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Indian Renewables Receives Canadian Boost, Despite Rocky Ride

7th March, 2023

Canada’s biggest public pension fund CPP Investments has boosted its exposure to India’s burgeoning renewables sector with the acquisition of Goldman Sachs’ stake in ReNew Power for US$268 million.

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GIC Prepares Surge in Renewables Investment

3rd March, 2023

Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC is aggressively pursuing its green energy agenda with more than US$1.4 billion fresh investments this week, targeting all geographies as it buys equity in existing producers as they advance their ambitions in wind and solar.

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CDPQ and Temasek Real Estate Subsidiaries Forge India's Biggest Office Platform

13th February, 2023

A INR150 billion (US$1.8 billion) tech-focused Indian real estate platform represents formed by Ivanhoé Cambridge – the real estate arm of Canadian pension fund CDPQ – and Singaporean state owned investor Temasek’s Mapletree represents a landmark leap forward in foreign real estate investment in India.

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Abu Dhabi Funds Line Up Behind Indian Billionaire’s Flagship Float

25th January, 2023

A US$2.45 billion follow-on public offering floated by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s flagship Adani Enterprises is receiving the backing of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Mubadala as well as the privately owned International Holding Co. (IHC), linked to the ruling family.

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NIIF-Brokered Partnership Gives a Boost to India’s Data Center Industry

5th January, 2023

India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has teamed up with Digital Edge and AGP to create an India portfolio of hyperscale data centers – starting with a US$2 billion investment in one of the country’s biggest facilities, a greenfield 300MW hyperscale facility in Navi Mumbai.

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NIIF Seeks to Pilot Indian Airports Projects

7th December, 2022

India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has made another bid to invest in the country’s airport infrastructure by teaming up with GMR Airports Limited (GAL) to take stakes in airport projects.

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CDPQ Prepares for Asia Real Estate Push

10th November, 2022

One of Canada’s biggest public pension funds, Québec’s CDPQ, is set to see an increase in its Asia property exposure as its real estate arm Ivanhoé Cambridge looks to expand its investments in the region’s logistics, residential, life science and mixed use sectors.

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GIC Strengthens Alliance with ESR in Asian Real Estate

3rd November, 2022

GIC has stumped up US$480 million in capital for yet another joint investment platform in real estate with ESR, cementing the ties between the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund and the Hong Kong-listed Asian real estate manager.

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The Green March of India’s Billionaires: Sovereign Funds Join the Parade

12th October, 2022

With favorable long-term development objectives, ESG opportunities and rapid demographic and consumer change, Indian infrastructure investment has attracted sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds over recent years.

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OTPP Digs Deeper in India and Launches Mumbai Office

27th September, 2022

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) has joined its fellow Canadian public pension funds CPP Investments and CDPQ with a new office in India, as it ramps up its exposure to the South Asian heavyweight in emerging markets.

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Sovereign Investors Undaunted by Indian Renewables Setback

6th September, 2022

The slump in New York-listed Azure Power’s stock value has cast a pall over strategy of state-owned investors who have sunk million in the Indian renewables sector.

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NIIF Drives Road Investment in India

20th July, 2022

India’s quasi sovereign wealth fund, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), has announced the acquisition of an equity stake in the Navayuga Quazigund Expressway Private Limited (NQEPL) through its Master Fund at an enterprise value of around US$380 million.

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