The prospect of the exit of Canadian pension funds Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) from the capital of the port group British Associated British Ports (ABP) has become a reality with the achievement of an agreement for the sale of the respective shares of 33.9% and 30.0% of the capital acquired in 2025 and in 2025 2006 to a fund managed by the Australian IFM Investors. The Closing of the transaction is expected in the first half of 2027.

In announcing the deal, CPPIB defined the transaction An exciting opportunity to realize value of long-term investment and reinvest capital in opportunities, in the interest of taxpayers and beneficiaries of the Canadian pension plan. OMERS pointed out the contribution made over the course of about twenty years of participation in the development and strengthening of ABP, confirming whereas the UK remains a priority market for its infrastructure investments.

Currently, the remaining share of ABP's capital is split between Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC (20%), Wren House Infrastructure of Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund KIA (60%) and Federated Hermes Infrastructure, the investment division in Federated Hermes infrastructure (approximately 6%). ABP owns and manages 19 ports and handles 21% of the traffic volume of the goods by sea to the United Kingdom.

IFM Investors is already present in the port sector with shareholdings in the Turkish Mersin International Port, of which holds 39% alongside International (51%) and Akfen Holding (10%), in the Polish Baltic Hub Container Terminal, in which it owns 30% of the capital, in the Canadian Global Container Terminals (GCT), of which it owns 37.5% of the capital, and in the Australian Ports of Brisbane and NSW Ports, with equal holdings 26.7% and 35.1% respectively.