Pension Pulse

Private Equity Insights reports  Oakley Capital takes majority stake in GLAS alongside La Caisse: Oakley Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Global Loan Agency Services, strengthening its exposure to infrastructure supporting the fast-growing private credit market The investment will be made alongside a minority stake from Canadian pension fund La Caisse. The UK-based private equity firm said its fund will contribute up to £55m, equivalent to about $73.9m, for its share of the transaction. Financial terms and the overall valuation of GLAS were not disclosed. However, Reuters reported last year that a sale of the business could value the company at around £1bn, or approximately $1.34bn. The stake is being acquired from US buyout firm Levine Leichtman Capital, which confirmed it has sold its holding in GLAS for an undisclosed sum. Levine Leichtman acquired its stake in the business in 2022 and will retain a small shareholding following the transaction. Founde...

On Tuesday, HOOPP announced on LinkedIn the appointment of Chantale Pelletier as Senior Managing Director & Head of Global Infrastructure. With more than 25 years of experience in infrastructure investing and financial services, Chantale will lead our infrastructure investment program and play an important role in advancing our investment approach, helping to deliver long-term value for members. There was no formal announcement on HOOPP's website, only on LinkedIn. However, HOOPP did put a profile of Chantale on its website as she already started working there: Chantale Pelletier joined HOOPP in January 2026 as Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Infrastructure. In this role, she leads the Fund’s global infrastructure investment program and plays a key role in advancing HOOPP’s Total Portfolio Approach, supporting integrated, long-term value creation across the portfolio. Chantale brings more than 25 years of experience as a senior...

Barbara Shecter of the National Post reports why Caisse CEO Charles Emond thinks Canada is close to getting the infrastructure formula right: Spurred by the looming trade renegotiation with the United States , institutional investors and the Canadian government are finally on the same page and ready to push ahead with multi-billion-dollar projects in priority areas such as infrastructure , critical minerals and housing , says Charles Emond, chief executive of one of the country’s biggest pension funds . “The government (is) actually getting more synchronized with what private investors are looking for,” said Emond, who leads the $496-billion Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec . “You can sense a momentum.  That is a big difference from before.”   Ottawa is pushing to “catalyze” hundreds of billions of dollars in private investment to shore up government spending on projects that can boost the economy and reduce dependence on the U.S., and Emond said the r...