Infrastructure Investment Europe: April 2026

Deals:  

Abertis has reached an agreement with HICL Infrastructure, CVC DIF and NGE Autoroutes for the acquisition of the remaining 48.8 percent stake in the French motorway A63, a core transport corridor between Spain and northern Europe, with 25 years of remaining concession life through to 2051.

Ancala’s Croatian Biomass Platform has acquired three 5-megawatt biomass plants from The Sherif Group, a Croatian wood trading business.

Allianz Global Investors and Talanx Insurance Group have announced that AllianzGI signed an agreement on behalf of Allianz insurance companies and the Allianz European Infrastructure Fund II, to acquire an indirect stake in the German electricity grid operator Amprion from Talanx. Talanx is part of M31 Beteiligungsgesellschaft, which holds a 74.9 percent stake in Amprion. As part of this partnership, Allianz and Talanx plan to invest significant capital in the expansion of Germany’s second-largest electricity grid in the coming years, in order to secure the energy supply for millions of people and drive forward the energy transition.

Ara Partners, a global private markets firm focused on industrial decarbonization, has announced that Ara Energy is acquiring Gate City Power, Gate City Renewable Fuels and an interest in the JET retail network for approximately $875 million. The transaction will be financed with equity from funds and co-investment vehicles managed by Ara and its affiliates.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Equinix have entered into a joint agreement to purchase atNorth, a Nordic high-density colocation and built-to-suit data center provider, from Partners Group for $4 billion.

DWS Group, a European asset manager with global reach, has acquired Maaselänkangas, an onshore wind farm in Oulainen, Finland, on behalf of its European infrastructure investment strategy. The asset was acquired from wpd Group for an undisclosed sum.

Hargreaves Services, a diversified group delivering services to the environmental, infrastructure and property sectors, has announced the exchange of contracts for the unconditional sale of the second tranche of the renewable energy land portfolio to Meadow Partners, a real estate investment and asset management firm, for gross cash consideration of £6.8 million ($9 million).

Igneo Infrastructure Partners, a global infrastructure investment manager which manages $23.6 billion worth of assets, has announced that its third European Infrastructure strategy alongside its Global Infrastructure strategy, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire OnStream from Macquarie Specialized and Asset Finance, part of Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Global Markets business.

InfraBridge, a global infrastructure manager and a division of DigitalBridge Group and ArcLight Capital Partners, an infrastructure investor with a long-standing focus on critical electrification infrastructure, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement for ArcLight to acquire InfraBridge’s 50 percent stake in Invenergy AMPCI Thermal Power (IATP), a jointly owned power portfolio in which Invenergy will retain its existing ownership interest and operational role.

Prime Capital AG, a German asset manager, has acquired a battery energy storage system (BESS) in western Finland.

Fundraising:  

BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, an alternative asset manager in Europe and a global leader with €300 billion ($345 billion) in assets under management, has announced, through its PRIME unit , the final close of Prime Diversified Infrastructure Fund I (PDIF I), the first BNPP AM Alts fund dedicated to investments in infrastructure secondaries. PDIF I closed with $722 million of investor capital, reflecting the growing demand for this strategy and for BNPP AM Alts’ differentiated approach to sourcing transactions.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has held a first close for the second vintage of its CI Green Credit Fund, raising €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) for a closed-end vehicle that aims to raise €2 billion ($2.3 billion). The fund provides credit solutions to renewable-energy projects and energy-transition companies in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

HighBrook Investors has closed its inaugural data center fund, HighBrook US DCF, with $266 million in total commitments. The dedicated strategy builds upon the firm’s conviction in next-generation digital infrastructure and extensive experience investing in U.S. and European real estate markets over several decades and market cycles.

InfraVia Capital Partners has announced the successful closing of its sixth-generation of infrastructure fund, InfraVia European Fund VI, which reached its €8 billion ($9.3 billion) hard cap following strong global investor demand.

RGREEN INVEST, an independent management company specializing in financing the energy transition, has announced the final close of its INFRAGREEN V strategy with more than €900 million ($1 billion). The capital will be deployed to support Europe’s energy sovereignty and industrial competitiveness.

Movers & Promotions:  

Lloyds has appointed Trusha Pillay as a new managing director in its infrastructure and project finance team.

OMERS Infrastructure has announced the appointment of Luca Lupo as senior managing director, head of Europe. He will report to Michael Hill, executive vice president and global head of OMERS Infrastructure, and join the infrastructure management committee.

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