Five of Canada’s largest pension funds earned high marks for their public reporting efforts, according to a new report from Top1000funds.com and CEM Benchmarking Inc. It ranked pension funds on their costs, governance, performance and responsible investment efforts. Canada’s pension system received an average overall score of 92 out of 100, a one-point increase from […]
The infrastructure arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System has confirmed the completed inaugural senior unsecured bond issuance for the BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust totalling $1.5 billion across five-, seven-, and 10-year tranches of notes. The transaction involving the trust, which is a holding company for the OMERS investment in Bruce Power, is one […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a 13 per cent indirect equity interest in natural gas firm Sempra Infrastructure Partners for roughly US$3 billion alongside affiliates of KKR & Co. Inc. The transaction for a stake in the energy infrastructure firm is expected to close during the second quarter and third quarter of […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is completing the acquisition of an industrial facility in Houston alongside real estate investment advisor Sagard Real Estate. The financial details of the transaction weren’t disclosed. The deal represents the first transaction as part of a new partnership between the investment organization and the real estate firm. “As we look […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling its 49 per cent stake in Island Star Mall Developers Private Ltd. to Phoenix Mills Ltd. and its affiliates. The investment organization is expecting the net proceeds from the sale to reach nearly $871 million. The asset was established by the CPPIB and Phoenix Mills in 2017 […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing up to $720 million in Nido Living, a student housing operator in Europe. The financial backing will support Nido’s acquisition of Livensa Living, a student housing platform operating across Iberia owned by Brookfield Asset Management. The strategic acquisition demonstrates the CPPIB’s ongoing commitment to European student accommodation, […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is completing an acquisition deal for Antylia Scientific worth nearly US$1.3 billion. The deal is being completed alongside Brookfield Asset Management through its private equity funds affiliate. In a press release, Martin Longchamps, executive vice-president and head of private equity and private credit at the Caisse, said […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec were ranked No. 3 and No. 8, respectively, among the top 10 global institutional investors with the highest total deal values in 2024, according to a new report by data platform Global SWF. Last year, the CPPIB invested US$21.1 billion while […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is creating a new joint venture alongside Cyrela Brazil Realty to explore opportunities in the Brazilian real estate market. The two partners have established an investment target of $400 million, primarily to develop residential condominiums in São Paulo. In a press release, Ricardo Szlejf, managing director and head of […]
The performance of global real estate investment trusts was halved to 4.6 per cent in 2024, largely attributed to tentative discourse by the U.S. Federal Reserve on the direction of interest rate cut policy, according to a new report from Hazelview Investments. It found the continued demand for senior housing in North America and the […]