Westbridge Capital Wins at 2021 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards (CHFA)
October 20, 2021—Westbridge Capital is pleased to announce that it has been recognized with an award in the Private Debt category at the 2021 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards. Westbridge Capital Partners Income Trust (WCPIT or “the Fund”) was awarded the following 2021 Canadian Hedge Fund Award:
Best 3 Year Return
1st Place – Westbridge Capital Partners Income Trust
The CHFA recognizes those private debt managers and credit hedge funds that have best been able to take advantage of the opportunities that have arisen through the tumultuous environment of the last 12 months.
“We are very pleased to have the Westbridge Capital Partners Income Trust recognized again by the Canadian Hedge Fund Awards as a top fund in the private debt sector,” said Mike Meekins, President of Westbridge Capital. “We are proud of the recognition received by the Fund this year after winning the Private Debt Fund of the Year (Best 1 Year Return) at the 2020 awards. The performance speaks to both our short-term stability throughout the pandemic and the continued long-term ability to be consistently at the top of the asset class. These awards further solidify our position as a leading alternative credit investment manager in Canada. We appreciate the confidence placed in Westbridge by our Institutional, family office, and financial advisor partners, and we look forward to the continued success of that partnership. Ours is a unique construct with a very close working relationship between the team at Westbridge itself and our managers at the portfolio company level. Together, they deserve the credit for the risk adjusted returns that have led to this award.”
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About Westbridge Capital Ltd.
Westbridge is a private equity management company. Westbridge focuses on real estate and private equity investments that by their nature have little correlation to publicly listed securities and may be used to diversify a portfolio and reduce overall portfolio risk and volatility.
About Westbridge Capital Partners Income Trust
Westbridge Capital Partners Income Trust is a Canadian domiciled Mutual Fund Trust managed by Westbridge Capital Ltd. The Fund makes high yield loans to mature operating companies and distributes the associated income stream to investors through monthly distributions.