Infrastructure

Ham Lane and StepStone pick up BNP insurance arm’s PE and infra sale

The €255bn insurance arm of French financial giant BNP Paribas Group had brought a portfolio to market earlier this year.

Blackstone emerges as buyer on Fubon Life’s $1bn-plus infra stake sale

The Taiwanese life insurer is selling a portfolio of five stakes in USD- and euro-denominated funds, including an EQT vehicle.

Ham Lane launches infra evergreen vehicles targeting 50% secondaries exposure

Hamilton Lane is seeing an ‘extremely strong’ dealmaking pipeline in infrastructure secondaries, according to the firm’s head of infrastructure and real assets Brent Burnett.

Secondaries market saw average pricing of 86% in H1 2024

Buyout and infrastructure secondaries had the strongest pricing, according to multiple reports, while venture pricing was the lowest.

BlackRock believes infra secondaries are poised to ‘take flight’. Here’s why.

The world’s largest asset manager is banking on deal volume for the strategy reaching $25bn by 2027.

JPMorgan and Campbell Lutyens close first joint mandate with formal partnership

The pair are working on a further four global co-advisory mandates, Alex Bruce and Immanuel Rubin tell Secondaries Investor.

Ardian plans infrastructure evergreen product in private wealth push

The vehicle, which will commit to infrastructure secondaries as well as direct infra deals, will target investors globally, Secondaries Investor understands.

Macquarie passes halfway mark for debut infra secondaries vehicle

Macquarie Alliance Partners Infrastructure Fund is understood to have a $1bn hard-cap, per affiliate title Infrastructure Investor.

Who’s in market with infra secondaries funds?

There are at least 14 secondaries vehicles seeking capital to invest in the asset class, Secondaries Investor data shows.

Ares gathers nearly $1bn for secondaries in a single quarter

The largest proportion – $400m – went towards private equity secondaries, according to the firm’s Q2 earnings presentation.