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The London-based firm expects to launch a fourth fundraising series later this year as it seeks to reach its €5bn hard-cap for EDIF III.
Securing the supply and processing of these materials is key to protecting the energy transition projects the industry invests in.
In addition to taking on the newly created CEO role, Annabel Wiscarson will also sit on the UK firm’s board.
Newly minted head of infra Esther Peiner walks us through the Swiss firm’s approach to portfolio construction, diversity and why infra is not just about the numbers.
The French fund manager is eyeing final close in H2 and has already deployed capital in three major assets.
Co-head Tavis Cannell will become sole global head of infrastructure as Lebovitz leaves to become head of infrastructure at TPG.
The cash and stock deal will see GIP’s founders leading BlackRock’s combined infra business, with CEO Larry Fink calling infra ‘the future’ of private markets.
Growing geopolitical tensions over the past year have fuelled reshoring – and in the process – are re-shaping infra investment strategies.
With infra outperforming practically every other private asset class, and a difficult macro environment persisting, the M&A activity seen in the last two years is probably just the beginning.
Regardless of whether the Green Deal industrial plan restores Europe’s place as a frontrunner in the fight against climate change, it will certainly create investment opportunities, say five infra professionals.