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Mayer Brown

31 Mar 2025

Waterous Energy Fund closes third private equity fund at $1.4 billion

Deal TypeFinancing/Investment

IndustryEnergy

Transaction Value$ 1,400,000,000

ClientsWaterous Energy Fund (WEF), Waterous Energy Fund III
16 Oct 2024

Lithium Americas and GM form joint venture for Thacker Pass with $625 million investment

Deal TypeJoint Venture

IndustryMining

Transaction Value$ 850,000,000

ClientsLithium Americas Corp., General Motors Holdings LLC
11 Jun 2024

National Bank of Canada to acquire Canadian Western Bank for $5 billion

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 5,000,000,000

ClientsNational Bank of Canada, Canadian Western Bank Inc., Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), J.P. Morgan
11 Jun 2024

CDPQ invests $500 million in National Bank of Canada

Deal TypeFinancing/Investment

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 500,000,000

ClientsCaisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), National Bank of Canada
2 Apr 2024

CPP Investments launches European student housing platform with up to $40 million investment

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryOther

Transaction Value$ 40,000,000

ClientsCanada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Round Hill Capital
1 Apr 2024

Advent International acquires Nuvei Corporation for $8.5 billion in landmark private equity deal

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 8,544,154,500

ClientsNuvei Corporation, Special Committee of Nuvei Corporation, Advent International, Philip Fayer, Novacap Management Inc., CDPQ
19 Mar 2024

Redwood Trust and CPP Investments announce US$750 million strategic capital partnership

Deal TypeJoint Venture

IndustryBanking/Finance

Transaction Value$ 1,010,000,000

ClientsRedwood Trust, Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments)
28 Dec 2023

ENGIE Brasil Energia sells 15% of TAG's shares to CDPQ for C$848 million

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryEnergy

Transaction Value$ 848,000,000

ClientsENGIE Brasil Energia, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
30 Nov 2023

Thrive Foods acquires Canada-based Canature

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryAgriculture

Transaction ValueUndisclosed/Confidential

ClientsThrive Foods, Canature, Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), Mubadala Capital
3 Aug 2023

Lionsgate Completes eOne Acquisition for C$500 million

Deal TypeMerger & Acquisition

IndustryOther

Transaction Value$ 500,300,625

ClientsLionsgate, Hasbro, Inc., Entertainment One Canada Limited