skip content
Loading indicator

Language switcher

July 7, 2004

The CPP Investment Board today announced commitments to two current private equity partners and an additional commitment to a partner investing in infrastructure assets.

The CPP Investment Board’s additional commitments to existing private equity partners are:

•    US$150 million to MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners (Cayman) II L.P., a fund managed by MatlinPatterson Asset Management with offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. The fund is expected to be invested over the next three years and will pursue a global strategy of gaining corporate control of distressed companies in target sectors such as asset heavy cyclicals, telecom and financial services. The CPP Investment Board previously committed US$100 million to MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners (Bermuda) L.P. in December 2001.

•    US$100 million to Paul Capital Partners VIII, a fund managed by Paul Capital Partners with offices in New York, San Francisco, Paris and London. The fund is expected to be invested over the next five years and will focus on acquiring secondary interests in private equity investments consisting largely of limited partnerships in buyout, venture capital and growth equity located primarily in the US and Western Europe. The CPP Investment Board previously committed US$90 million to Paul Capital Partners VII in August 2001.

The commitments to MatlinPatterson and Paul Capital Partners bring the CPP Investment Board’s private equity commitments to a total of $6.1 billion committed to 44 limited partnerships managed by 36 private equity firms. 

The CPP Investment Board also made an additional commitment to an existing infrastructure partner:

•    $100 million to Macquarie Essential Assets Partnership, a fund managed by a member of the Macquarie Group with 30 international offices including Toronto, Vancouver and New York. The fund will invest in North American infrastructure assets, including pipelines, electricity transmission and distribution networks, located primarily in Canada with a secondary focus on the U.S. The CPP Investment Board’s total commitment to Macquarie Essential Assets Partnership is $200 million.

“We began diversifying the fund into private market investments three years ago. The increased commitments to our current partners is a sign of the growing maturity of our portfolio,” says John MacNaughton, President and Chief Executive Officer, CPP Investment Board. 

The value of the Canada Pension Plan reserve fund as at March 31, 2004, is $70.5 billion.

CPP Investment Board

Created in December 1997, the CPP Investment Board is a crown corporation that invests funds not needed by the Canada Pension Plan to pay current pensions. Cash flows are invested in equities, real estate and infrastructure to balance the bond portfolio owned by the Canada Pension Plan. By increasing the long-term value of funds, the CPP Investment Board will help the Canada Pension Plan to keep its pension promise to Canadians. Located in Toronto, the CPP Investment Board is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan and at arm’s length from governments. For more information on the CPP Investment Board, visit www.cppib.ca.      

For further information contact:

John Cappelletti

Manager – Communications and Stakeholder Relations

416-868-0308

jcappelletti@cppib.ca

July 7, 2004 The CPP Investment Board today announced commitments to two current private equity partners and an additional commitment to a partner investing in infrastructure assets. The CPP Investment Board's additional commitments to existing private equity partners are: •    US$150 million to MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners (Cayman) II L.P., a fund managed by MatlinPatterson Asset Management with offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. The fund is expected to be invested over the next three years and will pursue a global strategy of gaining corporate control of distressed companies in target sectors such as asset heavy cyclicals, telecom and financial services. The CPP Investment Board previously committed US$100 million to MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners (Bermuda) L.P. in December 2001. •    US$100 million to Paul Capital Partners VIII, a fund managed by Paul Capital Partners with offices in New York, San Francisco, Paris and London. The fund is expected to be invested over the next five years and will focus on acquiring secondary interests in private equity investments consisting largely of limited partnerships in buyout, venture capital and growth equity located primarily in the US and Western Europe. The CPP Investment Board previously committed US$90 million to Paul Capital Partners VII in August 2001. The commitments to MatlinPatterson and Paul Capital Partners bring the CPP Investment Board's private equity commitments to a total of $6.1 billion committed to 44 limited partnerships managed by 36 private equity firms. 

The CPP Investment Board also made an additional commitment to an existing infrastructure partner: •    $100 million to Macquarie Essential Assets Partnership, a fund managed by a member of the Macquarie Group with 30 international offices including Toronto, Vancouver and New York. The fund will invest in North American infrastructure assets, including pipelines, electricity transmission and distribution networks, located primarily in Canada with a secondary focus on the U.S. The CPP Investment Board's total commitment to Macquarie Essential Assets Partnership is $200 million. "We began diversifying the fund into private market investments three years ago. The increased commitments to our current partners is a sign of the growing maturity of our portfolio," says John MacNaughton, President and Chief Executive Officer, CPP Investment Board. 

The value of the Canada Pension Plan reserve fund as at March 31, 2004, is $70.5 billion. CPP Investment Board Created in December 1997, the CPP Investment Board is a crown corporation that invests funds not needed by the Canada Pension Plan to pay current pensions. Cash flows are invested in equities, real estate and infrastructure to balance the bond portfolio owned by the Canada Pension Plan. By increasing the long-term value of funds, the CPP Investment Board will help the Canada Pension Plan to keep its pension promise to Canadians. Located in Toronto, the CPP Investment Board is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan and at arm's length from governments. For more information on the CPP Investment Board, visit www.cppib.ca.       For further information contact: John Cappelletti Manager - Communications and Stakeholder Relations 416-868-0308 jcappelletti@cppib.ca

Article Contacts

Privacy Preferences
When you visit our website, it may store information through your browser from specific services, usually in form of cookies. Here you can change your privacy preferences. Please note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our website and the services we offer.