CIC has created Investment Department 1, which includes three infrastructure teams spearheaded by Yan Wang, David Xie and Yuling Lu.
GIP has sold the UK hub to a group that includes AIMCo, OMERS, OTPP and KIA for an estimated 28x.
The London-based fund manager has so far raised £160m for the platform, which it launched last year with a £400m target.
Total green bond issuance by the European financier is approaching €13bn via 59 separate transactions in 11 currencies.
The proceeds are earmarked for repaying a revolving credit facility following the London-listed fund’s investment in Barcelona’s Line 9 metro project.
The London-based infrastructure firm is seeking a fund extension for its €2.2bn fund and needs enough LPs – existing or new – to agree.
The likes of international institutional investors such as Brookfield and CPPIB are said to be eyeing operating road assets of Reliance Infrastructure in India.
The new appointment comes as the super fund ramps up efforts to meet its long-term infrastructure allocation target of 11%.
After months of going head to head in their attempt to acquire the Australian logistics company, Brookfield, GIP and their respective consortium members are considering a joint all-cash offer for Asciano.
The French-based firm has held two closes for the vehicle, which is targeting €400m.
The Australian fund manager has managed to attract $1bn in new commitments.
The New York fund manager has passed the halfway mark towards its $12.5bn target for its latest vehicle.
The state’s $20bn endowment is the latest LP to re-up its investment in the US manager's infrastructure offering through a commitment to BIF III.
The Norwegian oil and gas company has launched a renewable energy venture capital fund to diversify its portfolio.
The world’s largest solar developer has secured a 400MW portfolio in India as it pursues a global project pipeline of more than 25GW.