Top Funds' Activity in Q2 2024
Louis Goss of MarketWatch reports Druckenmiller, Soros, Tepper among investors selling Nvidia in second quarter as tech stocks slumped:The recent slump in Nvidia’s share price has seen an assortment of...
View ArticleCPP Investments Gains in Q1, Promotes Caitlin Gubbels to Head of Private Equity
Michael Katz of Chief Investment Officer reports CPPIB ekes out 1% gain in Q1, promotes Caitlin Gubbels to Head of Private Equity:The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board eked out a 1% investment...
View ArticleAn Update on HOOPP's Infrastructure Journey
Zak Bentley of Infrastructure Investor reports on HOOPP's infra journey, going from zero to $7 billion in five years:Since emerging as an asset class in the 2000s, the infrastructure market has been...
View ArticleUPP Invests in Data Centre Developer Rowan Digital Infrastructure
Shatabdi Mazumdar of Digital Infra Network reports UPP invests in data centre developer Rowan Digital Infrastructure: Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners and University Pension Plan Ontario has announced...
View ArticlePSP's CIO Eduard van Gelderen Set to Depart After Six Years
James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports PSP chief investment officer Eduard van Gelderen to leave pension fund after 6 years:Public Sector Pension Investment Board chief investment officer Eduard...
View ArticleCanada Growth Fund Invests in Svante and MKB Fund III With BDC, CDPQ and IQ
Canadian Biomass reports Canada Growth Fund spurs Svante carbon capture technology:Svante, a Vancouver, B.C.-based carbon capture and removal project developer, will see C$137 million (US$100 million)...
View ArticleA Discussion With AIMCo CIO Marlene Puffer on Mid-Year Results
James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports AIMCo sees reasons for optimism in markets after mixed first-half results:Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s chief investment officer is cautiously...
View ArticleCPP Investments Targeting Brazil's Power and Water Sector
Luciana Magalhaes of Reuters reports manager of Canada’s public pension plan bullish on Brazil power and water sector, CEO says:After nearly two decades in Latin America, the Canada Pension Plan’s...
View ArticleBridgewater Hires OTPP's Former CIO Ziad Hindo
Layan Odeh of Bloomberg reports Bridgewater hires ex-Ontario pension CIO Hindo as senior adviser:Bridgewater Associates is bringing on Ziad Hindo, the former chief investment officer of one of Canada’s...
View ArticleIvanhoé Cambridge’s Real Estate Binge Heading Towards a Reckoning?
In July, Rich Bockmann of The Real Deal reported on whether Ivanhoé Cambridge’s real estate binge heading towards a reckoning:Few real estate investors helped fuel the frenzy of the 2010s quite like...
View ArticleBlackstone and CPP Investments Acquire Airtrunk From Macquarie and PSP...
Florence Chong of IPE Real Assets reports Blackstone and CPP Investments buy AirTrunk in A$24bn deal:Blackstone funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have bought Asia Pacific...
View ArticleCDPQ and Fonds de Solidarité Inject an Additional $575M in Énergir
Private Capital Journal reports CDPQ and Fonds de solidarité inject additional $575M in Énergir:CDPQ and Fonds de solidarité FTQ are investing additional $575 million in Énergir to support the growth...
View ArticleThe Worst Start to September in a Very Long Time
Samantha Subin of CNBC reports S&P 500 tumbles Friday to post worst week since 2023, Nasdaq drops 2% for worst weekly performance since 2022: The S&P 500 dropped Friday, notching its worst week...
View ArticleOTPP and Partners Expand Australian Industrial Sector Portfolio
Florence Chang of IPE Real Assets reports Asian sovereign fund backs Gateway Capital’s Australian industrial partnership: An unnamed Asian sovereign wealth fund has committed to Gateway Capital’s...
View ArticleOMERS Increases Stake in Indian Infra Trust; CPPIB Increases Commitment to...
Razak Musah Baba of IPE Real Assets reports OMERS to buy Allianz’s stake in Indian road infrastructure trust: Canadian pension fund OMERS is buying Allianz Capital Partners’ 13.5% stake in Interise...
View ArticleOn PSP Investments' 2024 Sustainability Report
Earlier today, PSP Investments released its 2024 Sustainability Report highlighting progress in advancing its sustainability capabilities and climate strategy: Highlights$64.9 billion invested in...
View ArticleBrookfield, BCI and GIC Acquire American Tower’s Operations in India
MoneyControl reports Brookfield-led consortium completes Rs 18,200 crore acquisition of ATC; becomes India's top towerco:Data Infrastructure Trust (DIT), an Infrastructure Investment Trust backed by...
View ArticleThe Much Anticipated Fed Rate Cut Is Upon Us
Pia Sing, Hakyung Kim and others from CNBC report S&P 500 and Nasdaq rally Friday to cap best week in 2024:Stocks rose on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite posting their...
View ArticleA Fireside Chat With BCI's Head of PE Jim Pittman
Jim Pittman, Executive VP and Global Head of Private Equity at BCI, joined Giovanni Amodeo for a fireside of Mergermarket to discuss the evolving dynamics currently shaping the private equity market,...
View ArticleCDPQ Takes Minority Stake in AES Ohio with US$546M Investment
Thomas Gnau of Dayton Daily News reports CDPQ takes minority stake in AES Ohio with $546M investment: Canadian global investment group CDPQ will take a stake in Dayton-area electric utility AES Ohio...
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