Hines, the international real estate firm, in partnership with Ivanhoé Cambridge, today announced the start of construction of a new, 47-story, one-million-square-foot office tower on the 800 block of Texas Avenue (the former site of the Houston Chronicle) bounded by Milam, Prairie and Travis streets.

Mark E. Rose, Chair and CEO of Avison Young, the world’s fastest-growing, private and Principal-led, global commercial real estate services firm, announced today that Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of Canada’s leading institutional fund managers, has made a $250-million preferred equity investment to accelerate Avison Young’s strategic growth plan.

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("CPDQ"), a leading global institutional investor, today announced that it provided CA$150 million (€100 million) in financing to support the acquisition by ContourGlobal Mirror 2 S.à.r.l. (“ContourGlobal”) of a portfolio of concentrated solar power (“CSP”) assets in Spain.

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“la Caisse”) announced today that it has acquired a minority interest in BFL CANADA, one of the largest commercial insurance brokers in Canada.

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is becoming a minority shareholder in Pomerleau with an investment of $50 million that will allow the company to execute its strategic growth plan over the coming years.

On May 3, 2018, an acquisition made by Groupe Solmax was singled out for recognition at the M&A Club Awards Gala, which celebrates excellence in mergers and acquisitions in Québec.

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.