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UK water company showed ‘scant regard for its responsibilities to society and the environment’, according to Ofwat.
Direct investing
Going direct is well-suited to infrastructure. But anyone looking to do it will have to tackle tough questions around compensation and transparency.
Angela Miller-May
CIO Angela Miller-May explains why being 52.1% short of its total funding doesn’t stop the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund from prioritising investing with diverse managers.
The fund, targeting €600m, is ‘taking advantage of new market dynamics and sector opportunities’, according to LBPAM.
‘Very aggressive’ cashflow assumptions and valuations calculated based on desired returns are being used to lure buyers, LPs say.
Macquarie offices
While the majority of the fund’s LP base is European, the APAC region was also well represented with 41% of investors coming from the region.
The Swiss manager is seeking up to $1.5bn for its first infrastructure equity vehicle since 2015.
Airports remain prized assets despite soaring values. We examine why that’s unlikely to change
The new fund, the eighth in the Clean Energy Infrastructure series, marks a slight shift in strategy towards targeting electric-vehicle infrastructure and grid support.
The US’s largest public pension made commitments to GIP and JPMorgan, committing capital equal to around a third of its current infrastructure portfolio.
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