Wave of infrastructure funds gathers force
- From: Vol 7, Issue 10 (October 2006)
- Category: General
- Region: Europe
- Country: United Kingdom
- Related Companies: Alberta Investment Management, AMP Capital Investors, Anglian Water, Aqueduct Capital, AWG, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd, Hana Bank, Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund, Macquarie, Mid Kent Water, Northumbrian Water, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, South East Water, Suez, Sutton & East Surrey Water, Thames Water, Utilities Trust of Australia, Veolia, WestLB and Westpac
The battles for Anglian and Thames illustrate the weight of money looking for water investments. Will it reshape the industry?
More than $15 billion has been raised into infrastructure funds globally in the first nine months of this year. With pension funds and sovereign governments also targeting the sector, upward pressure on asset values in water stocks looks set to grow over the coming year.
Infrastructure funds aim to produce stable returns for investors over a long investment horizon. They ...
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