Private Equity Investments
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Insight & Impact
We seek to outperform public market alternatives by building a diversified portfolio with a long-term focus. Our established relationships with more than 160 fund managers and specialized partners provide access to top investment opportunities, unique insights and expert structuring. Through active stewardship, we drive value in portfolio companies, enhancing governance, operations and profitability to optimize outcomes.
Our Private Equity Teams
The Private Equity team is building a globally diversified portfolio by investing in funds, secondaries and direct private equity, aiming to outperform passive public markets over the long term.
Direct Private Equity
Direct Private Equity is a preferred long-term partner, making direct investments in private companies across North America and Europe.
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Sam Blaichman
Managing Director, Head of Direct Private Equity
Toronto
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Pascal Keutgens
Managing Director, Head of Direct Private Equity, Europe
London
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Andrej Babache
Managing Director, Direct Private Equity
London
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Jonah Enbar
Managing Director, Direct Private Equity
London
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Austin Locke
Managing Director, Direct Private Equity
San Francisco
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David Lubek
Managing Director, Direct Private Equity
Toronto
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Nikki Papadopoulos
Managing Director, Direct Private Equity
Toronto
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Nick Senst
Managing Director, Direct Private Equity
Toronto
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Richa Sirohi
Managing Director, Direct Private Equity
London
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Michael Zelenczuk
Managing Director, Direct Private Equity
Toronto
Private Equity Asia
Private Equity Asia drives private equity growth in the Asia-Pacific region through a mix of fund investments, direct deals and secondary market opportunities.
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Prakul Kaushiva
Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Asia
Mumbai
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Jason Hu
Managing Director, Private Equity
Hong Kong
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Richard Law
Managing Director, Private Equity
Hong Kong
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Jung Yup (JY) Lee
Managing Director, Private Equity
Hong Kong
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Rachel Zhao
Managing Director, Private Equity
Hong Kong
Funds & Secondaries
The Private Equity Funds team targets investments in North America and Europe that outperform public benchmarks while fostering opportunities alongside strategic partners across CPP Investments. Secondaries expands our reach in private equity by actively participating in secondary markets across North America, Europe.
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Afsaneh Lebel
Managing Director, Head of Funds
Toronto
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Dushy Sivanithy
Managing Director, Head of Secondaries
London
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Lori Gavin
Managing Director, Funds
Toronto
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Tom Kapsimalis
Managing Director, Secondaries
Toronto
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Megan Lindhe
Managing Director, Funds
Toronto
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Jeremy Weisberg
Managing Director, Secondaries
New York
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Evelyn Zhang
Managing Director, Secondaries
London
Growth Equity
Growth Equity invests through a blend of fund and direct strategies, partnering with top-tier General Partners to focus on transformative technologies and innovations. With our scale, expertise and long-term outlook, we drive value creation for partners, portfolio companies and contributors and beneficiaries.
Bill Mackenzie
Managing Director, Head of Active Equities North America
Bill heads the team responsible for delivering alpha through active security selection of public, and soon to be public, equity investments in North America.
Prior to joining CPP Investments in 2010, Bill was a Director and Analyst in the Equity Research group at TD Securities. Previously, he worked at Ernst and Young in the Assurance Services and Corporate Finance groups.
Bill holds a BA in Economics from McGill University and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a CFA Charterholder.
Holdings & Relationships Reports
We regularly issue holdings and relationships reports which disclose private equity relationships, and Canadian and foreign public equity and real estate holdings.
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