Solmax, the global leader in the production of high-quality polyethylene geomembranes for industrial and environmental applications today announces it has reached an agreement with Koninklijke Ten Cate (the Netherlands) on the acquisition of TenCate Geosynthetics, a global provider of geosynthetics and industrial fabrics. 

GID, a leading integrated real estate company active in the industrial sector since 1986, announced today the creation of GID Industrial, an investment platform formed with global real estate investor Ivanhoé Cambridge.

Energize Ventures, a leading global alternative investment manager, and Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, announced today the beginning of a new co-investment partnership under which CDPQ will invest up to US$125 million over the next three years in ventures that aim to accelerate the digital transformation of energy and sustainable industry sectors.

Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines officially broke ground on CIBC SQUARE’s second tower located at 141 Bay Street in Toronto’s Financial District. Construction on the 50-storey office tower is scheduled to be completed in 2024.

Constellation Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Constellation), backed by institutional investors Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’), announced today it has entered into an agreement for its inaugural transaction through the acquisition of Cincinnati-based Ohio National Mutual Holdings, Inc. (ONMH) and its wholly owned subsidiary Ohio National Financial Services, Inc. (collectively, Ohio National) for a total consideration of US$1 billion, which includes both member consideration and new capital infused in the business, as part of its demutualization process.

Ivanhoé Cambridge is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm with a focus on real estate technology.

By Marc-André Blanchard, Executive Vice-President and Head of CDPQ Global

Lendlease, a leading global real estate group, and Ivanhoé Cambridge, global real estate investor, are teaming up to develop a 1.15-acre project featuring a state-of-the-art life science building with world-class amenities, located at 60 Guest Street, a land parcel in the Boston Landing campus in Allston/Brighton, Massachusetts.

Inovia Capital today announced the closing of its second growth fund with US$450 million in committed capital. The fund, which saw strong support from existing investors such as Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) as well as some new ones, will invest in tech-focused growth-stage companies in industries such as financial services, healthcare, commerce, the future of work, and travel.

CDPQ announced a new Board of Directors for CDPQ Infra, its subsidiary that serves as principal contractor for major infrastructure projects, including the Réseau express métropolitain (REM), now under construction, and the REM de l’Est, currently in the planning and development phase.