IJGlobal today publishes the infrastructure finance league tables for the 2023 full year which achieved something close to stability when held against the previous 2 years of activity

Infrastructure fundraising slowed down in 2023, according to IJGlobal data. Total capital raised in 2023 was $108.7 billion, compared with a total of $183.97 billion in 2022. The total capital raised in 2023 is the lowest seen since 2019

IJGlobal has published its league tables for international infrastructure and energy finance reflecting activity in the third quarter of 2023, which compares poorly to recent performance – leading to a slump year of activity. The final quarter tends to be the most active, but it is unlikely performance will turn 2023 into anything but a slow year for deal activity and capital deployed

The Energy Transition Report 2023 – once again lifting the lid on this key element of international infrastructure finance which has seen early movers make significant strides as the industry takes action now in readiness for global regulation

As IJGlobal wades through data from the first half of this year, it’s timely to publish regional snapshots of the first quarter, spotting trends as the infrastructure finance community struggles in a challenging market

The first quarter of 2023 could best be described as slow on the fundraising front. After a record-setting year for closed-end fundraising in 2022, the first quarter of 2023 has fallen flat

The anticipated slump in global activity across greenfield finance – and refinance – of infrastructure and energy has played out this quarter with significant declines recorded in Q1 2023

Last year saw a return to pre-pandemic fundraising for closed-end infrastructure funds, according to IJGlobal research