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Private Infrastructure Asset Class Compendium (2023 Edition, SECA Booklet 16.1) (SECA (Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association))

ReportSECA (Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association)January 202395 pages143 min readOriginal source
Key number
USD 20 trillion
Decarbonization Infrastructure Capital Needed by 2030 p.51
Key number
US$4 trillion
Annual Clean Energy Infrastructure Requirement by 2030 p.32
Key number
USD 322bn
BlackRock Alternative Investors AUM p.10

Summary

  • SECA represents the Swiss private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance industries with a member base of more than 500 members.p.2
  • BlackRock Alternative Investors managed USD 322bn in alternative investments and commitments on behalf of global clients as of 30 June 2022.p.10
  • Capital Dynamics oversees more than USD 14 billion in assets under management and advisement as of Q2 2022.p.20
  • The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act increases the tax incentive for point-source carbon capture from US$50 per ton to US$85 per ton, and for direct air capture to US$180 per ton.p.14
  • The International Energy Agency estimates that by 2030 close to US$4 trillion will be required annually for clean energy infrastructure globally.p.32
  • Partners Group calculates that USD 20 trillion of decarbonization infrastructure investment will be required by 2030 to align with Paris Agreement goals.p.51
  • PATRIZIA Infrastructure manages EUR 7 Mrd. in special mandates and collective investments across mid-market infrastructure.p.61

Key insights

  1. The Inflation Reduction Act introduces five-year direct cash payments as an alternative to complex tax credit structures for wind and solar projects.p.13
  2. Capital Dynamics established a 5-Year Climate Plan targeting reductions in operational and financed emissions across its investment strategies by 2027.p.25
  3. IFM Investors targeted a Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction of 1.16 million tonnes by 2030 relative to its 2019 baseline.p.32
  4. Cisco projected that global IP network-connected devices will reach 29 billion by 2023, up from 18 billion in 2018.p.38
  5. Partners Group has assembled a global portfolio of renewable power generation assets exceeding 8.4 gigawatts (GWs) of capacity.p.50
  6. Non-power sectors account for over 60% of global direct CO2 emissions, requiring infrastructure capital allocations outside of clean electricity.p.50
  7. Article 55 lit. f of Switzerland's BVV 2 establishes a standard upper limit of 10% for pension fund allocations to infrastructure investments.p.69

Topics and entities

EuropeSwitzerlandUSClimate and impact investmentInfrastructure investmentPrivate equityPrivate marketsBlackRockCapital DynamicsIFM InvestorsPartners GroupPATRIZIAReichmuth & Co.Schroders CapitalSECA

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