Exclusives

The firm is looking to close its second series of fundraising on €1.1bn early next year.

Current commitments stand at around €110m after a second close in the summer – this followed a €66 million first close at the end of March. The Swiss vehicle has also secured its second investment, deploying C$120m into energy storage sites in Canada.

The vehicle is targeting $2.5bn and is expected to hold a final close sometime next year.

Switzerland-based asset manager Capital Dynamics has bought two wind farms in the UK with a combined capacity of 21.1MW. The projects were acquired from Airvolution Energy, the developer with which CapDyn agreed a funding deal in 2014 for over 140MW of onshore wind sites. The latest acquisitions include the 8.6MW Airfield project and the 12.5MW […]

ATLAS Infrastructure, a new firm registered in both Australia and the UK, is seeking third-party capital for its UCITS fund, which the GIP partners have also seeded.

A second core infra vehicle will help broaden its LP base, while the planned Eurofideme-4 will seek to finance the wider energy transition.

The debut infra vehicle is targeting €700m, which will be deployed across Europe over two years – but it is likely to avoid the UK due to currency risks.

The firm has added two new directors to the equity team as well as its first infra appointment to the strategy and research division.

Tony Adams’ departure comes as Prudential’s Asia arm hires two senior execs from Deutsche Asset Management spin-off Daestrum Capital.

A first close is expected in the first half of next year and the fund will include an expansion outside the Middle East.