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Infrastructure

Overview

This strategy is a well-diversified portfolio of private infrastructure investments, including renewable energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation executed through fund commitments, co-investments as well as direct investments.

Benchmark

Not applicable (targeted absolute return of 7%)

Philosophy and process

  • The strategy aims to optimize its risk-adjusted return by leveraging secular trends and investing alongside top-tier partners in resilient infrastructure projects underpinned by strong fundamentals.
  • The investment process is based on fundamental analysis and combines a bottom-up approach, researching partners and companies across all sectors of the market, with a top-down approach, analyzing macroeconomic trends. This is complemented by a robust risk-management oversight framework.
  • The investment analysis is based on extensive cash-flow analysis and a qualitative framework that emphasizes strong business models, quality of management, and ESG strengths.
  • The strategy strives to provide exposure to a portfolio of private investments, diversified by sectors, with a focus on North America and Europe.

Why invest in these strategies?

  • A complete diversified infrastructure-exposure solution.
  • Stable and skilful management team with a long track-record working alongside global top-tier infrastructure firms.
  • Proven investment DNA process, which has been the core defensive approach to all iAGAM infrastructure mandates.

How to invest?

Portfolio Manager(s)

Claude Sirois

Managing Director, Real Assets and Private Equity

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