Kirsten Whitehead, Associate, QIC Infrastructure spoke on the opening keynote panel “Embracing Infrastructure’s Key Strengths in a Difficult Atmosphere” which targeted on discovering relative worth, the significance of partnerships, worth preservation and worth creation.
She described the necessity to bolster asset resilience to local weather danger as not simply prudent however ‘pivotal’ for sustainable progress, and emphasised Australia’s compelling vitality transition panorama.
“Australia is a sexy infrastructure funding vacation spot with a secure and open financial system, wealthy in essential minerals, good commerce ties, and a pipeline of enticing infrastructure funding alternatives,” stated Ms Whitehead. “With portfolio corporations together with a few of Australia’s main renewable vitality and sustainable off grid energy options companies, we’ve got an necessary function to play in Australia’s vitality transition which is able to have to be delivered by a decentralised answer.”
On the panel, Ms Whitehead additionally talked about that vital alternatives lie within the intersection between decarbonisation and different key thematics comparable to decentralisation and digitisation. “When contemplating these alternatives in an Australian context, they converge to form an unlimited alternative set.”
Arash Shojaie, Senior Principal, QIC Infrastructure additionally shared insights on a panel referred to as “Investing in Vitality: Alternatives in Infrastructure created by the Transition” which lined macro impacts comparable to deglobalisation on the vitality transition agenda and decarbonising the financial system past simply renewables.
“Advances in renewable vitality and storage applied sciences have led to an evolution of the electrical energy ecosystem with a spread of funding alternatives from renewable vitality technology to transmission, ancillary infrastructure companies, storage, distribution, client wants, electrical transport and extra,” stated Mr Shojaie on the panel. “The first problem is how we mix and sequence the obtainable applied sciences and purposes that allow the vitality transition; and the way coverage makers and capital allocators deliver these components collectively.”
Different matters that arose in the course of the summit included funding the vitality transition. As corporations and governments all over the world set formidable targets for carbon discount, one of many important hurdles to attaining these objectives is securing financing. Because of this, the worldwide shift to renewable vitality is without doubt one of the most necessary themes driving new deal move for QIC’s direct infrastructure lending programme.
As well as, the relative worth of junior infrastructure debt is at present enticing given its efficiency within the macro setting and the appreciable stage of transaction exercise occurring throughout refinancing, progress capex necessities and M&A actions.
QIC deploys a thematic infrastructure funding technique, specializing in the important thing themes of decarbonisation, deglobalisation, decentralisation and an ageing inhabitants. Its sector-centric funding focus is on Vitality and Utilities, Transport and Social and Healthcare.
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About QIC Infrastructure
QIC is a long-term infrastructure investor with a longtime worldwide platform, an lively administration method and a powerful 17-year observe document. With a global crew of 84 professionals throughout 5 places of work, QIC Infrastructure manages A$32.8bn (US$22.4bn) throughout 22 worldwide direct investments and has realised in extra of A$15.2bn again to its shoppers. QIC manages A$7.1bn in Australian vitality property throughout the vitality worth chain (as at 31 December 2023).
About QIC Personal Debt
QIC Personal Debt affords institutional traders publicity to diversified debt investments throughout infrastructure (throughout the OECD), and company, asset-backed securities and actual property sectors (in Australia/New Zealand). Established in 2021, QIC Personal Debt now has over US$1bn of property below administration and dedicated capital, break up throughout Multi-Sector Personal Debt (~US$600m) and Personal Debt Infrastructure (~US$400m) choices (as at 31 December 2023).
About QIC
QIC is a long-term specialist supervisor in options providing infrastructure, actual property, personal capital, liquid methods and multi-asset investments. It is without doubt one of the largest institutional funding managers in Australia, with A$106bn (US$72.5bn) in funds below administration. QIC has over 900 staff and serves roughly 115 shoppers. Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, QIC additionally has places of work in Sydney, Melbourne, New York, San Francisco, London and Singapore (as at 31 December 2023). For extra data, please go to: www.qic.com
Concerning the Infrastructure Investor Community International Summit
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This 12 months’s annual Infrastructure Investor International Summit occurred in Berlin from 18-21 March. It introduced collectively 3,000+ of the world’s main traders, managers and strategic companions for unrivalled networking alternatives and unmatched content material. Attendees had been in a position to create new synergies, uncover new alternatives and assist form the way forward for infrastructure on a world scale. Multi function place, throughout 4 days.
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