{"id":612140,"date":"2026-09-02T10:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/612140\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:28:15","slug":"canada-pension-plan-investments-commits-%e2%82%b92070-crore-to-niif-infrastructure-fund-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/612140\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Pension Plan Investments commits \u20b92,070 Crore to NIIF Infrastructure Fund II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai: <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/canada-pension-plan-investment-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canada Pension Plan Investment Board<\/a> (CPP Investments) has committed about \u20b92,070 crore ($215 million) to <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/niif-infrastructure-fund-ii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIIF Infrastructure Fund II<\/a>, the second India-focused infrastructure fund managed by <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/national-investment-and-infrastructure-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Investment and Infrastructure Fund<\/a> (NIIF).<\/p>\n<p>The fund will invest in <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/infrastructure-assets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">infrastructure assets<\/a> and platforms across India, focusing on sectors benefiting from long-term structural trends such as <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/urbanisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">urbanisation<\/a>, <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/digitalisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">digitalisation<\/a> and the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/energy-transition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">energy transition<\/a>.<br \/>Read more: <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Industry#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/banking\/finance\/cpp-investments-expands-india-footprint-with-over-rs-2000-cr-niif-commitment\/articleshow\/133670035.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CPP Investments expands India footprint with over Rs 2,000 cr NIIF commitment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This commitment builds on our existing partnership with NIIF and reflects our confidence in the platform&#8217;s ability to originate, build and scale high-quality infrastructure assets,&#8221; said James Bryce, MD and head of infrastructure at CPP Investments. &#8220;Through Fund II, we see an attractive opportunity to deploy long-term capital alongside a trusted partner while generating solid risk-adjusted returns for CPP contributors and beneficiaries,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>NIIF was established in 2015 as a platform to attract private institutional capital to support India&#8217;s infrastructure growth. 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