In 2016, BCI established QuadReal Property Group as an independent real estate platform. The results? Over $1.3 billion in value generated for our clients. QuadReal's combination of independence and deep expertise drives consistent performance, even in tough markets. 2024 highlights demonstrate this strength: 🔹 Committed $5.1 billion to residential, industrial, and alternative sectors 🔹 Bought 10 U.S. manufactured housing assets across Florida, Texas, Utah, and Colorado 🔹 Committed US$950 million to a second equity venture with T5, expanding data centre exposure Learn how QuadReal's focused approach delivers for BCI clients – link in comments. #RealEstateEquity #LongTermValue #InvestmentLookback #25YearsBCI
BCI
Investment Management
Victoria, British Columbia 44,649 followers
Investing that Matters
About us
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) offers an exceptional opportunity to work at a world-class organization. With $295 billion of gross assets under management, BCI provides investment management services to British Columbia public sector and institutional clients. As an active in-house asset manager investing globally across public and private asset classes and strategies, BCI depends on talent with specialized expertise to fulfill client needs, helping them build meaningful futures. BCI’s teams come to work each day knowing their performance has purpose, and that our achievements are built on collective expertise, in an environment where we can bring innovative ideas to the table to perform at the highest level for our clients. Our employees share BCI's core values of clients first, performance-focused, world-class, accountability, transparency, and integrity. Being recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People, and BC's Top Employers exemplifies our ongoing commitment to be a progressive workplace of choice; one that attracts, retains, and promotes talent so that we can continue to work towards meeting our clients' financial goals.
- Website
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https://www.bci.ca
External link for BCI
- Industry
- Investment Management
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1999
- Specialties
- Investment Management, Asset Management, Public Markets Investments, Private Equity Investments, Mortgage Investments, Strategy & Risk Management, Finance, IT, Investment Operations, Legal, Corporate Operations, Tax, Institutional Investor, Infrastructure Investments, Renewable Resources Investments, Human Resources, Client Services, Asset Allocation, Corporate Communications, Fixed Income Investments, Private Debt, Real Estate Debt, Real Estate Equity, Pension Management, and Pension Investing
Locations
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Primary
750 Pandora Ave
Victoria, British Columbia, CA
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400 Burrard St
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
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767 Fifth Avenue
Ste 16B
New York, New York, US
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35 Portman Square
London, W1H 6LR, GB
Employees at BCI
Updates
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In a recent interview with Top1000funds.com, Daniel Garant shares how, since 2018, BCI has built a $20B global private debt portfolio. BCI’s differentiated approach means going where others aren’t and avoiding overcrowded mega deals, instead finding value in the upper middle market with our trusted, strategic partners. ✅ 65% direct and co-investments ✅ Expansion to Europe and APAC ✅ Addition of asset-backed lending opportunities More from Daniel on market concentration, tactical allocation, and why flexibility beats size every time in the Top1000Funds article - link in comments. #PrivateDebt #AssetBackedLending #InvestmentStrategy
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From London roots to global reach: BCI Private Equity is proud to spotlight our investment in BMS Group, a leading global specialty insurance broker. Since our initial investment in 2019, BMS has expanded to 2,000+ professionals across 52 offices in 16 countries. Their recent acquisition of David Roberts Partners – adding 400 team members and 25 locations – showcased their strategic expansion in action. What makes BMS stand out? They combine deep insurance expertise with innovative data analytics and technology solutions. They've also become a trusted partner to other BCI portfolio companies, providing specialized coverage for several of our infrastructure and private equity investments. Discover more about this strategic investment on our website – link in comments. #InvestmentSpotlight #PrivateEquity #SpecialtyInsurance
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As a direct investor, BCI is a partner in growth. The numbers tell the story: BCI Private Equity delivered 15.4% returns over five years, backed by strategic wins like our 7-year investment in Hayfin Capital Management LLP. First invested in 2017, we helped Hayfin grow from €8 billion to over €31 billion in AUM before exiting in 2025. And we are not slowing down. This past year brought $2.2 billion in new deployments and another strategic direct exit announcement with Ziply Fiber. Other value creation highlights: 🔹 Invested $800 million in 10 direct investments 🔹 Grew direct investments allocation to 44% 🔹 Expanded New York and London team to strengthen our global reach Discover how direct investing drives superior returns – link in comments. #CorporateAnnualReport #PrivateEquity #InvestmentStrategy #25YearsBCI
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BCI Infrastructure & Renewable Resources is pleased to announce a significant minority equity investment in a new ~US$700 million timberland investment platform, alongside BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group and Klabin S.A., Brazil’s largest producer and exporter of packaging paper. This investment includes approximately 100,000 gross hectares of mature, sustainably managed, purpose-farmed pine and eucalyptus forests in southern Brazil – one of the world's most productive forestry regions. Why this matters: 🔹 100,000 hectares of sustainably managed pine and eucalyptus forests 🔹 Strategic timberland diversification in a premier growing region 🔹 One of the world's fastest tree harvest cycles The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2025, following customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. We’re proud to continue building BCI's diversified, sustainable timber portfolio while supporting responsible forestry practices. Learn more at the link in the comments. #RenewableResources #Timberlandinvestment #ResponsibleForestry
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Join us in welcoming Geraldine Hutchings to BCI's Board of Directors. Geraldine brings 37 years of legal expertise, and more than a decade of pension governance experience including Chair and Vice Chair of the College Pension Board of Trustees, and most recently Chair of the BC Pension Corporation's Audit Committee. Appointed by the College Pension Board of Trustees, she'll begin her two-year term on September 1, 2025. We look forward to Geraldine’s contributions. #Governance #BoardofDirectors #InstitutionalInvesting
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Congratulations to Eku Energy, a BCI Infrastructure & Renewable Resources portfolio company, on their two new battery storage facilities in the U.K.! These battery systems significantly enhance electricity storage and capacity for local communities and provide important electrical grid support to the U.K. energy system. BCI has been an investor in Eku Energy since 2022. #Infrastructure #RenewableResources #EnergyTransition #BatteryStorage
Eku Energy’s Basildon and Loudwater BESS projects are now live! Our newly commissioned battery storage assets in Essex and Buckinghamshire are now ready for commercial operation. Together, they add 130MWh of installed capacity for critical grid support, providing balancing and ancillary services to strengthen the UK’s energy system. These projects mark an exciting step forward in our mission to accelerate the energy transition by delivering safe, secure and reliable energy storage assets that provide cost-effective clean energy. Thank you to our partners BESS supplier NHOA Energy, BoP contractor ESM Power Ltd and our trading partners Statkraft and Habitat Energy for helping bring these systems online safely and efficiently. #BatteryStorage #EnergyTransition #GridStability #EkuEnergy #NHOAEnergy #UKEnergy Images 1+2: Loudwater BESS in Buckinghamshire Images 3+4 Courtesy of ESM Power: Basildon BESS in Essex
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$400,000 raised. 40+ companies united. One incredible cause. BCI's Public Markets team, together with more than 40 of their investment partners, raised over $400,000 for Island Kids Cancer Association (IKCA) at our annual charity golf tournament – our highest total yet. Susan Kerr, IKCA's Founder and Executive Director, shared how this support impacts families, from financial to mental health assistance and so much more. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this meaningful cause! #InvestingThatMatters #Community #PerformanceWithPurpose
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The BCI Indigenous Empowerment Scholarship Program is expanding beyond BC to support Indigenous students from across Canada in pursuing their educational goals. This program goes beyond financial support and aims to further empower Indigenous students through mentorship, hands-on work experience, and fostering lasting connections. Our recent "One in Spirit Walk" exemplified this spirit, bringing together scholarship recipients, university partners, and BCI team members who contribute to the success of the scholarship program. Applications open in September. Visit our scholarship page to learn more about: 🔹 Eligibility requirements 🔹 Application deadline and process 🔹Program details and benefits Find the link in the comments below! #IndigenousExcellence #IndigenousEmpowerment #Scholarship
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Positioned for resilience and ready to capitalize on uncertainty. BCI’s Public Equities program generates diversified returns for our clients leveraging our internal expertise and partnering with best-in-class external managers. BCI’s Public Equities program results speak for themselves: 🔹 Double-digit 5-year returns across most strategies 🔹 16.1% annualized return since our first absolute return investment in 2019 🔹 Absolute return investments outperformed by over 3% over a five-year period Our partnership with Compass Rose Asset Management, LP shows this approach in action. As one of the first Global Partnership Fund investments in 2019, this New York alternatives manager targets consistent performance across all market environments, creating superior outcomes for our clients. Find out more about our partnership with Compass Rose in our Corporate Annual Report - link in comments. #CorporateAnnualReport #PublicEquity #InvestmentStrategy #25YearsBCI
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