A joint venture co-owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and IndoSpace is acquiring six industrial and logistics parks in India for roughly $471 million. The investment organization is providing $217 million to fund the transaction by IndoSpace Core, which the CPPIB owns a 93 per cent stake in. Structural growth, driven by urbanization […]
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 […]
A sustainability investments classification platform co-founded by the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is being acquired by Net Purpose. The financial details of the transaction weren’t disclosed. Through this deal, Net Purpose will bring SDI AOP methodology, data processing and customer functions in house. It will also launch enhanced sustainable development goal classifications. “As a […]
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. participated in 2,225 global meeting voting sessions during the 2025 proxy season, according to its new stewardship report. As part of its effective stewardship approach and advancement of environmental, social and governance policies, the investment organization engaged 176 portfolio companies to address material risks and opportunities. It achieved its […]
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 British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is appointing Ken Bennett as strategic advisor for its private equity program, effective immediately. In the new role, he’s tasked with overseeing long-term value creation activities in the BCI’s private equity global portfolio and managing strategic partnerships with current and prospective management teams. As part of the appointment, he’s […]
A global financial services and management platform firm backed by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is reporting US$2 trillion in assets on its platform. FNZ is partnered with more than 650 financial institutions and serves around 12,000 wealth management firms. The value of assets in […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan were given perfect marks for their governance, sustainability and resilience practices in a new report from Global SWF LLC. The report ranked 200 global institutional investors based on 25 elements split among governance (10 points), […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $200 million in Boralex as part of a financing deal completed alongside Fondaction. The investment partner will contribute $50 million to the unsecured subordinated loan transaction with a maturity date of June 27, 2033. The Caisse has been a significant shareholder in the renewable energy […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is entering a private agreement to give AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. the option to repurchase the seven million common shares held by the investment organization. The shares held by the Caisse will be repurchased at a price of $90.87 per share, for a total consideration of roughly $636 […]