Poka, a leading connected worker platform built specifically for manufacturers, has raised $25 million in Series B financing in support of the company’s next phase of growth. 40 North Ventures led the investment with participation from McRock Capital and existing investors SE Ventures, CDPQ, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, and Leclerc. This round brings the company’s total funding to more than $45 million.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, today announced a substantial increase in its majority interest in Énergir through the acquisition of Enbridge’s 38.9% interest in Noverco Inc. by Trencap L.P.

Since acquiring a 30% interest in US company Vertical Bridge in April 2019, CDPQ has supported the growth ambitions of this wireless infrastructure industry leader, a strategic choice that has benefited millions of Americans who have been working from home this past year.

New Look Vision Group Inc. (“New Look Vision” or the “Company”) (TSX: BCI.TO) today announced the completion of the transaction under which FFL Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, and the Dr. H. Doug Barnes Family have acquired all of the outstanding Class A common shares of the Company (the “Shares”) for $50.00 in cash per Share, other than certain Shares held by certain shareholders who received, in respect of such Shares, consideration consisting of common shares of the purchaser.

Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), APG Asset Management (APG), and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish Indonesia’s first infrastructure-focused investment platform and INA’s first investment vehicle since its establishment.

Phoenix Tower International (PTI), a leading wireless communications infrastructure provider, today announced it has closed a HoldCo financing facility to continue its international expansion. The transaction consists of three tranches at close that may be further increased through an accordion feature up to a total of EUR 775 million (approx. USD 940 million) to fund future growth. 

CTI Life Sciences Fund announced today the first closing of its third venture capital fund (“CTI LSF III”), with $100M CDN of capital now available for investment.

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, today announced that CDPQ will acquire a 30% stake in ATC Europe as part of a new long-term strategic partnership through a transaction valued at over €1.6 billion, implying an enterprise value of more than €8.8 billion for ATC Europe.

The Government of Canada, the Government of Québec, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Ivanhoé Cambridge are teaming up to make $120 million available to cooperatives, non-profit organizations and housing authorities to build or renovate affordable housing.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”), a global investment group, and CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”), a leading global private equity and investment advisory firm, have reached an agreement with BlueFocus Intelligent Communication Group for CDPQ and CVC Capital Partners Asia V to acquire a majority stake in its international group of agencies, managed under its subsidiary, BlueFocus International.