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CPP Investment Board to commit additional C$400 million to manage Canadian fund-of-funds portfolio 

Torys is representing CPPIB with a team that includes Peter Ballantyne, Bernard Kwasniewski, Josh Lavine, John Unger, Catrina Card and Peter Keenan.

On February 3, 2010, CPP Investment Board (CPPIB) and Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd announced that CPPIB has committed an additional C$400 million to the Canadian private equity and venture capital market. The funds will be committed to a Canadian fund-of-funds program that will be managed by CPPIB’s longstanding investment partner Northleaf Capital Partners (formerly TD Capital Private Equity Investors). Northleaf Capital Partners was selected in 2005 to manage a previous C$400 million commitment by CPPIB to smaller Canadian private equity firms and Canadian venture capital firms.

The mandate of this additional investment is to focus on Canadian small/mid-market buyout, venture capital and growth equity funds that are seeking to raise C$750 million or less in capital commitments.

Northleaf Capital Partners is Canada's largest independent global private equity fund manager and advisor.

Further information is found on CPPIB's website.