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  • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
    LexChinese economy
    China stocks: a strong Caisse for disinvestment Premium content

    Canada’s second-largest pension fund is following others and retreating from China

  • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
    Canadian pension fund CDPQ puts brakes on China investment

    Pullback follows similar decisions by GIC and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

    The Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec headquarters in Montreal
  • Friday, 19 August, 2022
    Cryptofinance
    Bitcoin needs a story to sell

    Plus, CDPQ throws the towel in on crypto and Galaxy Digital locks horns with BitGo

    Bitcoin and Nasdaq logos
  • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
    Canadian pension giant writes off $150mn Celsius investment

    CDPQ concedes it went into crypto ‘too soon’

    Headquarters of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec in Montreal
  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    Celsius Network
    Celsius bid to rival Wall St with crypto lending scuppered by risky bets

    Digital asset lender blocked redemptions this week after locking-up client funds in complex products

    Celsius Network co-founder Alex Mashinsky
  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    LexDP World Ltd
    DP World/CDPQ: value of Dubai deal is beyond dubiety Premium content

    Fund set to gain exposure to flagship port in return for generous outlay that will cut logistics group’s debt

    Geese fly over DP World at Southampton, England
  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    DP World Ltd
    Canadian pension fund makes $2.5bn bet on Dubai Ports

    Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will take a 22% stake in a joint venture with DP World

    Jebel Ali harbour
  • Friday, 7 January, 2022
    Political independence ‘essential’ for pensions, says top manager at Canada fund

    Many governments are pushing funds to make allocations to support local economies

    Montreal in Quebec, Canada
  • Tuesday, 26 October, 2021
    Pension fund CDPQ plans to pour $12bn into European and UK assets

    Canadian group to target private investments in areas including fintech and infrastructure

    Charles Emond CDPQ president and chief executive officer
  • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
    Blockchain
    Celsius investment shows ‘conviction’ in blockchain, says CDPQ

    Canadian pension fund ‘absolutely not’ considering investing directly in bitcoin

    Bitcoin
  • Friday, 21 May, 2021
    Indonesia
    Indonesian toll roads draw interest of foreign pension funds

    Jakarta sovereign wealth facility to co-invest almost $4bn with Canadian, Dutch and UAE institutions

    Rush-hour traffic in Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Friday, 12 March, 2021
    Due Diligence
    Eurostar: can the train company that connects London to Paris survive? Premium content

    The rail operator is struggling to get back on track after Brexit and Covid-19 hit passenger numbers

  • Monday, 12 August, 2019
    InterviewFTfm
    Michael Sabia: Canada’s CDPQ chief on reaching growth with ‘real assets’

    Pension fund manager says selective approach is needed to invest in illiquids 

    We have the skills to complete and deliver [green]field projects. Other pension funds don’t do that, says Mr Sabia
  • Tuesday, 13 November, 2018
    Johnson Controls Inc
    Brookfield buys Johnson Controls power unit for $13.2bn

    All-cash deal ranks among largest leveraged buyouts since financial crisis

    German government raises its 2014 growth forecast...epa03920546 (FILE) A file photo dated 09 October 2013 showing a technician handling products of the battery brand VARTA in the Johnson Controls plant in Hanover, Germany. The German government on 23 October 2013 raised its 2014 growth forecast for Europe's biggest economy, from 1.6 per cent to 1.7 per cent. 'The economic momentum will accelerate significantly next year,' said German Economics Minister Philipp Roesler said upon releasing the government's latest economic forecasts. The government sees the current positive sentiment in business and a pickup in consumer spending as the key pillars of growth. 'Employment and income will continue to grow significantly while consumer spending will increase,' said Roesler. EPA/PETER STEFFEN
  • Sunday, 4 November, 2018
    Brexit
    Canada’s CDPQ takes ‘surgical’ view on UK assets in Brexit run-up

    Pension fund manager will consider deals only in ‘very specific’ circumstances

    London, England - Panoramic skyline view of Bank, central London`s leading financial district with famous skyscrapers
  • Thursday, 26 April, 2018
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    US housing: how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became rental powerhouses

    Home loan agencies accused of using taxpayer support for commercial mortgage market

  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2017
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Suez, CDPQ strike €3.2bn deal for GE Water
  • Thursday, 9 February, 2017
    US & Canadian companies
    Hastings buys remainder of UK’s South East Water

    Australian fund says deal shows ‘confidence and commitment’ to Britain post-Brexit

    BH3X1Y South East Water's £3.4 million scheme to build a new service reservoir at Cranbrook, Kent,
  • Sunday, 13 March, 2016
    Fund management
    Movers & shakers: March 14

    Allianz hires Jackie Hunt to oversee all asset management operations including Pimco

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2015
    Aerospace & Defence
    Bombardier sells 30% stake in train unit to Quebec pension fund

    Company shelves plan for IPO as Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec says it will pay $1.5bn 

    A worker stands in the doorway of a train at the Bombardier plant in Derby, central England, July 5, 2011. Train maker Bombardier is cutting more than 1,400 jobs at its plant in Derby after losing out to German group Siemens for the Thameslink cross-London rail upgrade contract.      REUTERS/Darren Staples   (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
  • Monday, 20 April, 2015
    US & Canadian companies
    Cirque du Soleil grabbed by US and Chinese investors

    TPG Capital and Fosun buy circus group in $1.5bn deal

    Cirque du Soleil  Royal Albert Hall
									Dralion
									©Alastair Muir
  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2015
    Rail
    Eurostar sale raises £757m for Treasury

    Cross-Channel train operator stake sold for almost twice anticipated sum

    LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13:   Eurostar's brand new e320 fleet is unveiled today complete with a live reveal of the train and special guests including Raymond Blanc and a catwalk show with 20 Eurostar staff at St Pancras Station on November 13, 2014 in London, England.  (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Eurostar)
  • Sunday, 14 December, 2014
    US & Canadian companies
    Petsmart $8.7bn sale marks largest 2014 buyout

    Team led by Europe’s BC Partners buys US pet supplies chain

    Jasmine Dugas blow dries a dog after it was bathed at a PetSmart PetsHotel and Doggie Day Camp in Los Angeles, California, May 14, 2012. Not only are top U.S. retailers trying out new ways to make their stores more inviting, some are even expanding, betting there is still a lot of life left in good ol' bricks and mortar. PetSmart Inc, for instance, will offer overnight dog accommodations at more stores to lure customers as it expands. Photo taken May 14, 2012. REUTERS/David McNew (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS) - RTR32F3F
  • Sunday, 29 September, 2013
    European companies
    Axa’s private equity powerhouse
    Dominique Senequier
  • Monday, 19 August, 2013
    Property sector
    Blackstone builds Europe property fund
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