Bruno Alves
An asset that should epitomise core investing is at the heart of what could become one of the asset class’s biggest crises.
As LPs flex their muscles in a rebalancing fundraising market, fund sizes stand to decrease.
First quarter unlisted, closed-end fundraising fell by 94% year-on-year to $3.6bn, making it the second worst Q1 on record.
The fundraising slowdown is truly here with a steep drop in first quarter fundraising. What’s next?
These days, you can feel both optimistic about the asset class and as though you’re living through the last days of Rome.
The stakes are as high as they have ever been for the asset class as the industry’s great and good prepare to attend our Global Summit.
With cheap money out of the picture and the market’s fastest-growing sectors demanding a particular skill set, adding value will look different.
A forensic look at the asset class’s building blocks is urgently needed to take the discussion around sustainable, resilient infrastructure to the next level.
Unlisted, closed-end infrastructure fundraising reached $162bn last year, with four mega-fund closes accounting for 38% of that amount.
Put some distance from the private markets pack, lay claim to emerging climate allocations and take a closer look at corporate infra.