Strategic Investments

OMERS Strategic Investments was conceived in 2008 and formally established in January 2009 as an innovative concept under the OMERS enterprise-wide Strategic Plan approved by the OAC Board. OMERS Strategic Investments is not an investment entity whose primary focus is to source and manage investment assets. Rather, its mission is to drive certain corporate initiatives that will position OMERS as a global player, incubate investment platforms that do not logically fit under the mandates of OMERS existing Investment Entities and further differentiate OMERS from conventional pension funds by burnishing its reputation as a pension-based investment enterprise unlike any other in the world.

OSI is an extension of the OMERS corporate office and has overarching objectives that actively engage, and substantively augment the future of, the existing Investment Entities and Pension Services. The objectives established in 2008 are:

• To establish OMERS global footprint through a network of offices to showcase the depth and breadth of expertise behind OMERS brand to strategically important investors and operating businesses around the world.
• To raise capital for OMERS Investment Entities both domestically and outside Canada.
• To supplement OMERS corporate strategy by creating global investment platforms that would not otherwise exist and could ultimately be transferred to the IEs, established as standalone platforms, or sold to third party investors.

Venture Capital

Find out more about how OMERS Strategic Investments is helping to grow the next generation of start-up companies.

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