In recent years, the energy sector has been unloved and out of favour, sitting at just below four per cent on the MSCI World index, according to Yashica Reddy, investment director of thematic equities at Schroders, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2025 Global Investment Conference. This underweight and under-ownership of energy is surprising for two reasons: […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling a portfolio of 25 limited partnership fund interests in North American and European buyout funds for roughly C$1.2 billion. Ares Management Private Equity Secondaries funds and CVC Secondary Partners bought the assets in a transaction completed on March 31, 2025. In a press release, Dushy Sivanithy, managing […]
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is backing an acquisition deal that will see Singapore-based Cyan Renewables buy Australian offshore marine services provider MMA Offshore Ltd. in a deal worth U.S.$714 million. According to a press release, the AIMCo participated in the acquisition through its investment in Cyan. MMA shareholders stand to obtain a 31 per […]
In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the federal government announced a new working group dedicated to encouraging increased domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors. Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is being tasked to lead an organization that will identify priority investment opportunities in the country for the more than $3 trillion held by […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is expanding the role of its wholly owned subsidiary Reventus Power as its dedicated global offshore wind platform. The investment organization will consolidate its existing direct and indirect offshore wind holdings into Reventus Power to build on the business’ existing global footprint and support the sector’s significant growth opportunities. To […]
A group that includes the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board and private investment firm Sandbrook Capital is acquiring a German renewable energy company that specializes in acquiring and repowering onshore wind farms. As part of the transaction, the IMCO, PSP Investments and Sandbrook will commit up to US$750 million […]
When key stakeholders are examining sustainability solutions, they aren’t spending enough time on whether these solutions are actually capital efficient from energy return on investment and productivity perspectives, said Patrick Kent, portfolio manager and head of the small-cap equities team at Newton Investment Management Group, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. The […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is entering a joint venture focused on providing services to support Brazil’s transition away from fossil fuel reliance. Alongside Votorantim Group, the CPPIB is launching Floen, which will support the scaling of innovative technologies and business models with the potential to accelerate the energy transition, according to a press […]
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 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is increasing its stake in an Indian power company. In an agreement reached with CLP Power India Private Ltd., the organization will increase its stake in Apraava Energy Ltd. by 10 per cent for a full 50 per cent investment in the building. Founded in 2002, the […]