Infrastructure debt

The funds will be used for sustainable opportunities across Nuveen’s energy platform, including its Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II.

Even as the $40bn system deals with short-term underperformance, its pacing into the asset class is expected to increase in the coming years.

Infra debt’s stable cashflows and strong track record are prompting more LPs to engage with the asset class.

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.