Kim Thomassin, Executive Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Secretariat, took part in a panel at the launch of a World Bank report on the evolution of the Canadian pension model.

Knowlton Development Corporation ("KDC"), a leading contract manufacturer of health and beauty-care products with its head office in Longueuil, Québec, announces the acquisition of the Aromair Fine Fragrance Company Inc. (‘’Aromair’’). Aromair is a leading New-Albany-based leading, full-service manufacturer and supplier specializing in Home & Air Care categories with over 20 years of global experience, offering Product Development, R&D Innovation, QA/QC services, regulatory services and manufacturing solutions. Aromair employs more than 200 full-time employees in state-of-the-art facilities totaling over 140,000 feet.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX), through funds it manages on behalf of its real estate investors, and Ivanhoé Cambridge, a real estate subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), today announced plans to implement the largest private multi-family residential rooftop solar project in the United States.

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) announced today a US$40-million (CA$50.4 million) loan related to a portfolio of solar energy systems originated by Sunrun Inc. (“Sunrun”), a U.S. leader in residential solar energy.

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse) announced today a loan of $150 million to Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (“Innergex”) (TSX: INE), an independent Canadian leader in renewable energy.

The Venture will focus on the development of high quality logistics facilities in four regions covering North, East, South and Mid-West China.

The strategy of the venture, to be known as the LOGOS India Logistics Venture (the Venture), is focused on developing and owning high-quality, modern logistics facilities in targeted cities across India and will have up to US$800 million in investment capacity.

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced today its investment strategy to address climate change. This strategy covers the entire portfolio and sets out targets and actions for CDPQ to make a constructive contribution, as an investor, to the transition toward a low carbon global economy and to seize profitable investment opportunities.

Lightspeed POS Inc., the world’s most advanced cloud-based point-of-sale software solution for independent retailers and restaurateurs, today announced it has closed a US $166 million (C $207 million) investment.

On the heels of two-year record revenue growth of 826 percent, Montreal tech startup TrackTik Inc., developer of a first-of-its-kind security workforce management platform, today announced $7 million in financing from Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec (la Caisse) and iNovia Capital.