La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced a loan to Medicom, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of infection control products.

Global real estate institutional investment companies Ivanhoé Cambridge Holdings UK Ltd (“Ivanhoé Cambridge”) and Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors (“Bouwinvest”) alongside Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC (“Greystar”), a global leader in the investment, development and management of high-quality rental housing properties, today announced a new ‘develop-to-core’ venture focused on funding purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”) and young professional accommodation in the Greater Paris Region, with an investment capacity of €1 billion.

TPG, Fosun, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Caisse), (the “Consortium”) announced today that they have partnered with Investissement Québec and submitted a proposal to acquire (the “Purchase Agreement”) substantially all of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group’s assets (“Cirque du Soleil”  or the “Company”).

Canadian Western Bank (“CWB”) (TSX: CWB) today announced that it has closed its private placement of $125 million aggregate principal amount of 4.840% Series G Subordinated Debentures due June 29, 2030 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (the “Debentures”).

Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”) (NYSE:ARES) announced today that it is serving as the lead arranger for a £1.875 billion financing commitment to The Ardonagh Group (“Ardonagh”), the U.K.’s largest independent insurance broker, through Ares’ global direct lending platform.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced an investment of $ 8,7M in the form of a loan to Lemay, one of Canada’s leading architecture and design firms, which shapes and reinvents living environments in Québec and around the world.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced today a new structure to maximize its impact in technology. This integrated approach, under the leadership of Alexandre Synnett, who is appointed Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, aims to leverage technology for performance, both in investment and risk management activities and in transforming the organization. 

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced an investment in the form of a loan to LCI Education, a large network of higher education institutions in Québec.

The Venture’s investment strategy is to develop a diversified portfolio of facilities targeted at third party logistics and industrial tenants who service the growing domestic consumption and e-commerce markets.