Jonathan van Rooyen joins Infrastructure Partners Investment Fund, which added The Infrastructure Fund to its portfolio this year.
The debut infra vehicle is aiming to purchase two Australian transportation PPPs from the Japanese trading house by November.
The launch of EDIF III comes two months after First State wrapped up a €2.6bn fundraising for its second fund.
Infrastructure Partners II is targeting $1.5bn, more than treble the amount raised for Landmark's first infrastructure secondaries programme.
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Blackstone Capital Partners VIII has eclipsed Apollo Global Management's ninth flagship fund to claim the title.
The investment bank plans to invest $4bn in US solar assets before holding an IPO in a few years, according to the head of renewable power.
Like its predecessor, UBS-CEIS, the new fund is a joint initiative between UBS, Swiss asset manager Fontavis and insurer Swiss Mobiliar.
The New York-based firm has also brought back its former head of investor relations, Brenden Woods, who left last December to join Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets.
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Despite having lowered its target twice, the Chinese asset manager claims the vehicle has reached ‘the right size’.
The UK-focused fund will have a hard-cap of £1.5bn, with a similar 7-10% IRR target as its predecessor.
The UK-based fund manager will launch the Foresight Renewable Energy Income Fund this month, a debt fund targeting A$150m-A$200m that will invest in smaller-scale renewables projects.
The two vehicles, co-managed by Hanwha Asset Management and Hyundai Investments, have received commitments from eight South Korean insurance firms.
The emerging markets specialist, which has raised a suite of energy funds, is targeting investments in power, transmission, generation and distribution assets.