Legacy Funds
The Saskatchewan Entrepreneurial Fund (SEF) was established in 2006 as a special initiative by the province’s private equity investors, credit unions, and the Entrepreneurial Foundation of Saskatchewan (EFS), a non-profit group created to help Saskatchewan entrepreneurs grow their businesses by providing access to capital. Through a competitive selection process, PFM Capital Inc. was appointed as the fund’s management team.
SEF was initially capitalized by Saskatchewan’s credit union system and Crown Investments Corporation with a mandate to raise and deploy venture capital to small and mid-sized businesses requiring less than $1 million. SEF closed to new subscriptions in 2009.
PFM Capital Inc. launched Prairie Ventures Fund Limited Partnership (PVLP) in 2002 as an institutional private equity fund targeting investment opportunities in Western Canada.
The fund was established to raise and deploy private equity within Saskatchewan to small- and mid-sized businesses through direct investment and syndication with other private equity firms. Prairie Ventures Fund closed to new subscriptions in 2007.
Virtually all of PVLP’s investors participated in its predecessor fund, Apex I Investment Fund, launched in 2007.
Launched in 2008, TopSoil I used its proprietary land and tenant assessment model to deploy $30 million and, having achieved a competitive return to investors, was fully-exited* in 4.5 years.
*with the exception of a minor residual building lease comprising ~3% of exit value
TopSoil II followed in spring 2013 with a capitalization of $50 million. It is now closed for new subscriptions.
