Terms of the deal – expected to close in July – were not disclosed.

BluEarth also announced that president and chief executive Kent Brown will be replaced by current chief operating officer Grant Arnold. Brown, a BluEarth co-founder, will remain a member of the executive board.

Teachers’ – among Canada’s largest pension funds, with C$154.5bn ($125bn) of assets – has been a lead investor in Calgary-based BluEarth since it was founded in 2010.

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