For several years now, e-commerce has become increasingly prevalent in retail trade. It has gained so much popularity with consumers that it has become inescapable for retailers.

A year ago almost to the day, la Caisse’s Private Equity, Québec team, and Canderel, partnered with a young company in digital technology with very promising growth potential.

Many Québec regions are notable for their entrepreneurial dynamism, and this is why Espace CDPQ is interested in reaching more companies in Québec.

The Delachaux Group, CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”), today announced that the Delachaux family and CDPQ have entered into an exclusivity agreement in order to acquire CVC Capital Partners Fund V’s stake in the Delachaux Group.

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group announced today it is adding family entertainment centres to its portfolio of creative projects.

Breather, a leading global provider of flexible workspace, announces that it has raised approximately $60 million in equity including la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“la Caisse”) and joined by several other global firms including Temasek and Ascendas-Singbridge.

Luge Capital, a new venture capital fund specifically focused on early-stage FinTech companies and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions applied to financial services, today announced that it has completed a $75 million round of financing to begin operations.

A group of leading global institutional investors, led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’), in collaboration with the Government of Canada, are proud to announce an ambitious project to advance key G7 objectives.

Michael Sabia, President and Chief Executive Officer, participated on a panel about alternative financing at Bloomberg Invest New York.

ecobee Inc. today announced it has raised an additional$47MCAD ($36M USD)of investment led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), AGL Energy Ltd. and Business Development Bank of Canada closing its Series C funding round at more than $127M CAD($98M USD) and bringing ecobee’s total funding to over $200M ($155M USD) to-date.