Matthieu Favas
Matthieu Favas is the editor of Agri Investor. He was previously the web editor of Infrastructure Investor, where he started in 2013 after a year as a reporter at Private Equity International. Prior to joining PEI he spent four years in the wine industry in London, Spain and Mongolia.
Wermuth Asset Management, which aims to collect €250m, claims its three-year-old debut vehicle is now valued at 2.6x invested capital.
The UK pension platform made hires last year in preparation for the milestone as it seeks to launch a multi-strategy infrastructure fund.
GCP launches UK’s first open-ended infra fund 2016-01-14 Matthieu Favas London-based Gravis Capital Partners (GCP) has launched the UK’s first open-ended infrastructure fund. The vehicle will look to provide a client base largely made up of retail investors, which have traditionally strugg
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Vaughn Brock, who launched the US pension’s first and only international office last September, has been replaced by its senior director of private equity.
The French fund manager has brought in €900m from first-time LPs with re-ups from existing investors exceeding the €1.45bn raised for its previous fund.
The milestone allows the Luxembourg-based fund manager to launch its second vehicle with a first close expected early this year.
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The deal sees both companies establish Navigator Energy, the largest independent liquid storage business in the country.
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Geoffrey Spence, credited for creating the country’s National Infrastructure Plan and Guarantee scheme, joins as the UK lender undertakes a broader rejig of the unit.
The InfraRed-managed vehicle has invested in a portfolio of 15 projects as it seeks to side-step UK tariff cuts by expanding overseas.