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OUR STORY

Decades of Discipline

ABOUT THE FIRM

A Private Credit Firm Built on Navigating Market Cycles

From advising through the 2008 financial crisis to managing private credit across four jurisdictions, one disciplined approach has carried the firm through every cycle.

THE FOUNDING

Setting the Course

Colin Kilgour opens a credit advisory practice, guiding Canadian institutions through the Global Financial Crisis. The practice lays the foundation of the firm's disciplined approach to credit.

2007

EXPANDING EXPERTISE

The Partnership

Daniel Williams joins Kilgour Williams as partner, bringing his experience as Head of Credit Portfolio Management at National Bank of Canada, where he oversaw a $4 billion corporate loan portfolio.

2009

Trusted Through the Crisis​

The Advisory Practice at Scale

Kilgour Williams advises Canadian investors recovering from the Global Financial Crisis.

2010

LAYING THE GROUNDWORK

Regulatory Foundation

Kilgour Williams registers with Canadian securities regulators as an Investment Dealer and Portfolio Manager, the formal regulatory authorization that sets the foundation for the firm's move into asset management.

2014

FUND LAUNCH

Launch of the first private credit strategy

After a decade advising on distressed structured credit, the firm pivots to asset management, launching its first private credit fund to deliver stable alternative yield to Canadian investors.

2017

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP 

Expanding Expertise

Walter Global Asset Management, a private equity firm, becomes a shareholder, with WGAM CEO Sylvain Brosseau joining the board.

2021

GLOBAL REACH

Offshore vehicles extend the strategy internationally

Restructuring extends the strategy to accredited investors in the United States, Israel, Brazil, and other global investors.

2023

Investment Principles

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Diversification

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Non-Correlated to public markets

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Stable Monthly Distributions

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Independent Monthly Valuation

Learn More

For more information about the firm or its strategy, contact the team directly.

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