staging
More than a third of limited partners in infrastructure funds expect to increase their exposure to the asset class over the next 12 months.
The UK-based manager believes mid-size infrastructure companies โ€˜have typically not received the full attention of their previous ownersโ€™.
The firmโ€™s fourth flagship vehicle exceeded its $17bn target and is already 40% deployed, with $3.6bn invested in digital infrastructure.
The US firm has been preparing for the new strategy since last May when it hired former BlackRock infrastructure debt chief Erik Savi.
Survey results show that marginal loss factor volatility is increasing the cost of capital, says one investor, who also criticised the Australian regulator for being 'more interested in preserving the past'.
Diversity in private equity
Diversity dominated discussion at IPEM 2020 in Cannes โ€“ but will these words turn into action?
Darryl Murphyโ€™s promotion from head of infrastructure debt to the newly created role comes just under three years since his arrival from KPMG.
Sunset on solar panels in a village
The investors participated in a $1bn-plus fundraising round alongside the UK Railway Pension Scheme and AP2, with QICโ€™s investment bringing its Global Infrastructure Fund close to full deployment.
Virginie Morgon, Eurazeo
Eurazeo chief executive Virginie Morgon says the private equity industry has 'enormous responsibility' to address inequality and the consequences of climate change.
Future Fund chief executive will take over at IFM following Brett Himbury's retirement, with Cameron Price taking over as acting CEO of the sovereign fund.
London UK
In our final Deep Dive instalment, we look at the UK, the first to emphatically reject PPPs, and find an unresolved debate on value-for-money and poorly shared refinancing gains as lessons to be learned.
Offshore wind park at daybreak.
The investment in a 5GW UK renewables portfolio is a first of its kind for MIDIS and it โ€œdefinitely sees this as the first of more to comeโ€, Tom van Rijsewijk tells Infrastructure Investor.
Tram in Florence
Thierry Dรฉau, founder and CEO of Meridiam, on how environmental, social and governance criteria can be factored into long-term infrastructure development.
The twin spans of the Blue Water Bridges international crossing between the cities of Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario is one of the busiest border crossings between Canada and the United States.
In the third instalment of our Deep Dive into PPPs, we look at North America and find the private sector has to help the model transition to a more developer-owned or managed scheme.
Large scale solar farm located in rural Spain
The fund, launched by the founders of Equitix, is seeking at least ยฃ200m which will also look to invest in renewable energy equity and debt.
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