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Last updated: July 15, 2026, 5:30 PM ET

Infrastructure Fundraising Faces Headwinds Amid Strategic Shifts

Infrastructure fundraising in the first half of 2026, with $40.8bn raised, marking a new record low and falling short of the $71.6bn seen in the same period of 2024, previously the worst year on record. Despite this challenging environment for a new European mobility fund focused on investments like EV charging infrastructure. In a separate development strategic partnership for a debt fund and other opportunities within Nuveen’s energy platform. The infrastructure sector also saw a notable private exit as for data centers with a $1.35bn IPO. Meanwhile, achieved €1bn for its latest European digital infrastructure fund, with the value-add vehicle securing two-thirds of its target within seven months. The sector is also undergoing personnel changes, with of infrastructure as the firm prepares for a merger.

Real Estate Investors Navigate Portfolio Restructuring and AI's Impact

committed $3.3bn to US real estate since the start of 2025, aiming for higher returns as it recycles its portfolio. This strategic move comes as data suggests that of their capital, with 2016-18 vintages being the last to fully return capital to investors. In its latest outlook in the age of AI, emphasizing the importance of an asset's capacity to host future tenants. The real estate sector also saw a departure, with after two years, having been tasked with overseeing a significant restructuring of the pension plan’s property portfolio.

Healthcare & Life Sciences Sees Private Equity Activity

In the healthcare and life sciences sector in West Physics. Separately, Associates made in AIRS Medical to accelerate its global expansion.