Infrastructure debt reels in $43bn

Infrastructure debt has raised significant funds in recent years but has failed to take off in 2018.

Infrastructure debt funds have raised $43 billion around the world since 2013, according to PDI stats.

The market peaked in 2015 with $12 billion raised across 14 funds. Will the numbers of funds closing in 2016 remained healthy, total capital raised dropped sharply to $5.6 billion.

The following year saw another jump in activity with $87 billion raised across 16 funds but so far 2018 has seen another sharp drop in activity, with just $2.66 billion raised by four funds this year.