Fundraising

The pioneers of US offshore wind believe its time as a competitive energy source is not far away. We spoke to them to figure out who's going to ride the wave.

The government will propose legislation that will see alternative investments made by Danish pension funds ‘done in a proper way’.

The two governments will invest a combined £240m and raise the remaining capital from London-based investors for a green infra-focused vehicle to be managed by a third-party fund manager.

The fund is targeting senior and mezzanine debt investments in the North American clean energy sector.

With Fund III closed at a record €4bn and Funds I and II returning 26% and 35% respectively, EQT head of real assets Lennart Blecher tells us what makes the Swedish manager stand out from the pack.

The energy storage fund, which launched in October, is almost a third of the way towards reaching its €250m target.

Propelled by Global Infrastructure Partners’ record $15.8bn fund, the number of funds in the market continues to dwindle.

The alternatives investment manager has appointed a senior consultant in its QIC Global Infrastructure team and named a new chairperson for its A$400m portfolio company Epic Energy.

Weeks away from its most important election in living memory, France is bracing itself for a fair bit of political volatility. Yet for infrastructure investors, the market seems more exciting than it has been for a few years.

The pair’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Save Group provides them full or part ownership of five European airports.

The country’s Ministry of Finance says its sovereign wealth fund is ‘not well suited’ to such investments.