CPP Investments Commits to $225 Million in Construction Financing for Ontario Data Centre
August 1, 2025
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board announced that it is providing funding to construct a 54 MW hyperscale expansion to a data centre in Cambridge, Ontario.
CPP Investments will invest C$225 million in the project by way of a 50% interest in a construction loan, alongside Deutsche Bank Private Credit & Infrastructure, which served as the lead lender on this transaction and funded the remaining 50% of the loan.
The data centre is being developed as a joint venture between Related Digital, a global, vertically integrated data centre development and investment platform, TowerBrook Capital Partners, an international investment management firm, and Ascent, a leader in planning, developing and operating data centres. The demand for hyperscale data centres in Toronto and the surrounding region is strong and the project has been pre-leased to a market-leading GPU-focused AI cloud compute provider on a long-term basis.
“The rapid expansion of digital infrastructure—driven by accelerating demand for cloud services, data storage, and the transformative potential of artificial intelligence—is fueling strong growth in data centre development,” said Geoffrey Souter, Head of Real Assets Credit. “CPP Investments has deep expertise in this sector and an investment in the construction financing of this project marks another milestone in advancing our global data centre strategy and strengthens our presence in the Canadian market.”
CPP Investments currently has data centre joint ventures and investments in key hubs globally, including North and South America, Asia Pacific, including Australia, and Europe, in addition to investments in publicly held companies that operate data centres in Canada and around the world.
