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Last updated: July 16, 2026, 8:30 PM ET

Infrastructure Fundraising and Investment Activity

Infrastructure fundraising in the first half of 2026, with $40.8bn raised, significantly below the $71.6bn recorded in the first half of 2024. Despite this slowdown, investment activity continues, with Clifford Capital Asset Management planning an opportunistic infra credit fund, having already secured $345m towards a $600m target for its Energy Transition Acceleration Finance partnership vehicle. Primevest is also eyeing the launch of a €1bn European mobility fund focused on infrastructure like EV charging facilities for vehicles. Pantheon notes that infra secondaries are for investors.

Real Estate Sector Dynamics and Investor Strategies

The real estate sector is in the age of AI, with managers like PIMCO emphasizing the need for assets to accommodate future tenants. In contrast, CalSTRS and Nuveen have formed a $2bn strategic partnership focused on debt and adjacent opportunities within Nuveen's energy platform, including its Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II for sustainability. Since the start of 2025, Canadian pension fund La Caisse has committed $3.3bn to US real estate as it seeks higher returns through portfolio recycling strategies. However, real estate fund vintages from 2019-23 have distributed 50% or less of their capital, with 2016-18 vintages being the last to fully return capital, achieving an average DPI of 1.05x ten years post-inception reports.

Private Equity and Manager Developments

In private equity, Incline Equity Partners has announced an investment in West Physics, a company founded in 2002. Meanwhile, the infrastructure sector is seeing significant personnel and deal activity. Campbell Lutyens has named new global co-heads of infrastructure, a move occurring as Lazard and Campbell Lutyens prepare for a $575m merger deal. Infrastructure Investor will also publish a ranking of private infrastructure managers in October, evaluating the alpha they add above the market performance. The fallout from regional conflicts, such as the Iran war, is already impacting renewables developers, with potential for significant and prolonged negative effects on the sector outlook.