Building on the success of our annual Infrastructure Investor Forum in Berlin, which demonstrated the increasing interest in the global opportunities provided by this burgeoning asset class, PEI Media is delighted to announce the debut of the North American edition in New York on October 22-23, 2008.
“…This event is THE infrastructure event in Europe – topical, interesting and right at the cutting edge of this asset class. An excellent conference from beginning to end.”
- Urs Wietlisbach, Executive Vice Chairman, Partners Group
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The global infrastructure market is booming – it’s estimated that nearly $40 billion was raised in 2007 for infrastructure funds, an 84 percent increase over 2006’s $17.9 billion raised, and a 633 percent increase over the roughly $5.2billion raised for such funds in 2005. Industry analysts believe that trillions of dollars are required to maintain, improve and expand infrastructure to meet the needs of growing populations around the globe. While governments have historically bankrolled the majority of infrastructure projects, private capital is quickly being raised to meet the increasing demand worldwide.
This creates an unprecedented opportunity for private equity fund managers and limited partners who want to expand their investment portfolio to invest their money in this new asset class that promises attractive and stable returns on investment. Despite the risks of investing in a relatively new asset class, there are many elements of infrastructure deals that make them attractive as a long term investment especially for public pension funds. Amid increasingly volatile market conditions, the counter-cyclical nature of infrastructure investments makes them even more desirable. To succeed in this market, funds will need to combine increasingly large sums of long-term capital with specialist approaches to investment and asset management.
"Infrastructure Investor: Berlin 2008 - a great opportunity to meet with some key players in the industry. It is easy to forget when caught up day to day doing deals how valuable sharing of views on the market with other practitioners can be."
- Michael Queen, Managing Partner - Infrastructure, 3i
Our inaugural global infrastructure forum in New York will look at infrastructure from the perspectives of both fund managers and investors. Seasoned practitioners will discuss specific aspects of private equity infrastructure investing in detailed panel and interactive workshop sessions.
By bringing together a world-class roster of speakers and by delivering a rigorous, well-structured agenda the Forum will not only deliver vital information and market intelligence but will also facilitate networking opportunities and dialogue amongst key professionals involved in the infrastructure industry globally.
For further information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Kyle Bond on +44 20 7566 5431 or kyle.b@peimedia.com