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CANADA/UK - The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has closed on its previously announced acquisition of V.Group for $520m.

CANADA - Two pension funds have filed a C$6.5bn ($6.5bn) class action lawsuit against China-based timber company Sino-Forest and its auditor Ernst & Young.

CANADA/JAPAN - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Global Logistic Properties (GLP) have formed a joint venture to invest in the country's logistics network.

CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has returned 3.6% in the first half of the year bringing total assets to C$157.9bn ($160.6bn), but officials showed caution over the state of the economy going forward.

CANADA - The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has acquired a 7.4 acre multi-purpose site in Toronto including a conference hall, office space, hotel and parking.

CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) ended the first quarter of fiscal 2012 with net assets of C$153.2bn (US$154bn), an increase of C$5bn from the previous quarter.

CANADA/US - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has entered the US residential real-estate market with eight separate transactions worth more than $300m.

CANADA/UK - The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has signed a deal to acquire Scotland-based shipping services company V.Group for $520m.

CANADA/AUSTRALIA/EUROPE - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has struck a deal with MAp Airports to exchange its interest in Sydney Airport and a cash payment for MAp's interests in Brussels Airport and Copenhagen Airport.