The Paris-based fund manager said it plans to acquire four assets from a warehouse facility when its Europe-focused infrastructure vehicle hits the final milestone.
It is the fastest fund raise in EQT’s history.
Gresham House has secured capital from the Berkshire Pension Fund as an investor in both the company and the new vehicle.
The acquisition of the 44MW wind farm in northern France received debt financing from a French infrastructure fund.
The Swedish firm wrapped up its latest fundraising effort €1.1bn above target on the back of healthy performance by its first vehicles.
The $40bn investment vehicle is looking to hire 20 people to look after investments, project management and risk mitigation.
The move would represent the listed fund’s first deal outside the onshore wind and solar sectors as it pursues a 20% portfolio diversification strategy.
The European private asset manager continues to expand its infrastructure platform.
%2080.jpg "Exclusive: PIP downsizes £1bn multi-strategy fund")
The UK platform’s first vehicle for direct infrastructure investment has had its target reduced by £400m following a change in strategy by some pension funds.
After one of the Middle East's only dedicated renewable energy funds reached a first close last year, catalyst PE managing director Ennis Rimawi spoke to us about its plans for investment in the region.
The transaction, which brings the firm’s renewables debt portfolio to more than $600m, marks investors’ latest vote of confidence in the once-beleaguered Southern European market.
The deal values the company at €3.7bn just a year after the Telefónica infrastructure subsidiary was formed.
The $261m toll road transaction comes shortly after the government announced a scheme enabling pension money to fund domestic projects.
The Singapore-based investor expands its presence in the US as it seeks to capitalise on investments in life sciences and emerging technologies.
Alain Rauscher and Mark Crosbie tell us about their landmark third fundraise, their perpetual IR strategy, the manager’s problem-solving culture, and why they see it as their job to spot opportunities others wouldn’t even regard as infrastructure.