The 2019 Preqin Global Infrastructure Report is the most complete and in-depth review of the industry available today. It covers a wide range of topics, with expert commentary, key trends in 2018, historical statistics and survey results. 

The Preqin Quarterly Update: Infrastructure Q3 2019 covers fundraising, funds in market, investors, deals and performance. We find that investor sentiment is bearish, with only 19 funds raising an aggregate $8.4bn; this is significantly down on Q3 2018 when the industry secured $44bn across 29 unli…

The infrastructure industry does not seem able to throw off the air of cautiousness that has gripped the private capital industry in Q2. Investors are generally looking to make fewer and smaller investments than they were 12 months ago, deal activity has been declining each quarter for over a year, …

In the first quarter of the year, infrastructure has stayed relatively on par with historical fundraising levels, with $15bn secured over the period. We look at the fundraising, deals and investor activity from the quarter alongside the most up-to-date performance figures.

For Q3 2018 infrastructure has recorded the highest quarterly fundraising total in the past five years, with a clear trend of capital concentration in fewer funds emerging. With more selective investors, managers will have to work hard to differentiate themselves from the crowd – there are currently…

In Q2 2018, 17 unlisted infrastructure funds reached a final close securing a combined $25bn in institutional capital, the highest amount raised in a quarter since Q1 2017. These funds achieved an average of 125% of their target size which, as capital becomes increasingly concentrated among fewer fi…

Infrastructure fundraising has slowed in Q1 2018, halting the momentum of a record year in 2017. However, the funds able to close achieved an average of 120% of their target, suggesting that investor demand is strong – particularly for established managers. Infrastructure transactions were also down…

Fundraising for unlisted infrastructure picked up in Q3 2017, with 17 funds securing an aggregate $12bn in capital commitments. Investors’ targeted commitments for future investment in the asset class have increased in comparison to the previous year, and more investors are looking to commit to fewe…

How Mexico is laying the groundwork for significant alternatives opportunity. Mexico has lately bobbled in and out of favour with global investors. Recent news media on the country’s trade debates with the US has broadcasted mixed signals on the economic policy of Mexico’s newly elected President A…

After the closure of the largest ever infrastructure fund in Q1 2017, fundraising lost momentum in Q2: 11 funds secured just $5.3bn. However, the growing opportunity for mega funds in the market has meant that the proportion of investors planning to commit $500mn or more to infrastructure funds in t…

Q1 2017 saw the final close of the largest ever unlisted infrastructure fund; consequently, the first quarter of 2017 has seen an all-time high in terms of fundraising: 16 funds have reached a final close, securing $29bn in capital commitments. The number and estimated aggregate value of infrastruct…

Firms set to raise record amounts of capital for the sector Current technologies that generate electricity from renewable resources could supply the US with 80% of its total energy needs by the year 2050, according to a study by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This …

Infrastructure fundraising in Q3 was particularly strong, reaching $23bn – a level last seen in Q4 2013. Demand for the asset class continues to be strong as a result of the risk-adjusted returns it can provide, as well as offering less volatility. However, the number and estimated aggregate deal va…

The telecoms industry has given people a lot to talk about in recent months. The saga of the merger between US telecom giants Sprint and T-Mobile continues to play out, with the fate of the proposed merger now in the hands of the courts. The 5G network has been introduced by some telecom companies i…

The second quarter of 2016 saw eight unlisted infrastructure funds close, securing an aggregate $4.2bn. Despite this challenging period of fundraising, 58% of investors look set to commit more than $100mn to infrastructure in the next 12 months in comparison with the previous year. H1 2016 saw 564 d…

The infrastructure industry does not seem able to throw off the air of cautiousness that has gripped the private capital industry in Q2. Investors are generally looking to make fewer and smaller investments than they were 12 months ago, deal activity has been lacklustre for the past year, and fundra…

Of the 10 infrastructure funds to reach a final close this quarter, four vehicles accounted for 89% of the $14.6bn fundraising total – investors appear to be placing more faith in the deal sourcing abilities of large, established infrastructure firms. Q1 2016 has seen the third successive quarterly …

Unlisted infrastructure fundraising picked up in Q3; the level of institutional capital secured by funds that reached a final close was up by 63% from Q2 reaching $14.2bn, but this was secured from around half the number of funds. However, fund managers face a long journey in order to secure capital…