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Louisa Yeoman and Kate Campbell - who had been at AMP Capital since 2012 and 2014, respectively - are understood to be forming their own placement agent.
The New York-based firm has also brought back its former head of investor relations, Brenden Woods, who left last December to join Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets.
Nick Spencer joins the London-based infrastructure fund manager following nine years at the placement agent, as Arjun makes several new additions to its team.
The emerging markets specialist, which has raised a suite of energy funds, is targeting investments in power, transmission, generation and distribution assets.
The strategy, which typically targets returns of 8-12%, will follow the Swiss firm’s 2016 vintage which raised €2.2bn.
The fund is targeting $1.25bn and is expecting a first close between $700m and $900m.
The vehicle is being led by Hong Kong-based Hajir Naghdy, who joined from Macquarie Capital at the end of last year.
Jonathan Ord began his tenure in March but has returned to his previous role at the Local Pensions Partnership.
The vehicle is targeting high single-digit returns and will focus investments mostly in Europe.
The launch of the latest vehicle comes two years after the fund manager closed its GRPF II on $1.6bn, which has invested in more than150 projects.