Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québe – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 HOOPP buys shares in P&C insurance company, Caisse invests in private equity fund https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/hoopp-buys-shares-in-pc-insurance-company-caisse-invests-in-private-equity-fund/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111884 The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan and Swiss Re Investments Holding Co. Ltd. are purchasing common shares in a Canadian property and casualty insurance company in its initial public offering. The gross proceeds from Definity Financial Corp.’s IPO are expected to be about $2.1 billion. The IPO is being made in connection with the conversion […]

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]]> Caisse invests in mortgage broker, Ontario Teachers’ makes reinsurance investment https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/caisse-invests-in-mortgage-broker-ontario-teachers-makes-reinsurance-investment/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:00:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111339 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in a Canadian mortgage broker. The investment in M3 Financial Group will allow the organization to continue its strategic growth plan around acquisitions and help expand its digital footprint, according to a press release, which noted the mortgage broker most recently acquired Pinch Financial, a technology […]

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]]> Caisse invests in fund for tech companies, IMCO finalizes buyout of U.K. energy company https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-invests-in-fund-for-tech-companies-imco-finalizes-buyout-of-u-k-energy-company/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110454 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in a fund focused on supporting innovative technology companies. The New York-based White Star Capital, a multi-stage global technology investment platform, raised $360 million from investors during an investment round for its most recent flagship fund. The platform, which projected securing $300 million from investors, […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ bets on cryptocurrency exchange, Caisse invests in French transportation provider https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/ontario-teachers-bets-on-cryptocurrency-exchange-caisse-invests-in-french-transportation-provider/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110143 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is putting its investment dollars and its Teachers’ Innovation Platform to use for a cryptocurrency exchange. During a funding round hosted on the Ontario Teachers’ TIP, FTX Trading Ltd. received just over $420 million from investors, driving up the company’s valuation to $25 billion. The Ontario Teachers’ were among 69 […]

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]]> CPPIB investing in Japanese logistics, energy partnership in Brazil https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/cppib-commits-to-japanese-logistics-energy-partnership-in-brazil-caisse-enters-sustainable-forestry-partnership/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:00:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109916 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is committing $1.3 billion to a logistics fund involved in projects in major urban centres in Japan. The GLP Development Partners IV fund, managed by the Singapore-based GLP, will focus on developing modern logistics facilities in large-scale projects around Tokyo and Osaka. So far, the fund has raised $3.6 […]

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]]> Caisse launches services for mid-sized companies, CPPIB introduces carbon credit program https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/caisse-launches-services-for-mid-sized-companies-cppib-introduces-carbon-credit-program/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108982 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is launching a suite of financing solutions and support services designed to appeal to Quebec’s mid-market companies. Ambition ME is designed to support high-growth potential companies requiring between $5 million and $75 million financing in order to take them to their next stage of growth. The Caisse […]

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]]> Caisse, CPPIB, PSP focusing on ESG, sustainable finance with new initiatives https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/caisse-cppib-psp-focusing-on-esg-sustainable-finance-with-new-initiatives/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 19:00:19 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108800 More than 20 financial organizations in Quebec, including the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, are joining forces to tackle the climate emergency. The initiative, the Statement by the Quebec Financial Centre for a Sustainable Finance, aims to affirm Quebec’s leadership in sustainable finance and the financial institutions’ […]

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]]> OTPP buying reverse mortgage bank, BCI investing in U.S. media operator https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/bci-investing-in-u-s-media-operator-caisse-in-global-communications-firm/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108104 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is entering into an agreement to buy a bank that offers reverse mortgage solutions. The acquisition of HomeQ Corp., the parent company of HomeEquity Bank, from Birch Hill Equity Partners Management Inc. and other minority shareholders, is subject to regulatory approvals, which are expected to take place in the first […]

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]]> AIMCo majority-owned pipeline welcomes new investors, Ivanhoé Cambridge forms real estate joint venture https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/aimco-majority-owned-pipeline-welcomes-new-investors-ivanhoe-cambridge-forms-real-estate-joint-venture/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 19:00:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107908 Eight Indigenous groups and an Alberta-based energy company are becoming the co-owners of a pipeline in which the Alberta Investment Management Corp. has a majority stake. The TC Energy Corp. is selling its 15 per cent stake in the Northern Courier Pipeline, which transports bitumen along a 90 kilometer route between Fort Hills Mine and […]

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]]> Caisse investing in digital platform developer, medical company https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-investing-in-digital-platform-developer-medical-company/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:21:49 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106678 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is taking a majority share in a California-based digital platform development company. The Caisse secured the shares in Wizeline Inc. through a transaction with the British private equity fund Apax Partners LLP. Wizeline, which was founded in 2014 as a cloud product development company, is also known […]

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