Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec

• Quebec’s Caisse strikes deal with DP World to invest US$1.2B in container port facility in Indonesia

  Commercial operations expected to begin in 2023.

  Canada

  Mar 5
• CAE to purchase L3Harris military training business for US$1.05 billion

  CAE said the L3Harris businesses will add experience in the development and delivery of training systems for fighter and bomber aircraft, among others.

  Canada

  Mar 1
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• Quebec’s Caisse posts 7.7% return in 2020 as real estate underperforms

  The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec posted a return of 7.7 per cent in 2020, missing its benchmark index of 9.2 per cent.

  Canada

  Feb 25
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• CGI plans to buy back 4.2 million shares from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

  CGI says the transaction will be made in connection with a periodic portfolio rebalancing by CDPQ.

  Canada

  Feb 19
• SAP to expand new downtown Montreal office, adding 30 employees

  Enterprise software company SAP Canada will open a new research and development office in Montreal for its SAP Labs division and plans to add 30 new employees.

  Canada

  Jan 21
• Michael Sabia named Canada’s next deputy minister of Finance

  Michael Sabia will take the job effective Dec. 14. He replaces Paul Rochon, who will become senior official at the Privy Council Office.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2020
• Bombardier to pocket less than expected in sale of railway division to Alstom SA

  The Montreal-based company expects to pocket less than it first anticipated in the sale of its train division.

  Economy

  Sep 16, 2020
• Details of US$200M loan offered to Cirque du Soleil will be revealed — but not yet: Quebec minister

  Criticized for its lack of transparency surrounding the loan offered to Cirque du Soleil, Quebec's Legault government has committed to revealing the details of the agreement.

  Economy

  May 27, 2020
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• Guy Laliberté to attempt to resume ownership of Cirque du Soleil amid financial woes

  Founded in 1984, the circus is now carrying close to US$1 billion in debt and has been forced to suspend its operations entirely amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Economy

  May 25, 2020
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• New Caisse CEO stresses caution after 10-year bull market and soft 2019 returns

  The Caisse is aiming for caution amid a growing gap between real economic performance and a soaring stock market.

  Economy

  Feb 20, 2020