The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s infrastructure arm is taking on a 22 per cent stake in IndInfravit Trust, an Indian-based infrastructure conglomerate, for $160 million. IndInfravit, which owns and operates toll-road concessions, already counts the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Allianz Capital Partners as investors. “IndInfravit is a well-managed, world-class core infrastructure asset,” said Bruce Crane, managing director and […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is increasing its investment in an Indian solar power company to 40 per cent. The Caisse is contributing US$100 million to Azure Power Global Ltd.’s latest round of capital raising, bringing its total investment to US$240 million. “Through this investment, we are reaffirming our commitment to Azure Power and […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has invested approximately $26 million in Fundamentum, a venture capital fund company based in India. The initial investment is in Fundamentum’s first growth fund. The fund has a target size of about $130 million and will to focus on investments in consumer and enterprise technology businesses in the areas of […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a 6.3 per cent stake in an Indian renewable energy developer and operator from the Asian Development Bank for more than $179 million. The company, ReNew Power Ventures Private Ltd., is headquartered in Gurugram, India, and works in wind, utility-scale and rooftop solar power-producing assets. “This transaction aligns well with our overall power and […]
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