Infrastructure debt

Credit fundraising for the top firms eases past $186bn as sticky interest rates and monopolistic cashflows tempt investors.

Lenders are ramping up their energy transition efforts against a backdrop of escalating power demand and renewed emphasis on energy security.

A confluence of structural mega-trends coupled with new types of capital entering the market make this an exciting time to be financing the energy transition, says Barings’ head of global infrastructure debt Pieter Welman.

Different jurisdictions demand varying perspectives according to Kyle Shonak, chief transaction officer, North America; Ben Mukhida-Olushola, global head transaction counsel; and Tim Stewart, head of Asia-Pacific, at Gordon Brothers.

Our latest ranking of the top fundraisers in the infrastructure debt market.

In the report: How geopolitical challenges are supercharging LP interest in infrastructure debt; Why infra credit managers are mission-critical to the energy transition; The Infrastructure Investor Debt 30 ranking; Expert insight from Nuveen and Barings; And much more…

Macroeconomic shocks and the outbreak of conflict in recent years has brought energy sovereignty into sharp relief, and private credit is in a prime position to help nations reduce their reliance on finite fossil fuels.

PEI Group’s Scientific Infra & Private Assets division delves into the numbers behind infra debt’s success.

The energy transition opportunity is now being driven by realism and commercial objectives more than climate philosophy or government policy, says Don Dimitrievich, global head of Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit.

Sweden’s LF, the Netherlands’ NN Group and UK firms Pension Insurance Corporation and Foresters Friendly Society are exploring new opportunities in illiquid credit.