CPP Investments in Top-Ranking U.S. Military Contractors
Click on the link above for data on the CPP's public equity investments of $347 million (Cdn.) in 36 of the top-ranking U.S. military prime contractors. The second page of this pdf file has a table detailing these corporation's annual sales to the U.S. Department of Defense and their ranking within the top 100 military prime contractors, 1996-2002. These corporations received $352 billion (U.S.) in American military contracts during those years. You'll also find information here on the CPP's private equity investments in General Motors and Carlyle Venture Partners II (owned by The Carlyle Group, which has close connections to the Bush and bin Laden families) (2 page PDF 41kb).
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