| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.04.2024 | PharmEasy raises $216m in round led by Ranjan Pai's MEMG: Report | Indian online pharmacy platform PharmEasy has raised Rs 1,804 crore ($216 million) in a round led by Ranjan Pai’s Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG) and existing investors, Entrackr reported.
MEMG led the round with Rs 800 crore, wh... |
| 29.04.2024 | Ivanhoé Cambridge’s Palladitcheff: ‘Head-hunters think I’m a transformational CEO’ | In her departing interview, the outgoing president and chief executive officer of CDPQ’s real estate business talks about leaving the job, her next role and her ‘natural’ successor. |
| 25.04.2024 | Kedaara Capital Closes India’s Largest PE Fund At $1.7 Bn | SUMMARY
This will be Kedaara’s fourth fund in 12 years and was raised in just four months beginning last December. It would even surpass Chrys Cap’s $1.3 Bn Fund IX raised in 2023
Nearly 85% of this new fund was sourced from existing invest... |
| 02.04.2024 | Fintech Nuvei to Be Taken Private by Advent International Alongside Canadian Shareholders | Nuvei Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEI) announced that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to be taken private by Advent International, which claims to be one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, ... |
| 22.06.2023 | Canadian pension fund CDPQ launches $136m sustainable agri platform with CEFC | Canada’s second-largest pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has partnered with Australian government-owned green bank Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to launch a A$200 million ($136 million) sustainable agricu... |
| 02.02.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital a gennaio 2023 | Gli investimenti nel mercato del Venture Capital (VC) in Europa, nel corso del 2022, sono diminuiti rispetto all’anno record 2021, passando da 108,9 miliardi di euro a 91,6 miliardi di euro. Dati e grafico PitchBook
Con questo articolo ina... |
| 25.01.2023 | UK-based Onto bags €113.4M to help motorists join the EV revolution | London-based Onto, an all-inclusive electric car subscription service provider, announced on Wednesday that it has raised a £100M (approximately €113.41M) credit facility from global investment group CDPQ and independent asset manager Polle... |
| 25.01.2023 | "I pity the fuel", says UK-based EV rental subscription service Onto, as it clinches £100 million loan deal | An idea for driving electric vehicle adoption that has some merit is greater commercialisation of flexible ownership models. In UK-based Onto's case, this would involve more motorists opting to abandon traditional car ownership, or at least... |
| 24.10.2022 | Shizen Energy and CDPQ announce JPY 70-billion (USD 474-million) investment by CDPQ to accelerate the energy transition in Japan and key international markets | This first direct infrastructure investment in Japan by global investment group CDPQ will allow Shizen Energy to grow in Japan and in key international markets.
With this announcement, Shizen Energy's fundraising initiatives total over JPY ... |
| 13.10.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Foodology’s $50m for ghost kitchens, quick-commerce consolidation | This week, Colombian ghost kitchen startup Foodology scooped up $50 million to expand in Latin America and Estonia-based FlyFeed landed funds for its insect farming ambitions. Additionally, rapid grocery delivery continues its path to conso... |
| 12.10.2022 | BREAKING: Soli Organic secures $125m to expand soil-based vertical farming across the US | Soli Organic has raised $125 million in Series D funding to expand its indoor soil-based vertical farming operation across the US.
Climate-focused global investment group CDPQ led the round, which Soli Organic says “signals the sustained an... |
| 15.06.2022 | Крах Celsius: почему даже порномодель в команде крипто-банка не поможет заработать 18% годовых | У криптанов случился очередной скандал – с блэкджеком и этими самыми, о ком вы подумали: платформа Celsius закрысила $12 миллиардов, и никак не может понять – соскамилась она уже полностью, или пока только чуть-чуть. Разбираемся, что произо... |
| 22.09.2021 | CDPQ Completes Previously Announced Purchase of Majority Stake in Wizeline | SAN FRANCISCO and MONTRÉAL, Quebec (PRWEB) September 22, 2021
Wizeline, a global technology services provider that partners with clients to build high-quality digital products and platforms, today announced that Caisse de dépôt et placement... |
| 20.09.2021 | CDPQ invests in WestConnex, Australia's largest road infrastructure project | CDPQ joins the Sydney Transport Partners (STP) consortium to acquire the remaining shares of WestConnex from the NSW Government for AU$11.1 B
WestConnex is a critical 70 km motorway linking Sydney's west and southwest to the city centre, th... |
| 14.09.2021 | Ontario Teachers' reaches agreement to become a significant shareholder in Greenstone | CDPQ and HIBV will continue to be significant shareholders in Greenstone following the transaction
SYDNEY, TORONTO and MONTRÉAL, Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers') announced today it has ... |
| 01.09.2021 | Wizeline Continues Accelerated Growth With Strategic Investment from CDPQ | The arrival of CDPQ marks a significant milestone in Wizeline’s growth, enabling continued expansion of services and geographies.
SAN FRANCISCO and MONTRÉAL (PRWEB) September 01, 2021
Wizeline, a global technology services provider that par... |
| 30.08.2021 | Medical Solutions to be Acquired by Centerbridge Partners and CDPQ | OMAHA, Neb., NEW YORK and MONTREAL, Aug. 30, 2021 |
| 03.07.2021 | Telefónica S A : FiBrasil, joint venture between Grupo Telefónica and CDPQ, starts operations in Brazil | FiBrasil will provide wholesale fiber neutral network for clients with lower capital requirements and shorter time-to-market
Vivo will serve as the first customer to the new entity, which will bring fiber infrastructure to 5.5 million homes... |
| 23.06.2021 | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Qu&ea : AlayaCare Raises $225 Million to Accelerate the Digital Transformation of Home Health Care | News release AlayaCare June 23, 2021
AlayaCare Raises $225 Million to Accelerate the Digital Transformation of Home Health Care
Technology, Private Equity, QuébecMontréal, June 23, 2021
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AlayaCare's AI-powered platform makes sustainabl... |
| 09.06.2021 | Sentera closes $25m Series C round to scale its digital platform for agronomists | Disclosure: AgFunder (AFN’s parent company) is an investor in Sentera. Find out more about AgFunder’s portfolio here.
Sentera today announced a $25 million Series C financing co-led by Canadian pension fund manager Caisse de dépôt et placem... |
| 07.06.2021 | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Qu&ea : Poka Closes $25M Series B Round to Connect and Empower Frontline Factory Workers Across Global Manufacturers | News release Poka June 7, 2021
Poka Closes $25M Series B Round to Connect and Empower Frontline Factory Workers Across Global Manufacturers
Technology, QuébecQuebec City, Quebec, June 7, 2021
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A growing industrial skills crisis and the... |
| 14.05.2021 | AMP : Phoenix Tower International Closes Multi-Jurisdiction HoldCo Financing Facility with CDPQ and AMP Capital to Support Further International Growth | 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 c... |
| 04.05.2021 | CVC Capital Partners and CDPQ jointly agree the acquisition of a majority stake in BlueFocus International agencies | The deal will provide investment in human, relationship and financial capital to advance the growth strategy of We Are Social, fuseproject and Vision7 International
MONTREAL and HONG KONG, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CVC Capital Partners (&... |
| 19.04.2021 | Druva raises $147M at a valuation north of $2B as the cloud rush continues | Druva, a software company that sells cloud data backup services, announced today that it has closed a $147 million round of capital. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a group that manages Quebec’s pension fund, led the round, w... |
| 19.04.2021 | IFM Investors partners with CDPQ on the Indiana Toll Road | |
| 07.04.2021 | Solmax, the world’s leading geosynthetics manufacturer, acquires TenCate Geosynthetics | Montréal – Solmax, the global leader in the production of high-quality polyethylene geomembranes for industrial and environmental applications today announces it has reached an agreement with Koninklijke Ten Cate (the Netherlands) on the ac... |
| 01.04.2021 | Energize announces partnership with CDPQ to invest in companies leading the energy transition |
The energy transition is happening faster than even the Energize team expected. Decision-makers with market influence — from federal and state governments to large corporations — are rolling out ambitious renewable energy goals and commit... |
| 31.10.2020 | Quebec’s AddÉnergie raises 53 million CAD in Series C funding | Québec City-based startup AddÉnergie has raised 53 million CAD in a Series C funding round consisting of both equity and debt financing, led by Mackinnon, Bennett & Company. The round also included participation from Business Developmen... |
| 21.10.2020 | CDPQ launches $250 million diversity-focused fund | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has launched a new $250 million fund aimed at increasing diversity and inclusion in small to medium-sized businesses in Québec and Canada.
“We want to encourage SMEs to increase diversity in the... |
| 06.10.2020 | Onapsis Raises $55M Growth Round, Led by CDPQ and NightDragon, Fueling Expansion to Protect Mission-Critical SaaS Applications | BOSTON – October 6, 2020 – Onapsis, the leader in mission-critical application cybersecurity and compliance, today announced it raised $55 million in Series D financing led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and NightDragon wi... |
| 18.02.2020 | Eddyfi/NDT Acquires Halfwave & its ART Technology | Martin Theriault, CEO of Eddyfi/NDT, says: “We are first and foremost an NDT technology company. The uniqueness and proprietary nature of the ART technique was an opportunity we could not miss. This acquisition is very synergetic for our gr... |
| 05.02.2020 | Novacap completes its largest platform investment with Eddyfi/NDT | The combination of Eddyfi Technologies and NDT Global is an innovative and private Test & Measurement (“T&M”) technology group focused on Non-Destructive Testing (“NDT”). Eddyfi/NDT will now have 1,000+ employees working in 20 globa... |
| 13.12.2019 | Montréal’s Nuvei raises $358 million CAD, reaches $2.65 billion CAD valuation | Montréal-based FinTech company Nuvei has raised $358 million CAD ($270 million USD) in common equity financing. Following the raise, the company is now valued at $2.65 billion CAD ($2 billion USD).
“This new raise gives the company flexibil... |
| 19.09.2019 | Employment platform Neuvoo raises $53 million from CDPQ’s AI fund | Neuvoo, a Montréal-based online employment platform, has raised $53 million from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).
“The investment will help us hire more than 100 people in North America within a year and more than double our c... |
| 13.09.2019 | Element AI announces $200 million CAD Series B round | Element AI has closed a much-anticipated venture round, raising a $200 million CAD ($151.4 million USD) Series B from the Government of Quebec, pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), and McKinsey & Company, among ot... |
| 02.07.2019 | AlayaCare raises $51 million CAD to scale homecare provider platform | Montreal-based AlayaCare, which provides AI-powered cloud software for homecare providers, has raised a $51 million CAD Series C round.
iNovia Capital led the round, with participation from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and ... |
| 17.06.2019 | Telehealth startup Dialogue raises $40 million to fuel European expansion | Virtual B2B healthcare startup Dialogue has closed a $40 million funding round led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Holtzbrinck Ventures.
“This new financing from our partners will help push our company to new heights.”
... |
| 03.06.2019 | Altas Partners Announces Agreement to Sell Capital Vision Services | West Street Capital Partners VII, a fund managed by the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs (“GS MBD”), Altas Partners (“Altas”) and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) announced today their entry into a definitive agreem... |
| 03.06.2019 | CDPQ picks up stake in Mahindra & Mahindra for $206 mn | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has picked up a 1.76% stake in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) for Rs 1,424.56 crore ($205.6 million), marking the first investment by Canada’s second-largest pension fund in India’s autom... |
| 19.03.2019 | CDPQ expands AI offering with $250 million fund, new collaboration with Mila | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has announced the creation of a $250 million fund for Québec businesses with a proven track record in artificial intelligence.
The CDPQ–AI Fund aims to ramp up growth in businesses whose product... |
| 18.03.2019 | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec Launches $250M AI Fund | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has created a a $250m fund dedicated to Québec businesses with a proven track record in artificial intelligence.
Managed by CDPQ’s Venture Capital and Technology team, The CDPQ–AI Fund aims to r... |
| 18.03.2019 | CDPQ launches $250 mln fund for growth-stage AI companies | - |
| 17.01.2019 | On-demand workspace platform Breather taps new CEO | Breather’s new CEO Bryan Murphy / Breather Press Kit
Breather, the platform that provides on-demand private workspace, announced today that it has appointed Bryan Murphy as its new CEO.
Before joining Breather, Murphy was the founder and pr... |
| 09.12.2018 | SSQ Insurance Obtains $150M in Financing From CDPQ | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced a transaction of up to $150m in the form of a loan to SSQ Insurance, one of the largest insurance and investment companies in Quebec.
As a result of this transaction, SSQ Insurance wil... |
| 29.11.2018 | La Caisse invests $200 million in Montreal’s Plusgrade | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse) is taking an equity interest totalling $200 million in Plusgrade, a provider of revenue solutions to the global travel industry. The investment values Plusgrade at over $600 million.
Plusgr... |
| 03.10.2018 | Hopper Raises $100M In Series D Funding Led by OMERS Ventures | Hopper, the world's fastest growing travel booking app, today announced US $100 million (CA ~$128 million) in Series D financing led by OMERS Ventures. Existing investors Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Accomplice, Brightspar... |
| 18.10.2017 | Security workforce manager TrackTik raises $7 million | TrackTik, Montréal-based security workforce management platform, has received $7 million in funding.
The startup is backed by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and iNovia Capital, which also provided $1.5 million seed financing ... |
| 27.09.2017 | Novacap and la Caisse announce a strategic investment in Pivotal Payments | Montréal, September 27, 2017 – Novacap and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced today an investment in Pivotal Payments (Pivotal), a Québec business that specializes in payment processing solutions and merchant services. The new... |
| 15.12.2016 | Hopper Closes $82M Series C | Hopper, the mobile app that analyzes and predicts airfare, today announced it has secured $82M CAD in Series C financing led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of North America's largest pension fund managers. Existing in... |
| 16.11.2016 | KDC announces the acquisition of Thibiant International, Inc. | This transaction comes in the wake of a series of acquisitions carried out in 2014 and 2015, and which were made possible by its parent company, NOVACAP, through its Novacap Industries IV Fund, with the support of the Caisse de dépôt et pla... |
| 03.10.2016 | Edelweiss announces pact with CDPQ for Rs 5,000 cr investment | -->
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| 28.09.2016 | CDPQ Joins Shareholders of Sedgwick Alongside KKR and Stone Point | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced today a USD 500-million investment in Sedgwick, a leader in third-party claims administration in the United States.
After the transaction, CDPQ will hold a significant minority interes... |
| 28.09.2016 | CDPQ Joins Shareholders of Sedgwick Alongside KKR and Stone Point | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced today a USD 500-million investment in Sedgwick, a leader in third-party claims administration in the United States.
After the transaction, CDPQ will hold a significant minority interes... |
| 10.08.2016 | Canadian fund manager CDPQ picks 20% in Plenary, steps up focus on Australia | Premium
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional fund manager, is acquiring 20 per cent interest in Plenary Group Holdings (Plenary), a long-term investor that is engaged in infrastructure-related businesses in ... |
| 10.03.2016 | CDPQ to invest $150m in renewable energy in India | Premium
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the second largest pension fund in Canada, formally launched Wednesday its headquarters in New Delhi in India with $150 million commitment for investments in renewable energy (RE).
Cont... |
| 14.10.2015 | KDC announces the acquisition of the Kolmar Labs Group, a new foray into the Color Cosmetics and Specialty Delivery categories | This acquisition follows the 2014 recapitalization of KDC by parent company NOVACAP, through its NOVACAP Industries IV, in partnership with La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Investissement-Québec, Expor... |
| 16.09.2015 | Daily funding roundup - September 16, 2015 | Sunlight Financial bagged $300M; Lightspeed secured $61M; Omada Health raised $48M
We don't talk about it much in this country for some reason, but diabetes and heart disease are huge problems. So big that three out of four Americans now ha... |
| 17.08.2015 | Altas Partners Invests in Capital Vision Services | Capital Vision Services, LP (“CVS”), which provides management services to MyEyeDr. O.D. (“MyEyeDr.”) optometry practices, today announced that it has received an equity investment from a group led by Altas Partners (“Altas”) and Caisse de ... |
| - | Big Fund Slashes Stakes in Chip Stocks AMD, Intel, Nvidia, and Micron | Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Canada’s second-largest public pension, posted a negative annual return in 2022, the first time since the financial crisis.
But the pension did beat the market. CDPQ, as the provincial pension is know... |
