Placements CMI (Marcel Dutil family), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Fonds de solidarité FTQ (the Fonds) have signed a definitive agreement with the American Industrial Partners (AIP) equity firm to acquire all of Canam Group's Canadian operations, as well as certain assets in the United States and overseas.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Inovia Capital announced today US $37M in funding for home care technology provider AlayaCare. This Series C extension will help the Company deliver on its M&A strategy to accelerate global growth. The round includes participation from Investissement Québec, Innovexport and Desjardins Innovatech.

Germain Hotels announced a new $50-million round of investment in ALT Canada Investment Partnership L.P. The round will enable the company to pursue its growth strategy for the Alt Hotels brand across Canada, namely by developing new hotels in the coming years.

CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, announced today the conclusion of a work optimization agreement with NouvLR, the consortium building the REM.

Knowlton Development Corporation ("KDC/ONE"), a leading value-added partner to beauty, health and personal care brands, and HCT Group (“HCT”), an innovative, global leader delivering full-service solutions in the design, engineering, manufacturing, formulation, filling and logistics of cosmetics products, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to create a comprehensive global end-to-end solutions provider for the beauty and personal care industry.

Ivanhoé Cambridge is proud to announce that the principal holder of its Canadian retail and office portfolio, Ivanhoé Cambridge II Inc. (“IC II”), has completed a green bond offering.

Nuvei, a leading global payment technology provider announced today it has completed a US$270 million (CA$358 million) common equity financing, valuing the company at US$2 billion (CA$2.65 billion). The investment comes primarily from Nuvei’s existing shareholders: leading Canadian private equity firm Novacap, supported by some of its key limited partners, and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of the largest Canadian institutional investors.

Speech by Michael Sabia before The Canadian Club