Asset Allocation
CPPIB, Pacific Asset Management Launch South Korea Data Center Joint Venture
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s C$285 million commitment follows several recent data center investments.
The C$648.8 billion pension giant will own a 90% stake, while real estate firm Kennedy Wilson will take a 10% interest and manage the operation.
The Canadian pension fund previously owned a 61.4% stake in Iguá Saneamento.
Public and private assets helped the pension fund swing from a loss one year earlier to raise its asset value to $471.5 billion.
Priti Singh, the fund’s capital markets factor investing head, has been promoted to CRO, while Heather Tobin succeeds her.
The pension giant also sold a buyout fund portfolio for C$2 billion and German wind assets for C$374 million.
Jhooty will lead the team responsible for implementing the C$575 billion pension fund’s investment framework.