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  • Mexican and Canadian pension funds buy $1.35bn of Enel renewables

    11 October 2017

    Canadian institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) and a consortium of Mexican companies have paid $1.35 billion for a majority share in eight Enel wind and solar assets.

  • Canada's La Caisse pays C$287m for Boralex stake

    27 July 2017

    Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (la Caisse), one of Canada's major institutional investors, has paid C$287.5 million ($229.5 million) for a 17.3% stake in renewables company Boralex.

  • Suez and Canadian pension fund acquire GE Water for €3.2bn

    09 March 2017

    French waste and water group Suez and Canadian pension fund manager Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) have partnered to buy General Electric's (GE) water division.

  • UK asset manager accuses PRI of 'losing its way'

    14 September 2015

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has been accused of having "lost its way" by an asset manager hoping to join the organisation's board.

  • Offshore wind is increasingly attractive to institutional investors, says EY

    10 March 2015

    Offshore wind energy projects are becoming increasingly attractive to institutional investors and could be cost-competitive with more established forms of energy by 2023, according to consultancy EY.

  • First Wind helps 2014 renewables deals rise by $3bn

    30 January 2015

    SunEdison's blockbuster acquisition of First Wind helped the value of renewables deals in 2014 increase by 13%, a report has revealed.