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SMTB will invest an initial $500m across two of Morrison’s funds as part of a wider partnership that also encompasses a $1.5bn capital-raising agreement between the firms.

Colonial First State’s A$370m commitment to Morrison’s Value Add Infrastructure Strategy II includes a co-investment sleeve – a point of emphasis for many superannuation funds.

New Zealand's former climate change minister wants to deliver 150m tonnes of carbon reductions by 2030 – an amount equal to NZ’s contribution under the Paris Agreement.

With a vote set for early 2024, Macquarie will have a five-year window to sell the fund’s assets, should it be approved.

Strategies seeking investments in themes like nature-based solutions, biodiversity and natural resources – or natural capital – have begun to sprout in various infrastructure asset managers’ mandates.

This niche social infra market may tick many of the right boxes. But do infra investors have what it takes to meet the needs of the people they are intended to serve?

An introduction to Infrastructure Investor’s performance benchmarks; CBRE adds infra asset management head; and Morrison & Co’s packing deal. Welcome to The Pipeline, the start-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.

Not yet fodder for infra investors, but outside the wheelhouse of most VCs, infratech has endured a funding gap – but that’s changing.

Having invested alongside Palisade Investment Partners in Intera Renewables, Hesta is open to backing other renewable energy platforms in the market.

Holiday resorts, luxury marinas and medical supply chains are finding their way into infrastructure portfolios. Whether this definitional stretching continues will ultimately depend on buyers.

Gary Greene, infrastructure investment manager, is serving as acting general manager for unlisted assets while a replacement is sought.

No longer just about power and connectivity, Europe’s data centre landscape is increasingly being shaped by issues around sovereignty, with a wave of new regulation repricing risk.

The ASX-listed fund manager is considering appealing Friday’s ruling that found in favour of IFM, Future Fund, TCorp and UTA who have accused Dexus of disclosing confidential information.

With regulation unlikely to close the circularity gap, investors must transform technical proof into commercial-scale infrastructure.

Mid-market investors have the opportunity to professionalise fragmented social assets into resilient, high-impact platforms.

Planning delays are choking new generation and threatening the pace of the energy transition, even as governments streamline processes and institutional capital sits on the sidelines, writes Tom Taylor.