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Last updated: April 9, 2026, 2:30 AM ET

Infrastructure & ESG Investing

Investors are demanding deeper sustainability metrics as they begin to glean material insights from granular environmental data, suggesting that requests for such information from limited partners are unlikely to abate soon. This focus on data quality contrasts with the physical deployment side of the sector, where the remarkable pace of project rollout in renewables is outpacing advances in operational sophistication, creating a scaling paradox. Separately, asset manager Australian Ethical is launching a new open-end fund seeded by A$125 million in recycled assets from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), aimed at capturing sustained interest in sustainable mandates.

Private Equity Real Estate Deals

In private equity real estate, institutional skepticism remains regarding infrastructure valuations, as panelists at a recent summit noted that while infrastructure deals frequently close at or above fair market price, limited partners doubt these transactions secured the absolute best achievable pricing. Meanwhile, focus shifts to regional recoveries; Invel’s founder successfully exited a major investment in Greece, a seminal transaction executed during the height of the nation’s financial crisis. Elsewhere, the global real estate community is convening, with a recent member meeting taking place in Paris to discuss evolving market dynamics across European property sectors.