Infrastructure
Earth Capital expects 2024 launch of new fund
UK-based sustainability-focused GP’s next vehicle will have a growth technology focus
Ver Capital launches €200m energy transition fund
Ver Capital Sinloc Transition Energy Fund targets brownfield and greenfield investments, and has a rich pipeline of deals
FIEE launches €175m second fund
FIEE is an Italian private equity firm dedicated to the energy efficiency and renewable sectors
Stafford launches €750m infra secondaries fund
Fourth core infrastructure secondaries fund is set to be twice the size of its predecessor
Green Arrow buys renewables asset manager Quercus
Quercus Assets Selection manages five funds dedicated to renewable energy
Montagu shelves plans for €500m infra strategy to focus on PE
Montagu instead decides to focus on the €3bn fundraise for its sixth private equity fund
Ardian closes fifth infra fund on €6.1bn
Fund is more than double the size of Ardian Infrastructure Fund IV, closed in 2016
EQT Infrastructure fund hits €9bn hard-cap
Stockholm-headquartered manager announces the final close EQT Infrastructure Fund IV
Golding receives commitments in excess of €900m
Golding is expected to hold a first close of the fund-of-funds in the next couple of weeks
CapMan holds second close for infra fund
Latest close, which took place in December, follows the fund's first close of €115m in October
F2i holds €3.6bn final close for third fund
Vehicle was launched with a €3.3bn target and held a €3.14bn first close in December 2017
CapMan holds €115m first close for maiden infra fund
CapMan launched its infrastructure-focused investment business in April 2017
EQT pre-marketing fourth infra fund
EQT Infrastructure IV was registered in Luxembourg with several filings earlier this month
Ardian nets $800m for US infrastructure fund
Fundraising was completed in less than six months, according to Ardian
Partners Group launches impact fund
Move follows impact fund launches from global PE firms TPG, KKR and Bain Capital in recent months
Capman launches infra fund
Manager is currently in discussions with placement agents and legal advisers on the raise
Montagu to launch €500m infra fund
Montagu has a history of sourcing and investing in infrastructure-like assets for its buyout funds
Brookfield buys Lampe Equity Management
Group manages a portfolio of various renewable funds and other assets totalling €1.3bn
Private equity's big stake in infrastructure
GPs are increasingly attracted to infrastructure, bringing a range of investment options and approaches within the asset class
Macquarie acquires Green Investment Bank for £2.3bn
Transaction will see the firm take control of £4bn of funds and launch three new vehicles
EQT scores fastest fundraise to date with €4bn infra vehicle
EQT Infrastructure III reached its hard-cap in less than six months
SL Capital hits £516m final close for maiden infrastructure fund
Fund launched in June 2014 with a £400m target and already has four portfolio companies
Ardian raises €2.65bn for latest infrastructure fund
Commitments are up by 50% compared to Ardian's previous infrastructure fund, raised in 2013
GIBFS holds second close on £818m for Offshore Wind Fund
UK offshore wind-focused fund is targeting £1bn total