Strategic Partners Real Assets II has hit final close on $1.75bn, edging out Ardian's $1.7bn ASF VII Infrastructure.
More than 20 LPs are backing the 10-year vehicle, which closed on its hard-cap.
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The EIB is currently considering an injection of up to โฌ100m into the vehicle, which has a โฌ700m hard-cap.
The Hong Kong-listed fund manager is working on reaching a $700m third close and completing its third investment within the next two months.
The fund, which has a $1bn hard-cap, will focus onย education, healthcare, energy access, clean energy and social inclusion.
The vehicle has already surpassed its $5bn target, as it garners a $140m commitment from a US investor.
The firm is looking to capitalise on a series of expected privatisations across the continent, as well as opportunistic investments in Europe.
The $710m vehicle will be the largest of its type in the country, according to the US energy investor, which says it has a โsignificantโ project pipeline ready for deployment.
Having deployed 94% of Archmore IDP I, the asset manager is more than half-way towards reaching the โฌ700m target set for its second Europe-focused debt vehicle.
The firm โ which had previously raised four energy funds targeting greenfield and development project โ hopes to reach a final close on the $2bn vehicle by year end.
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The Danish firm is $135m shy of its target, having held a second close for its maiden vehicle on $865m last month.
The Singapore-headquartered real estate investment manager's foray into the asset class will seek to tap Chinese capital and target deals in Asia and Europe.












