But CIO Angela Miller-May stressed it wasn’t the clincher in its recent decision to allocate $50m with IFM Investors and Ullico Investment Advisors.
A US-based fund of funds has picked up 25% of the €547m vehicle, which closed in 2008.
The Japanese insurer has emerged as an anchor investor in M&G’s European infrastructure debt fund as the UK asset manager looks to raise €286m from Asian LPs.
The independent body’s ‘Making Reform Happen’ paper proposes significant changes to the funding, delivery and operation of infrastructure in the country.
The French fund manager is acquiring Allego from Dutch electricity utility Alliander.
RM Funds is launching an open-ended lower risk/return alternatives fund to cater to investor caution in the face of an increasingly challenging macro environment.
The Eco Eridania stake is the UK firm’s first investment in the sector and the maiden transaction through its iCON IV fund.
The French fund manager has agreed to buy Mater Private from US private equity firm HarbourVest Partners.
The US fund manager has offloaded its majority stake in Hudson Fiber Network from its inaugural infrastructure fund.
The vehicle raised more than €500m beyond the hard-cap in its latest round, with a third series in the offing.
The new vehicle has been split into two sub-funds, with one reserved for those targeting higher returns.
The new vehicle’s portfolio includes 12 solar projects acquired from the $80m greenfield renewables fund the Japanese asset manager liquidated earlier this year.
The Australian superfund will be more flexible as it looks to increase its exposure to infrastructure assets from 3 percent currently.
After months of hand-wringing, Australia’s National Energy Guarantee made significant progress in April. But questions remain about whether it is the right policy and what impact it will have on investment. Daniel Kemp reports.
A UK parliamentary report reveals some of the country’s top pension funds remain ‘worryingly complacent’ on climate change issues. They are in danger of being left behind.