EQT's new AI Infrastructure Fund, built around data centre platform EdgeConneX, took just three months to raise $9.4bn. The rapid close underscores the strong investor appetite for marquee digital infrastructure platforms.

The fund's success highlights how established platforms with contracted revenue streams continue to attract significant capital despite broader fundraising headwinds. EQT leveraged its existing relationship with EdgeConneX to structure a vehicle targeting hyperscale data centre demand driven by artificial intelligence workloads.

Industry observers note the speed of the raise signals continued confidence in digital infrastructure as a core allocation, even as traditional infrastructure fundraising faces elongation. The fund's focus on a single, scaled platform differentiated it from diversified strategies.