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Northvolt’s ‘unrelenting focus on the sustainability of what they produce’ is what really attracted the Canadian investment firm, its head of infrastructure, Matthew Mendes says.

As the Actis Energy 4 fund realises another asset, Meridiam acquires its first wind power plant and solidifies its African footprint.

Often not considered a priority, a hardening insurance market and a difficult macro environment have led to higher premiums and less coverage for infra GPs. Eldin Risk’s managing partner provides advice for overcoming these new challenges.

GPIF head of infra Kikuko Emae said ‘larger funds with stable track records' would be the main area of focus for LP commitments.

Lennart Blecher and Ken Wong tell us what drew EQT to APAC, where it established a presence in 2020, and why it intends to stay.

Interest rates are up and the number of operational banks is down. While infra is not VC, it will not be wholly unaffected by the fallout.

The move comes a little more than two years after BlackRock closed the Global Renewable Power Fund III on $4.8bn, exceeding a $2.5bn target.

Jennifer Powers and Reiner Boehning are investing $2.5bn for ECP’s climate credit strategy – which they sourced independently in the year since departing GIP.

Despite a fundraising slowdown that began in the second half of last year, appetite for infrastructure among the world’s biggest institutional investors remains healthy, demonstrating the asset class’s continuing appeal.

The Australian superfund-owned managers would combine infra and property expertise, but stakeholders say they have distinct governance arrangements that will be hard to reconcile.