Three Canadian pension investment organizations are backing three government-backed infrastructure investment funds in India. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are among a group of investors backing the new infrastructure funds, which were announced by the Indian government in November. The three funds, which […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is joining a funding round for an energy network service provider. The investment organization is investing about US$200 million in Redaptive Inc., a company that installs energy-saving and energy-generating equipment at client businesses. The company funds the upfront costs of its installations to help customers to overcome financial and […]
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is investing in a Norwegian offshore wind service company. The investment organization and asset management firm Sandbrook Capital Management are injecting US$250 million into Havfram. The funding will be used to cover a portion of the costs of building a fleet of vessels capable of installing 300 metre wind […]
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is acquiring a stake in a U.K. renewable electricity network. According to the terms of an agreement with Scottish and Southern Energy, the Canadian pension fund will pay £1.465 billion (approximately $2.45 billion) for a 25 per cent share in an electrical transmission network. The network carries power generated from […]
Nine Canadian public sector pension plans are passively invested in companies with evidenced involvement in the persecution of Uyghurs in China, according to a new report by U.K. think tank Hong Kong Watch. The report includes three federal and six provincial pension investment organizations — among more than 30 global institutional investors — as passive investors […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is increasing its stake in a French airport operator. The investment organization is acquiring a 1.59 per cent share of Aéroports de Paris from the Royal Schiphol Group. The move will grow the CPPIB’s total ownership stake in ADP to about 5.64 per cent. ADP owns and operates three […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s assets returned 0.2 per cent during the second quarter of fiscal 2023, according to its latest quarterly report. By Sept. 30, 2022, the investment organization’s net assets reached $529 billion, up from $523 billion at the end of June. About $5 billion was generated by net transfers, while the […]
A joint venture involving the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing in a hotel in Rome. The acquisition of the W Rome is part of a joint venture between the CPPIB and Hamilton Pyramid Europe, a subsidiary of the Pyramid Global Hospitality Group. The luxury hotel, which will continue to operate under the W […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Richard Manley as its chief sustainability officer. In the role, Manley will lead the team responsible for refining and enacting a strategic roadmap to help the investment organization navigate the global transition away from fossil fuels. The CPPIB expects the plan to help anticipate, manage and integrate […]
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is entering a joint venture to invest in life sciences facilities in the U.K. The institutional investor and its partners, Longfellow Real Estate Partners and Norges Bank Investment Management, will invest £1.5 billion in sites located in Cambridge, Oxford and London. PSP Investments and Longfellow originally entered a similar partnership […]