Growing sentiment towards global funds
The Australian fund manager has increased the target size of MIP III to $2.5bn, and has raised $1.89bn thus far.
The London-listed infrastructure fund has acquired a German PPP project from Amber Infrastructure, its investment adviser.
The investment marks the public pension fund’s first infra allocation from its real return asset class category.
The UK infrastructure and private equity fund manager has recruited six professionals, and has fully committed the solar fund it listed last year.
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The UK-listed fund manager has completed a string of transactions in January, the two latest deals worth a combined £23.5m.
The Njord Gas consortium, an investor in the Gassled gas transportation network, has kick-started a legal case against Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
The listed vehicle’s portfolio generated £20.2m during the last quarter, a period that also saw its newly acquired BIFM platform make its first investment.
The Canadian asset manager and its London-based partner are part of a growing cohort of fund managers deploying capital in UK solar.
The UK’s listed infrastructure fund market is growing and transforming.
The UK solar specialist is eyeing a pipeline of assets representing more than 280MWp of installed capacity and £300m of investment.
The deal brings the amount deployed by the UK fund to 85% of the £130m IPO proceeds it collected six months ago.
The Japanese financial services firm and Swiss private markets specialist will collaborate on infrastructure and private equity products in Japan.
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The UK asset manager is currently investing its maiden infrastructure fund, which it is raising with a target of $1bn.
Italy’s second-largest gas transportation business is embarking on further expansion at a time of renewed investor interest in European gas networks.