{"id":20156,"date":"2020-11-06T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/caisse-invests-in-aircraft-leasing-ontario-teachers-in-driverless-vehicles-152182"},"modified":"2020-11-06T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T20:00:26","slug":"caisse-invests-in-aircraft-leasing-ontario-teachers-in-driverless-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/11\/06\/caisse-invests-in-aircraft-leasing-ontario-teachers-in-driverless-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Caisse invests in aircraft leasing, Ontario Teachers\u2019 in driverless vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alignleft clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption feature-image alignleft\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/59651849_123RF_AircraftFreight-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-feature size-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Copyright_pierivb_123RF\" title=\"Caisse invests in aircraft leasing, Ontario Teachers\u2019 in driverless vehicles\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"byline\"> <span>Staff<\/span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;November 6, 2020 <\/p>\n<p>The Caisse de d\u00e9p\u00f4t et placement du Qu\u00e9bec is entering a US$300 million warehouse financing agreement with Titan Aircraft Investments Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>The warehouse facility will provide debt capital to finance Titan\u2019s acquisition of freighter aircraft leases. The Caisse and BNP Paribas are joint lead arrangers and lenders in the transaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investment is well-aligned with our capital solutions strategy to create tailored solutions backed by high-quality assets in great demand by strong counterparties, such as global freight aircraft lessors and to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns,\u201d said Martin Laguerre, managing director of capital solutions at the Caisse, in a press release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/caisse-investing-further-in-electric-vehicle-charging-network-151932\">Caisse investing further in electric vehicle charging network<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In other investment news, the Ontario Teachers\u2019 Pension Plan\u2019s teachers\u2019 innovation platform is leading a US$267 million round of investment in Pony.ai, a company specializing in driverless vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Other investors in this round include Fidelity China Special Situations, 5Y Capital, ClearVue Partners and Eight Roads Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see a significant global opportunity for autonomous vehicle technology,\u201d said Olivia Steedman, senior managing director of the innovation platform at Ontario Teachers\u2019, in a press release. \u201cPony.ai\u2019s leading technology and deep, strategic understanding of the sector have helped to position the company as a leader in this space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/ontario-teachers-opening-singapore-office-150077\">Ontario Teachers\u2019 opening Singapore office<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitscanada.com\/news\/caisse-invests-in-aircraft-leasing-ontario-teachers-in-driverless-vehicles-152182\">Read the full article at BenefitsCanada.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff&nbsp;|&nbsp;November 6, 2020 The Caisse de d\u00e9p\u00f4t et placement du Qu\u00e9bec is entering a US$300 million warehouse financing agreement with Titan Aircraft Investments Ltd. 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