Siqalane Taho
With infra fundraising hitting fresh highs, new names are emerging in our placement agent ranking, while established players compete on conviction, relationships and the race to final close.
This latest fund follows about three months after its predecessor closed on €556m in January.
This latest fund follows the manager’s oversubscribed predecessor, which closed on €1.4bn in February 2024 – above its €1.2bn initial target.
The answer may not be straightforward, but the differences between the two asset classes are making clear what is driving infra debt’s growing popularity with investors.
A first close of about $2bn has also been reached for its Growth Markets Infrastructure Fund II, while a final close for its second credit fund is expected in the coming months.
The fund has already reached the halfway point of its $3 billion target, approximately eight months after launch.
Proactive asset management at a company and portfolio level has never been more important, three industry professionals tell Infrastructure Investor.
While some of the continent’s fibre markets are flourishing amid helpful regulatory frameworks and strong business models, others struggle with overbuild, overleverage and consolidation.
Founder and CEO Vincent Levita tells us why Europe is attractive to investors as he walks us through the French manager’s biggest fundraise.
The manager has already invested about 70% of the fund’s capital and expects it to be fully deployed by year-end.