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The appetite for infrastructure debt continues to grow, with a well-developed pipeline of investments, says Infranity’s Philippe Benaroya.

Interest rates and inflation appear to have turned a corner, but the geopolitical situation remains a concern, says abrdn’s Dominic Helmsley.

The current macroeconomic backdrop is the perfect opportunity to scale investment in decarbonisation and social infrastructure, says Bernd Fislage, CEO of Kommunalkredit.

The ability to drive intrinsic value is critical regardless of the macroeconomic environment, says Ridgewood Infrastructure’s managing partner Ross Posner.

Ares Management’s Patrick Trears says long-term cashflow predictability and ESG integration are priorities in financing digital and energy transition projects.

Good ESG means taking a holistic view on all aspects of ESG across the portfolio, says Fiona Reynolds, member of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners’ advisory board, and Anne Foster, global head of ESG.

Essential infrastructure is ideally placed to weather the storms ahead, say co-heads of Europe and senior managing directors in Ardian’s infrastructure team, Juan Angoitia and Benoit Gaillochet.

Maintaining control of the entire value chain, from generation to offtake solution for e-fuels, is critical for any energy transition strategy, according to Prime Capital’s Barbara Giel, Mathias Bimberg and Jens Walzner.

Richard Nourse, managing partner at Schroders Greencoat, says renewables represent one of the fastest growing and most exciting aspects of the infrastructure universe and provide secure – often inflation-linked – income

The outlook for digital infrastructure investment is brighter than ever for those firms with origination capabilities and strategic expertise, says managing partner and founder of Palistar, Omar Jaffrey