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Last updated: July 6, 2026, 8:30 PM ET

Infrastructure & Private Capital

Infrastructure debt fundraising among top firms has surpassed $186 billion, attracting investor capital despite sticky interest rates due to the sector's monopolistic cashflows. RGreen Capital successfully closed its fourth infrastructure debt fund, signaling continued appetite for debt strategies in the asset class. Meanwhile, Antin Infrastructure Partners is expanding its global reach with a new office in Melbourne, Australia, to tap into the local market. KKR has also made a significant move, agreeing to acquire EDF's North American power business for $4.2 billion, reflecting ongoing consolidation and large-scale dealmaking within the infrastructure sector.

Real Estate Investment

Institutional investors are placing a growing premium on operational, favoring assets that require active management, according to Lazard's private capital advisory group. This trend is particularly evident in the retail sector, where a deep slowdown in construction has created an imbalance between limited new supply and resurgent demand, driving a retail property investment resurgence. Global retail M&A dealmaking has gathered momentum in the past three months, with investors targeting dominant malls and open-air centers. Convenience-oriented retail formats are particularly drawing capital, with necessity-led demand and constrained new supply reshaping the investment case. While retail asset values remain below their peaks, margins are compressing as consumers navigate economic shocks and a darkening e-commerce outlook, making necessity-based assets the current driver for global retail revival.

UK Real Estate Outlook

The UK private real estate market is under scrutiny as the country anticipates a potential transition to a new prime minister. Managers are actively considering how a change in government leadership could impact the nation's property market and its attractiveness to global investors. The outcome of this political shift is seen as a significant factor for the sector's future standing on the international stage.