Each investor in a Fund
(each an “Investor” and collectively the “Investors”) is advised to undertake appropriate due
diligence, including but not limited to a review of the applicable Offering Documents, particularly in
relation to the additional details about Sagard US’s investment strategies, methods of analysis and
related risks (which are excerpted and/or summarized in part in Item 8 of this Brochure) in
considering whether Sagard US’s advisory services or an investment in a Fund are appropriate to its
own circumstances based on all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the Investor’s own
investment objectives, liquidity requirements, tax situation and risk tolerance before making an
investment decision. To the extent there is a conflict between the provisions of the Offering
Documents and this Brochure, the applicable provisions of such Offering Documents will prevail.
Sagard US and/or the general partner of a Fund (each a “General Partner”) will from time to time
enter into a side letter or other similar agreement, customary for private funds of a similar nature,
in connection with an Investor’s investment in a Fund without the approval of any other Investor,
which side letter or agreement would have the effect of establishing rights or altering or
supplementing the terms of any Offering Documents including fees, co-investment rights or
investor reporting with respect to such Investor.
Sagard US does not tailor its advisory services in respect of the Funds to any one Investor or provide
Investors with the right to specify, or restrict the Funds’ investment objectives or investment
decisions, other than as disclosed in the Offering Documents. Accordingly, an investment in a Fund
does not create a client-adviser relationship between such Investors and Sagard US. However,
Sagard US will from time to time manage SMAs for individual investors which may create a client-
adviser relationship between such investor and Sagard US.
Each of the Funds are expected to rely on the exceptions from the definition of an “investment
company” provided by Section 3(c)(1) and/or Section 3(c)(7) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
Each General Partner is ultimately responsible for decisions made on behalf of the relevant Fund,
including those decisions made with respect to investment management. The General Partners
generally delegate investment management and advisory responsibilities for the relevant Fund to
Sagard US. Additional detailed information about Sagard US is provided in this Brochure, including
information about Sagard US’s advisory services, investment approach, personnel and affiliations.
Sagard US does not participate in wrap fee programs.