Exclusives

The Australian fund manager suspended fundraising for its €1.5bn core European vehicle, releasing the €250m raised back to investors.

Global Infrastructure Partners will likely close its third fund on between $15bn and $16bn, in what will become infrastructure's largest ever fundraise.

Commitments from its first Asian and Middle Eastern LPs helped propel the French firm past its original €900m hard-cap.

Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions has appointed two veterans to expand its global $4.4bn debt business as it eyes US energy, transport, telecoms and social infra P3s.

The investment manager, which launched in 2015, has bolstered its regional offices with four senior management additions.

The French manager is looking to sell the €1.1bn vehicle before the end of the year.

A process for British utility SSE to sell a holding in SGN, which could be worth up to £1bn, is likely to close before the sale of National Grid completes.

The Dutch firm has hired Macquarie Capital’s former head of Benelux and the Nordics to lead the strategy.

The A$34bn super fund is also looking to recruit three infrastructure specialists as it looks to bolster its investment in greenfield and small to medium-sized brownfield assets.

Having closed its debut A$100m vehicle in one go, the Australian fund manager is already mulling a successor fund.