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Verdalia nears €600m financing deal, Spain, Italy
Verdalia is close to signing a €600 million senior debt package for the development and construction of its biomethane assets in Spain and Italy, IJGlobal can reveal
GPIF backs DigitalBridge fund, Japan
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has agreed to commit ¥40 billion to a DigitalBridge-managed fund focusing on the Japanese market, IJGlobal can reveal
IJGlobal Investor Awards 2025 – APAC judging panel
We are delighted today to announce the Asia-Pacific judging panel for IJGlobal Investor Awards 2025 to celebrate achievements in APAC fundraising and deployment as well as M&A across the energy and infrastructure asset classes
KGAL to launch Polish, German wind sales – Q4 2025
KGAL will launch the sale of operational onshore wind assets in Poland and Germany in Q4 2025, IJGlobal can reveal
Norfund, Impact invest in African WtE market
Norway’s investment firm Norfund and South Africa’s Infra Impact Investment Manager have made investments in Africa-focused waste-to-value group Green Create
Spearhead targets Q4 listing for debt fund, Kenya
Kenya-based Spearhead Asset Management is looking to list its infrastructure debt fund on the Nairobi Stock Exchange in Q4 2025, IJGlobal can reveal
Greenbacker’s GDEV closes fund II
Greenbacker Capital’s fund unit, GDEV Management, has raised $200 million for the final close of its second fund
EIP delays third fundraise to end of 2025
Swiss manager Energy Infrastructure Partners has extended the fundraising period for its latest infrastructure fund to the end of the year, IJGlobal can reveal
NG reviews NBOs for business unit, Nordics
Norway-based waste recycling company NG Nordic is reviewing non-binding offers for its household collection and sludge business, IJGlobal can reveal
September binding bids for Energia, Ireland
I Squared Capital has requested binding offers for Dublin-based utility Energia by the end of September, IJGlobal can reveal
BlackRock eyes Asia infra credit fund
BlackRock is working on a fund targeting infrastructure credit investments in emerging markets in Asia, IJGlobal can reveal
Sosteneo hits €620m, launches second fund
Sosteneo – the clean energy investment arm of Generali Investments – has reached a €620 million final close on its inaugural fund and has launched a successor strategy with a €1 billion target
Analysis & Case Studies
Energy and digital assets drive uptick in GP-led secondar...
Increasing deal valuations for energy and digital infrastructure assets helped push secondaries activity – specifically GP-lead deals – to new heights in the first half of 2025
Powered land: investing in renewable real estate
Powered land is emerging as an attractive opportunity to generate returns as infrastructure and real estate investment themes converge
Equitix – the European expansion
As part of its wider European investment strategy, UK-based manager Equitix in June closed its second Europe-focused infrastructure fund at €1.4 billion in total commitments as it continues its continental expansion
Infra Dig – Gilligan’s infrastructure
The latest episode of the IJGlobal podcast service – Infra Dig – sees a major European infrastructure fund take the stage for a fireside chat on all matters energy efficiency. Mark Gilligan, head of infrastructure at AXA IM Alts, takes the floor...
Other News
CIP makes FID on Finnish biogas plant
03 Sep 2025 EuropeCopenhagen Infrastructure Partners, through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I, has taken final investment decision on Finnish industrial biogas plant, Nivalan Biokaasu
Macquarie to acquire additional stake in Diamond, US
03 Sep 2025 North AmericaMacquarie Asset Management has exercised its option to acquire an additional 9% equity stake in Diamond Infrastructure Solutions through Macquarie Infrastructure Partners VI
AP Moller, VinaCapital invest in ALS Cargo Terminal, Viet...
03 Sep 2025 Transport Asia PacificAP Moller Capital – through its Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II – has partnered with VinaCapital to invest in ALS Cargo Terminal, a leading air cargo handling company operating at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport
Fermi America closes financing round, US
03 Sep 2025 North AmericaFermi America has closed a Macquarie-led $100 million Series C preferred equity financing round and $250 million senior loan facility
Newcore sells asset, UK
02 Sep 2025 Transport EuropeNewcore Capital has sold its industrial open storage asset in Longcross, Surrey, for more than £22 million
Grenergy to sell Gabriela phase of Oasis de Atacama, Chile
02 Sep 2025 Latin AmericaGrenergy has agreed to sell the fourth phase of its flagship Oasis de Atacama project in Chile – known as Gabriela – to funds managed by CVC DIF
Cordiant completes BT Ireland acquisition
01 Sep 2025 EuropeCordiant Digital Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of BT Communications Ireland through its wholly owned Irish fibre platform, Speed Fibre Group
Aberdeen, Titanbay partner on private markets access, UK
01 Sep 2025 EuropeAberdeen and Titanbay have formed a strategic partnership to provide simplified access to private markets for distributors and wealth managers in the UK
Digital Alpha raises $365m for fund III
26 Aug 2025 North AmericaDigital Alpha Advisors has raised $365 million towards its $1.5 billion target for its third digital infrastructure fund
Pacific Channel launches renewable fund, NZ
26 Aug 2025 Asia PacificPacific Channel has launched Fund V, a renewable energy development fund, in collaboration with Tāmata Hauhā for the advancement of Kākāriki’s large-scale renewable energy projects across New Zealand
CIP, Petrovietnam to develop OWF in Vietnam
26 Aug 2025 Asia PacificPetrovietnam and Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have signed an agreement to jointly build an offshore wind project in Vietnam
Blackstone launches infra co-invest vehicle
25 Aug 2025 Transport North AmericaBlackstone recently registered co-investment vehicle, Blackstone Infrastructure Poseidon Co-Invest, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Infra credit firm raises capital for second fund
22 Aug 2025 North AmericaFoundation Credit has raised about $123 million for its Infrastructure Debt Fund II, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing
Air Liquide to acquire DIG Airgas, South Korea
22 Aug 2025 Asia PacificAir Liquide has signed an agreement to acquire DIG Airgas from Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund 2 for an enterprise value of W4.6 trillion
Blackstone increases credit facility for Aligned Data Cen...
21 Aug 2025 North AmericaBlackstone has upsized its existing senior secured credit facility with Aligned Data Centers as the company expands its data center development portfolio
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Reports
IJGlobal H1 2025 Funds & Investors League Tables
The first half of 2025 was marked by uncertainty, however, that turmoil did not deter the infrastructure fund community, with more funds reaching final close compared with years prior
IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report H1 2025 – surge of fina...
There was a significant surge in fundraising in the first half of 2025, the just-released IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report shows
Funds & Investors Report Q1 2025 – good and bad news
EuropeIJGlobal's Funds and Investors Report for Q1 2025 shows good news and bad news for the infrastructure fund sector
IJGlobal Regional Reports – FY 2024
EuropeIJGlobal today pulls together a final piece on international infrastructure financing from over the course of the 2024 calendar year, combining all data gathered from the regional reports
IJGlobal FY24 Funds and Investors League Tables
EuropeWhile the news for full-year 2024 was dominated by consolidation across the infra fund community, fundraising has continued undaunted to achieve a respectable level of activity
Funds & Investors Report FY24 – slow and steady
Asia PacificFull year 2024 proved to be the least active in recent times for fundraising by closed-ended, unlisted infrastructure funds, capping off the 12-month period with the second worst quarter since the start of 2020
Funds & Investors Report Q3 2024 – smaller funds rule
EuropeFundraising by the global infrastructure fund community – despite having performed poorly in the third quarter – has performed more consistently over the first 9 months of the year when compared to previous years
IJGlobal League Tables Q3 2024 – rise and fall
EuropeThe first 3 quarters of 2024 marked an 8% increase in infrastructure finance when held against the corresponding period from the year before, led by a rise in M&A activity, continued growth in bond finance and DFI lending, as well as a spike in refinancings
