CPP Investments Announces Major Deals With India's NIIF, Ares and Permira
CPP Investments kicked off a very busy week. Yesterday, the Fund announced it is expanding its commitment to India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund: Mumbai, INDIA (August 31, 2026) — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) today announced a commitment of up to INR 20.7 billion ( US$215 million) to NIIF Infrastructure Fund II (Fund II), the second India-focused infrastructure fund managed by the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIF), India’s sovereign-anchored alternative asset manager. Building on the success of NIIF’s inaugural infrastructure fund, Fund II will invest in infrastructure assets and platforms across India, with a focus on sectors benefiting from long-term structural trends including urbanization, digitalization and energy transition . NIIF was established in 2015 as a platform to attract private institutional capital to support the country’s infrastructure growth. CPP Investments and NIIF have a longstanding stra...