Economic Outlook with Martin Coiteux, Head of Economic Analysis and Global Strategy.

The latest IPCC report is once again an appeal for the future of our planet.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) today released its Sustainable Investing Report for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (“Couche-Tard” or the “Company”) (TSX: ATD) today announced that it entered into a private agreement with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”), for the repurchase for cancellation of 5,477,451 Class A multiple voting shares of Couche-Tard (“Class A shares”) held by CDPQ at a price of CAD $54.77 per Class A share, for a total consideration of approximately CAD $300 million. 

Ivanhoé Cambridge, a global real estate leader, and Greystar have broken ground on 1121 at Symphony Square, the office component of their new Symphony Square mixed-use development in downtown Austin, Texas that will also house a 32-story residential tower, The Waller, which is already under construction. This complex will truly embody live, work, and play.

Ivanhoé Cambridge, Irongate Group (ASX: IAP, JSE: IAP) and Built have today announced the acquisition of the 1.57 hectare Younghusband Woolstores development site in Kensington, Melbourne.

In November 2021, 120 world leaders representing 197 states converged in Glasgow for the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference.

Talent.com, the fast-growing global player in next-generation job search platforms, today announced a $120 million US Series B funding round led by Inovia Capital, with the participation of existing investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), and new investors Investissement Québec, Climb Ventures, BDC Capital, Fondaction, and HarbourVest Partners. 

Espace CDPQ, the Québec venture capital hub, announces seven new venture capital funds are joining its partners in residence.

CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB) announced today that it intends to enter into a private agreement with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("CDPQ ") for the purchase for cancellation of 3,968,159 of its Class A subordinate voting shares ("Class A Shares") held by CDPQ for a price of $100.80 per Class A Share, which represents a discount to the closing price on February 28, 2022 of the Class A Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX").