CPPIB grabs pole position for PE investment

Invests $1.5 billion across three deals this year

In seven years, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has transformed itself from a passive investor in India to the largest private equity (PE) investor. It has invested over $1.5 billion in the past six months.

It is followed by Japanese firm SoftBank and US-based PE giant Warburg Pincus which invested $1.4 and $1.1 billion, respectively, in this period. The Canadian fund with $215 billion portfolio seems to set for a lead for longer time in the country, as it plans to raise its exposure to emerging markets to 15 per cent of its portfolio in the next 3 to