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The vehicle booked over £1bn in re-ups, with 40% of new commitments coming from Asian investors.

The vehicle, which was originally targeting €1.5bn, has already invested in seven assets, with a further two deals to be closed soon.

The NY-based fund manager will acquire IDFC Alternatives’ infrastructure business, which will be rebranded as GIP India.

As head of the group’s newly established infrastructure business, Grant Dooley is planning to build a five-strong core team in the short term and launch its maiden vehicle this year.

The vehicle remains open to new commitments but is no longer being marketed to new investors.

The first close total will include money committed from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

The firm is eyeing a first close in June, following backing from industrial partners, as it focuses predominantly on European greenfield.

Partners Group will scour the globe and mix and match funds in its search for relative value. Brandon Prater, head of private infrastructure Europe explains why the firm is strengthening its fundraising bench, what it won’t do in a tightly priced market and why it’s not averse to an early exit.

The French fund manager has exited its concession at the London hub in a deal believed to value the site at close to £1bn.

The bid for CityFibre comes four years after an IPO raised £16.5m, with the pair believing the company ‘better suited’ to private ownership.