La Caisse adds Bell towers to telecom portfolio in C$2.45bn deal
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · first reported by Alternatives Watch and 1 other
La Caisse will pay CA$2.45 billion, which Law360 puts at $1.74 billion, for a 49.9% stake in a new wireless tower infrastructure company. BCE Inc. announced the agreement on Tuesday. Its subsidiary Bell Canada is forming the business with La Caisse, and the stake gives the investor a minority holding. Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP advised BCE.
- Firm
- La Caisse
- Also named
- Bell
- Deal value
- $1.7B
- Asset class
- Infrastructure
- Geography
- North America
Advisers Paul Weiss (legal counsel)
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