Today, alternative investments aren’t as “alternative” as they once were.
Canada’s largest pension fund manager is committing $1 billion for energy infrastructure acquisitions in Western Canada, in partnership with a private Calgary-based firm with expertise in the sector.
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec plans to invest $1.43 billion on infrastructure in Mexico with a consortium of Mexican institutional investors.
A group of global institutional investors, including AIMCo, APG, CalPERS, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, representing US$1.5 trillion, have announced the launch of GRESB Infrastructure, a global sustainability benchmark for infrastructure assets.
OMERS division Borealis Infrastructure Management is part of an investment consortium that has agreed to buy Autobahn Tank & Rast Holding, an operator of highway service centres in Germany, for an undisclosed amount.
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $250 million in a joint venture with Mexico's largest construction firm that will own and operate four toll roads and highways.
BlackRock has entered into an agreement to acquire Infraestructura Institucional, a Mexican infrastructure investment firm, for an undisclosed amount.
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has announced a $53-million interest, in the form of a term loan, in the financing of the Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport.
The federal Liberals have revealed more details about how they would boost infrastructure investment if elected—a proposal that would seek to entice large private pension funds to finance small-town projects.
Ottawa’s proposal to consider eliminating the 30% limit for pension funds investing in a company could dramatically improve the country’s infrastructure environment, according to one expert.