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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.

Sean Klimczak said that, while the Trump administration has made progress on regulatory reform, a legislative fix has stalled and the country should look to Australia for inspiration.

You have until close of play Tuesday, 21 November, to send us your 2017 achievements for the ninth edition of our annual global awards.

The firm’s second infra fund, fresh from a $4bn-plus first close, is looking to end fundraising during the first quarter of next year.

EDHECinfra’s Frédéric Blanc-Brude went head-to-head with David Bentley, of GIP-backed ATLAS Infrastructure, in an Oxford-style debate.

Overseas investors are behind 50% of the commitments for the vehicle targeting returns in the mid to high teens.

Real assets head Paul Mouchakkaa told the pension’s investment committee it will model its infra investment strategy after its real estate one.

Ten years on, the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s Mark Canavan recalls his experience during the global financial crisis and why he thinks it will be almost impossible to predict the next one.

The final close for the new strategy, launched last September, comes as DIF prepares to raise more than €1bn for its flagship Fund V before the year is out.

The government’s recently announced National Energy Guarantee could shorten contract duration, creating a risk-return profile closer to fossil fuel merchant generation, argues Maven Libera’s Mark Gemmola.