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 74.4 billion (USD 502 million) this year. Shizen Energy Inc. (Shizen Energy), a renewable energy leader in Japan, and CDPQ, […]
Vena Energy and CDPQ announce first green project bond in Japan – EQ Mag Pro
The inaugural project bond will finance an operational and fully contracted solar project in Japan, which has a capacity of 35 MW Total transaction value of JPY 9.3 billion (approximately CAD 90 million) This is CDPQ’s first financing of a renewable energy project in Japan Vena Energy, a leading renewable energy company in Asia Pacific, […]
Hy24, Mirova, CDPQ and Technip Energies join forces to make record €200 million investment in green hydrogen pioneer Hy2gen AG
World’s largest private investment in green hydrogen Capital will be deployed on e-fuels to decarbonise industry and transportation sectors WIESBADEN, Germany: Hy2gen AG, the green hydrogen investment platform, today announces the successful completion of a €200 million, investment round. The capital will be used for the construction of facilities in several geographies including Europe, producing green hydrogen-based fuels […]
Clifford Chance advises CDPQ on landmark US$2.7 billion acquisition and holdco financing in Taiwan’s offshore wind farm – EQ Mag Pro
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised global investment group Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on the approximately US$2.7 billion co-investment in the Greater Changhua 1 offshore wind farm and associated holdco financing. This transaction marks the first time holdco financing, which is more common in Europe’s offshore wind market, is […]
CEO Interview: Natixis and CDPQ invest in climate action
Jean Raby and Charles Emond oversee more than $1.7 trillion in investments worldwide. They want to see real action on climate change. Jean Raby and Charles Emond both have a unique perspective on the powerful role that capital can play in driving change. Each worked in corporate and investment banking and on the corporate side […]
CDPQ to invest $75 mn more in Azure Power
Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) plans to invest an additional $75 million in Indian solar power developer Azure Power Global Ltd. CDPQ’s stake in Azure Power will increase from 41.4% to 49.4% after the investment, the pension fund said in a statement. The transaction is subject to the approval […]
CDPQ and Lightsource BP form £150 million solar financing platform
MONTRÉAL and LONDON: Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a long-term institutional investor, and Lightsource BP today announced a debt investment of £150 million (CAD260 million), to finance a portfolio of solar assets owned and managed by Lightsource BP. Lightsource BP is a global leader in the funding, development and long-term operation of solar projects. […]
ENGIE and CDPQ make the winning bid in the process to acquire TAG
ENGIE, a world energy leader, announces that together with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor, it has made the winning bid in a competitive process conducted by Petrobras for the acquisition of a 90% shareholding stake in Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A. (TAG) with a final and binding offer […]