Partner, Kilgour Williams Capital
Daniel Williams has over 20 years of leadership experience in Canadian credit markets
Founded Kilgour Williams Capital (‘KWC’) in 2009 in partnership with Colin Kilgour
KWC is a Toronto-based investment management firm. We specialize in managing portfolios of small balance loans originated by US on-line or ‘marketplace’ lenders. We are the only fund manager in Canada actively investing in marketplace loans.
We launched the KIWI Private Credit Fund in 2017 to provide Canadian investors access to this high yielding, rapidly growing asset class. Kiwi Private Credit Fund has been profitable every month since inception. It invests in Consumer, Small Business, and Real Estate project loans.
In 2021, we added the KiWi Business Credit Fund, which focuses on Small Business lending. KiWi Business Credit Fund has returned 15.1% since inception.
Previously, Dan was Chief Investment Officer of Dundee Bank, managing a portfolio of long-term investments in middle market loans; sat on bank’s Investment Committee and Asset/Liability Committee
From 2001 to ‘06, he served as Head of Credit Portfolio Management for National Bank of Canada with oversight on ~$4bn of corporate loans
Began in strategy consulting with Oliver, Wyman & Co and others