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Building a $5.5B Mid-Market Private Equity Firm: Brent Belzberg, Founder of Torquest Partners
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My guest today is Brent Belzberg, Founder and Senior Managing Partner of TorQuest, a middle market private equity firm that he founded in 2002 that has since grown to ~$5.5B in assets under management. In 2018, Brent was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian honor, for his work as a business leader and philanthropist. He also received Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2023 for his significant contribution to Canada and the province of Alberta.
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