Debevoise Advises Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in Its Investment in The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India

14 August 2019

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in its investment in The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India. Ontario Teachers’, Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan, has signed an agreement for investments of up to $1 billion with the NIIF Master Fund.

Ontario Teachers', which had CAD$191.1 billion in net assets as of December 31, 2018, invests and administers the pensions of the province of Ontario's 327,000 active and retired teachers. NIIF is a fund manager that invests in infrastructure and related sectors in India.

The Debevoise team is led by corporate partners Andrew M. Ostrognai and Gavin Anderson, and includes international counsels Mai T. Shapiro (tax) and Philip Rohlik (regulatory), and associates Shawn Xiao Yang, Monisha Elizabeth D’Souza, and Mengfei Sun.

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