M&A

The first quarter of 2023 could best be described as slow on the fundraising front

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

Having compiled all the IJInvestor data on infrastructure closed-end fundraising for the third quarter of 2022, the headline figure already almost outstrips full-year 2021… with a record-breaking tally clearly on the cards

There can be no doubt about it – infrastructure fundraising will not just beat the record-breaking levels achieved last year. That is a virtual certainty. Now the expectation is for smashing records in a spectacular fashion

The first quarter of 2022 got off to a shaky start for the global financing of infrastructure and energy, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine takes its toll, market nervousness settles in and the price of debt finds a new reality

If the stellar performance in infrastructure fundraising in Q1 2022 continues for the remainder of the year, we can expect another record-breaking 12 months of infrastructure fundraising