OTPP's Karen Frank on Navigating the Current Market Environment
Kirk Falconer of Buyouts recently interviewed Karen Frank, OTPP's Global Head of Equity, to discuss their experience as an active direct investor, the sectors where they’ve developed specialized...
View ArticleOMERS Acquires Australian Tower Company Stilmark
Today OMERS Infrastructure announced a second agreement of 2022 to acquire Australian digital infrastructure assets: OMERS Infrastructure announces agreement to acquire mobile tower company...
View ArticleHOOPP and Abacus Data's 2022 Canadian Retirement Survey
Today HOOPP and Abacus Data released their 2022 Canadian Retirement Survey:Home affordability and rising interest rates are threatening retirement security for young adultsEconomic factors like rising...
View ArticlePSP Investments and NPS Co-Invest With BC Partners on €1 Bn Havea Acquisition
Sebastien McCarthy of Private Equity News reports BC Partners inks €1bn healthcare acquisition:BC Partners is set to buy a European natural healthcare business in a deal that is understood be valued at...
View ArticleOMERS, GIC and Wren House Acquire Direct ChassisLink
GIC, OMERS Infrastructure and Wren House recently announced they will acquire Direct ChassisLink Inc., one of the largest chassis lessors in the US:GIC, OMERS Infrastructure and Wren House have...
View ArticleCharles Emond on Why CDPQ Remains Focused on Sustainable Investments
Patrick de Bellefeuille of Méteo Média recently interviewed CDPQ's CEO, Charles Emond, on why Quebec's largest investor remains focused on sustainable investments (translated from French): In 2006, the...
View ArticleOn IMCO's Inaugural ESG Report
Yesterday, the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) released its inaugural Environment, Social and Governance report:The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) today...
View ArticleOMERS Looking to Double Its Massive Infra Portfolio
Annesley Wallace and Alastair Hall sat down with Infrastructure Investor’s Zak Bentley to talk about OMERS Infrastructure’s strategy, assets, growth, and third-party capital program. You can read the...
View ArticleCPP Investments, APG and ESR Expand South Korean Logistics JV
CPP Investments put out a press release stating ESR Group, APAC’s largest real asset manager, just announced the upsize of its second development joint venture in South Korea with it and APG to develop...
View ArticleHOOPP's 2021 Real Estate Sustainability Report
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) recently released its 2021 Real Estate Sustainability Report:As a Canada-model defined benefit plan, HOOPP’s mission is to deliver on our pension promise...
View ArticleCalPERS Unloads Record $6 Billion of Private Equity Stakes at Discount
Dawn Lim, Benjamin Robertson and Annie Massa of Bloomberg report CalPERS unloads a record $6 billion of private equity stakes at a discount:The California Public Employees’ Retirement System sold about...
View ArticleCPP Investments Braces For Downturn, Bolsters One Fund Approach
Andrew Willis of the Globe and Mail reports CPP Investments braces for a prolonged downturn as inflation soars: As inflation soars and stock markets swoon, the head of the country’s largest pension...
View ArticleOTPP to Acquire Spark New Zealand's Mobile Tower Business
Florence Chong of IPE Real Assets reports Ontario Teachers to buy Spark New Zealand’s mobile tower business:Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) is acquiring a 70% interest in Spark...
View ArticleCDPQ and CLP Reinforce Strategic Partnership in Apraava Energy
Reeba Zacharia of The Times of India reports that CDPQ ups its stake to 50% in power company: Canadian pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) has increased its stake in Apraava...
View ArticleOMERS Seeks Infrastructure Opportunities in India, Acquires UK's Network Plus
OMERS Infrastructure just released a statement co-authored by Annesley Wallace, EVP and Global Head of OMERS Infrastructure, Chris Curtain, Senior Managing Director, Asia Pacific, OMERS Infrastructure...
View ArticleAIMCo Beefs Up its UK Build-to-Rent Portfolio, Selects Singapore For Asia HQ
AIMCo and Ridgeback announced the acquisition of a £283 million UK Build-to-Rent portfolio from Angelo Gordon:Alberta Investment Management Corporation, (“AIMCo”), on behalf of certain of its clients,...
View ArticlePSP Investments to Analyze Environmental Impact of its Natural Resources...
Benefits Canada reports PSP Investments is analyzing the environmental impact of its natural resources portfolio: The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is engaging WSP Global Inc. to develop a...
View ArticleOxford Properties' Bet on Seattle's Life Sciences Market Pays Off
Marc Stiles of Puget Sound Business Journal reports new Seattle life science tower mostly full, owner says:A Canadian pension plan's bet on Seattle's life science real estate market appears to have...
View ArticleIvanhoé Cambridge's Latest Joint Ventures in Brazil and the UK
Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines recently announced multifamily joint venture in Brazil for multifamily projects in São Paulo:Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines, the global real estate firms, today announced a new...
View ArticleUPP's CEO and Head of RI Discuss Their Inaugural Annual Report and Climate...
Today, the University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP) announced the launch of its roadmap to net zero portfolio emissions by 2040 and reported on 2021 Year: Today, University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP)...
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