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CPP Investments

Canada's pension giant, active across funds and directs.

Institutional LP CapitalFirmGlobal
Target market
Scaled venture and growth franchises; late-stage co-investment partners
Typical check
Very large — $50M to several hundred million
Geography
Global

Overview

CPP Investments manages the assets of the Canada Pension Plan and is one of the largest, most sophisticated institutional investors in the world. Its private-markets platform combines fund commitments with an extensive direct and co-investment operation, and it participates in venture and growth both as an LP and as a late-stage investor in its managers' best companies. For GPs, CPP is scale capital with a professional process — and an LP that will expect meaningful co-investment access alongside its fund positions.

Key facts

  • Invests the assets of the Canada Pension Plan
  • Runs a large direct and co-investment platform alongside fund commitments
  • Active in venture, growth, credit and real assets globally
  • Headquartered in Toronto, Canada

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