+++ 18. November 2008 +++
Private Swedish Infrastructure Fund to target
regulated basic infrastructure
The Swedish Wallenberg-controlled private equity hedge fund EQT has raised € 1.2 billion for a new "infrastructure fund." This sum will allow investments of € 5 billion. The main supply of capital for the fund comes from pension funds, including the Swedish state pension fund No 4. In the 1970s, the state pension funds financed construction of new infrastructure and housing. New construction will hardly happen this time, given that the self-declared goal of EQT is to target "regulated/market-based basic infrastructure (gas pipelines, power generation assets, power transmission & distribution facilities, and telecommunication towers) and concession-based essential infrastructure (airports, toll roads, rail transportation, ports, waste, sewage and water treatment facilities)."
EQT writes, how "the clear social and economic importance of infrastructure investment and the tremendous cost of underinvestment for future generations, have led governments to seek private investment as an alternative to building and operating the infrastructure themselves funded solely from budget-constrained public resources." According to them, the Nordic region alone would require appr. € 25 billion of annual infrastructure investment until the year 2030.
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