Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Brookfield Asset Management (BAM.TO, BAM) launched the Maple Fund, a joint cooperation framework to generate and execute up to CA$50 billion in equity of large-scale investments in critical infrastructure and strategic industries across Canada, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
The framework is intended to expand the range of opportunities the two organizations can pursue together. It will also enable other investors to partner with CPP Investments and Brookfield on individual investments.
CPP Investments and Brookfield plan to structure investments on a 50/50 basis, with up to CA$25 billion of Maple Fund equity capital from each organization over an initial five-year time horizon, it said. The partnership plans to focus on opportunities with a total project value that is more than CA$5 billion in equity capital, it added.
"By combining CPP Investments' scale and long-term capital with Brookfield's development and operating capabilities, we believe the Maple Fund can help drive a generational investment program to invest in critical infrastructure, industries and businesses that will support the growth of globally competitive Canadian businesses," said Brookfield Chief Executive Officer Connor Teskey.
US-listed shares of Brookfield were last seen up 0.2% at $46.73 in pre-market trading.