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Last updated: March 27, 2026, 8:30 AM ET

Infrastructure & Private Markets Appointments

Ardian appointed Juan Angoitia as the new global head of infrastructure, a move that sees Mathias Burghardt transition to chair the newly formed infrastructure management committee while retaining his concurrent roles as EVP and CEO of Ardian France. This executive reshuffling occurred as industry discussions at a recent global summit focused heavily on the industrialisation of AI and the renewed strategic relevance of nuclear power, signaling evolving priorities within the sector.

Real Estate Strategy & Returns

Private real estate managers are actively revising outlooks based on central bank rate trajectory forecasts, anticipating potential strain across global capital markets as the interest rate environment remains uncertain. Conversely, CalPERS has observed higher returns following a two-year strategy shift toward non-core real estate allocations, suggesting certain risk profiles are currently paying off for large institutional allocators. Furthermore, the focus on environmental mandates continues, exemplified by LaSalle raising $370 million for its inaugural global ‘brown-to-green’ fund, demonstrating continued investor appetite for decarbonization mandates despite macroeconomic headwinds.