Zak Bentley

Global Infrastructure Debt Fund II is targeting $2.5 billion and is the firm’s second high-yield infrastructure credit vehicle.

About $1.6 billion has been committed to opportunity set in the US power space that ‘has never been broader’, COO Darpan Kapadia told us.

A new regulatory period looms but attracting much needed capital when ‘investors can earn a higher return with much less risk’ elsewhere will be an uphill struggle.

discusses investment in the UK water sector in advance of the 2024 price review (PR24) regulatory period.

Peter Martin Larsen, formerly of PensionDanmark, is now leading the buildout of Ontario’s University Pension Plan, with a heavy focus on co-investment and inflation protection.

Despite missing the €5 billion target, EQT’s head of Active Core Infrastructure Alex Greenbaum tell us its ‘among the best amount of capital’ raised during the timeframe.

The deal, which will also see Singapore’s GIC as a JV partner, comes just a few weeks after the Canadian pension aided the Blackstone-led deal for AirTrunk.

While the majority of the superannuation’s investment will be in direct investments, it will also make fund investments in ‘riskier’ parts of the market.

Subpar fundraising has played a role in spurring interest in co-investments, but it’s not the only driving force behind the rising trend.

The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio recently confirmed a commitment to the continuation vehicle.