CFI Capital is launching a $80 million Infrastructure Opportunities Fund. The company says participants in the fund as limited partners include the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Teachers’ Retirement Allowances Fund (Manitoba), Kilmer Van Nostrand and the Canadian Medical Protective Association.

“The CFI Infrastructure Opportunities Fund was launched because we saw increased demand for financing for small and mid-sized infrastructure projects and that a growing number of Public Sector-Private Sector-Partnerships (P3’s) were being under-funded,” said Kevin Andrews, president and CEO of CFI Group, in a release. CFI Capital is a subsidiary of CFI Group.

“The combination of Corpfinance’s experience in debt financing with the fund’s ability to provide equity and subordinated debt financing will enable us to be a one-stop-shop for companies or projects requiring $2 million to $16 million in equity capital.”

The new fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of private mid-market infrastructure projects including power generation plants, water and waste treatment plants and other infrastructure projects with the public sector and private industry across Canada.

“This fund gives us an opportunity to participate in funding smaller infrastructure projects across Canada,” said Jim Leech, senior vp, Teachers’ Private Capital, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

CFI Group, through Corpfinance International, CFI Capital and CFI Trust, provides customized medium and long-term structured and infrastructure debt and equity financing solutions for private and public corporations. The company is based in Toronto, and is owned by management and Canada Life.