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CANADA/US - An investor group including the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is set to acquire IT solutions provider SonicWALL in a US$717m deal.

AUSTRALIA/CANADA - CP2 Ltd., Transurban Group's biggest shareholder, said it intends to hold onto its stake in the Australian toll-road operator and will push for boardroom changes after a bid to buy the company with two Canadian pension funds was rejected....

CANADA - The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) has finalised the implementation of an asset liability management (ALM) solution provided by Ortec.

US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is looking to gain exposure to direct infrastructure assets while building strategic relationships with other investors.

CANADA - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is facing a C$17.1bn (US$17.04bn) funding shortfall despite outperforming its benchmark and generating a 13% return in 2009.

CANADA - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has led a group of investors in the acquisition of American International Group's (AIG) Canadian mortgage insurance business, OTPP said.

CANADA - The Ontario government has proposed a number of changes to the employment pension system in what could be the most far reaching reform in the last two decades.

CANADA/US - A unit of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) will take a stake in Simmons, the US-based mattress maker said as it outlined its bankruptcy and restructuring plans.

CANADA - The C$87.4bn (US$81.8bn) Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) will acquire an additional 35.5% stake in UK-based Bristol International Airport (BIA) in a deal with Macquarie Airports.

CANADA - The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has acquired CTVglobemedia's remaining 7.7% stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), owner of several sports franchises including hockey league Toronto Maple Leafs.