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Last updated: June 18, 2026, 5:30 PM ET

Infrastructure Capital

The infrastructure fundraising comeback has reached a $1.2trn threshold, forcing general partners to defend their fee structures and demonstrate clear value creation to institutional LPs. As capital pours into the sector, AllianzGI is pivoting away from exclusive reliance on flagship vehicles, instead demanding that managers offer more tailored, strategy-specific access to assets. This shift arrives as the largest managers outline plans for a $7trn capital expenditure supercycle driven by artificial intelligence, projecting that data center power requirements will necessitate massive, long-term deployments of private capital.

Strategic Partnerships & Real Estate

Market participants are increasingly opting not to go it alone in a risk-on environment, choosing to syndicate deals to mitigate exposure when testing unproven fund strategies. This collaborative approach is evident in the recent $600m deal where Altérra joined I Squared Capital to recapitalize a Peruvian power business, a move that provides both firms with shared oversight and reduced individual balance sheet strain.

Meanwhile, the launch of the PERE Credit 100 arrives at a critical inflection point for the industry as traditional bank lenders retreat from commercial property markets. Managers are now preparing to take a more dominant role in refinancing and supporting the real estate sector, shifting the focus toward private credit as the primary mechanism to stabilize asset values during the current high-interest-rate cycle. The ranking underscores a broader migration of institutional capital toward private debt, which now serves as a foundational layer for real estate portfolios seeking to navigate the ongoing liquidity squeeze.