Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. have announced a new $50-billion fund aimed at backing large-scale investments across the country.
The fund will be structured on a 50-50 basis between the two organizations, with each committing up to $25 billion in equity capital over an initial five-year period. The announcement positions the fund as one of the largest joint investment vehicles focused specifically on major Canadian projects.
John Graham, chief executive of CPP Investments, said Canada is entering a period of renewed ambition to advance major projects and build for the future, which he said is creating significant investment opportunities across the country.
Timing Tied to National Investment Push
The fund’s launch coincides with an investment summit being held in Toronto by Prime Minister Mark Carney, which is seeking to attract a trillion dollars in new investment into Canada over the next five years.
The announcement also follows a string of recent commitments from Canada’s major banks, which have pledged billions of dollars in financing in recent days to support Canadian companies and projects.
Brookfield’s Role in the Partnership
Connor Teskey, chief executive of Brookfield Asset Management, said the new fund could help drive what he described as a generational investment program, directing capital toward critical infrastructure, industries and businesses intended to support the growth of globally competitive Canadian companies.
Brookfield Asset Management and its affiliate Brookfield Corp. are both publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the tickers BAM and BN, respectively.
The fund adds to a broader wave of large-scale financial commitments being announced in connection with efforts to boost investment in major Canadian infrastructure and industrial projects.
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