Hugues Bessette

Innocap Investment Management, Inc. (Innocap) is a Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebéc. The firm was founded in 1996 and is owned by France-based BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) (50 percent), CDP Investissements Inc. (30 percent), a wholly-owned subsidiary of la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Innocap’s management, via 10313157 Canada Inc. (20 percent). Innocap provides investment management and advisory services to financial institutions, pension funds, pooled investment vehicles, and other accredited investors. They also offer non-discretionary advisory services to Innocap Global Investment Management (Ireland) Ltd. (IGIM) and acts as investment manager and/or investment fund manager to the Innocap Funds.