Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Last week, Anna Murray, our Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing, joined a panel at the Milken Institute's Finance Forum 2025, discussing the crucial role of investor leadership and the road to COP 30. The panel shared insights on building sustainable portfolios against today's financial and geo-political headwinds. "The energy transition presents a generational investment opportunity that is both evolving and complex. This year presents a pivotal moment for focused partnership between investment teams and portfolio companies to drive sustainable long-term value creation." –Anna Murray Watch the full panel here (sign-in required): https://ow.ly/eIeh50VfANz

Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to honouring the achievements of women and reaffirming our commitment to gender equity. Earlier this week, our Women@Teachers’ employee group hosted a panel discussion moderated by Michelle Joliat, Senior Managing Director, Product & Delivery, and featuring insights from our Chief Risk Officer, Kathryn Fric, Chief Pension Officer, Charley Butler, and Board members Cindy Forbes and Jaqui Parchment. Their discussion underscored the role we all can play in advancing gender equity every day. 

Recently our London office hosted over 30 students from the Ivey Business School at Western University as part of their Global Career Trek for an interactive session with our Infrastructure & Natural Resources team. Senior leaders and Ivey alumni Jamie Adam and Scott Kamins shared insights about the opportunities infrastructure presents as an asset class and gave students a flavour of what a day in the life of an investment professional looks like.

Recently we welcomed 80+ students to our downtown Toronto office for our latest “Invest in Your Success” event, a night of networking with our Investments and Risk teams. Students had the opportunity to hear from our panelists Kathryn Fric, Chief Risk Officer, Anna Murray, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing, and Michael Merkoulovitch, Senior Managing Director, Credit, Capital Markets about how to navigate their early careers.

We are pleased to announce that Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG) has completed a USD 175 million Series F investment round for Quantexa, a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors. This latest round values the British tech company at USD 2.6 billion, underscoring its position as a global leader in AI-driven DI. As part of this funding, Ara Yeromian, Managing Director at TVG, will join Quantexa’s board.   “Businesses today need to build trusted data foundations to enable AI-enhanced decision making, to drive real world impact. Quantexa is revolutionizing how they do this. At TVG, we invest in high-growth, game-changing companies, led by visionary leaders making a global difference. Quantexa’s impressive track record, expanding customer base, and bold approach to data and AI innovation make it a natural fit for our portfolio. We’re excited to support Vishal Marria and his world-class team scale the company internationally as they continue helping industry-leading organizations embrace AI-driven decision-making with confidence.” – Avid Larizadeh Duggan OBE, Senior Managing Director and Head of TVG in EMEA Read the full release: https://ow.ly/CXaX50VaSVc

We are pleased to share that we have reached an agreement to sell Amica Senior Lifestyles to Welltower™ Inc. (NYSE:WELL). Ontario Teachers’ made its initial platform investment in Amica in 2010 alongside co-founders Douglas MacLatchy and Robert Ezer and, over that time, have partnered with management to drive significant growth and help lead Amica to industry-leading performance. “We have been delighted to partner with and support Amica on their journey to empower seniors as they age. For more than a decade, we have supported the Company’s management team as they have grown the platform. We are excited to watch the Company reach new heights in the future and wish Amica, the management team, and Welltower continued success in their next stage of growth.” – Terry Woodward, Senior Managing Director, Private Capital, at Ontario Teachers’ Read the full release: https://ow.ly/oXi150V9u8I

In recognition of Black History Month, our Multicultural@Teachers’ employee resource group co-hosted a panel discussion with peers from OMERS titled ‘Black Resilience and Excellence’. The panel featured insights from Millan Mulraine, Chief Economist at Ontario Teachers’, Edward Adunya, Msc., PRM, CFA, Director of Liquidity Risk Management at OMERS, and was moderated by Judine Allen, Senior Manager, Financial Planning Analysis at OMERS.

Congratulations to our Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer, Jeff Davis, who has been recognized as one of Chambers and Partners' 2025 Global Market Leaders in the category of General Counsel. This honour is awarded based on extensive, independent research, including interviews with in-house counsel, private-practice lawyers, and third-party advisors — a well-deserved recognition of Jeff’s leadership.

"While many view us as a large LP, often people don’t realize that 80% of our assets are managed in house and we operate more like a very large GP. Specifically in India, the last 8 investments we have made have all been direct. We will also continue to partner with our local GP partners where it creates a joint right to win.” Earlier this week, Deepak Dara, Senior Managing Director and Head of India, joined Manish Kejriwal, Mukesh Mehta, Sumeet Narang, and Vivek Pandit at the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) and Alternative Capital Association Conclave 2025. The panel, moderated by Shereen Bhan, explored the future of investing in India, discussing buyout trends, strategic considerations, and market challenges. Watch the full panel: https://lnkd.in/ekhnUBkq

We are proud to share that Jenny Hammarlund, Senior Managing Director, Real Estate, has been named one of the Twenty Most Influential in Real Estate for 2025 by Private Equity News. Jenny has been a driving force in expanding our international real estate operations, leading strategy, investments and portfolio management across the UK and Europe. From leading our global strategy to executing major transactions, Jenny continues to strengthen our global real estate presence. Congratulations, Jenny, on this well-deserved recognition! Learn more: https://ow.ly/fL7s50UV8Np