Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, today announced a significant increase in its majority stake in limited partnership Trencap L.P., alongside the Fonds de solidarité FTQ.

Revelstoke Capital Partners (“Revelstoke”), a leading private equity firm focused on investing in healthcare services companies, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”), a global investment group, announced today that they have completed a recapitalization of an affiliate of Crossroads Treatment Centers (“Crossroads” or the “Company”), together with the Company’s management. Revelstoke initially invested in the Company in December 2014.

Today, Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX) announced that funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners have entered into a definitive agreement with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Invenergy for an approximately $3 billion equity investment in Invenergy Renewables Holdings LLC (“Invenergy Renewables” or “the company”), the largest private renewable energy company in North America. Blackstone’s investment will provide capital to accelerate Invenergy’s renewables development activities. CDPQ and Invenergy management remain majority owners of the company and Invenergy will continue as managing member.

Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust (“Legacy” or the “Trust”) (TSX: LGY.UN), Cadbridge Investors LP (a limited partnership formed by Cadim, a division of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and Westmont Hospitality Group, “Cadbridge”) and InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust (“InnVest”) (TSX: INN.UN) today announced that they have entered into a support agreement (the “Support Agreement”) pursuant to which LGY Acquisition LP (a limited partnership formed by Cadbridge and InnVest, the “Offeror”) has agreed to offer $12.60 in cash per unit (the “Offer”) to acquire all of Legacy’s outstanding units (including units issued upon the exchange of outstanding exchangeable shares or the exercise of options prior to completion of the Offer).

LGY Acquisition LP (the "Offeror") and Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust ("Legacy REIT") (TSX: LGY.UN) announced today that approximately 118.1 million trust units of Legacy REIT have been validly deposited to the Offeror's previously announced offer to acquire all Legacy REIT trust units not already owned by the Offeror for $12.60 cash per trust unit (the "Offer").

This release is being sent to all holders of third party asset-backed commercial paper (“Third Party ABCP”) on behalf of the Investor Committee overseeing the proposed restructuring process of the Third Party ABCP and chaired by Mr. Purdy Crawford.

A Pan Canadian Committee Chaired by Mr. Purdy Crawford has been formed today to oversee the proposed structuring process of the Third Party ABCP.

AppDirect®, the leading subscription commerce platform company, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)¹, a global investment group, today announced an investment of USD 80 million (CAD 100 million) to launch AppDirect Capital, which offers a set of innovative funding programs dedicated to the growth and transformation of channel partners.

VOSKER, a global pioneer in remote area monitoring technology, today announced it has raised $100 million in debt financing from HSBC Canada (“HSBC”), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”), Business Development Bank of Canada (“BDC”), and Export Development Canada (“EDC”). 

Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, and bp ventures today announced a new co-investment collaboration targeting ventures in the sustainable energy sector and their first joint investment, in BTR Energy, a cleantech company enabling electric vehicles to interact with electricity markets.