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20240625 - Campbell Lutyens - Energy Transition Infra Funds
20240625 - Campbell Lutyens - Energy Transition Infra Funds
20240625 - Campbell Lutyens - Energy Transition Infra Funds
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Arcus European III Infrastructure Infrastructure II Infranode II Arcus European II
€7bn target $1.5bn target $25bn target €1.61bn $3.3bn $4.65bn €1.2bn €1.22bn
Mid-market European Mid-market Diversified global Mid-market European Diversified Asian Diversified North Diversified Nordics Mid-market European
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Macroeconomic Overview
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Temperatures are still projected introduce policies that provide significant support to investment
Policy & in clean energy
to rise by 2.3ºC by 2050 in Regulation
the current trajectory scenario • Governments are also using public funding as a tool to stimulate
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Energy security remains in focus in Europe, two years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. REPower EU, launched in
May 2022, continues to facilitate the shift away from reliance on Russian gas
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Raw material shortages, price volatility, geographic sourcing dependency and port congestions have led to production
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materials required for energy Solar Wind Grids & Batteries Electrolysers Nuclear Hydropower
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High Mid Little/no requirement, or not applicable
Elevated inflation and high interest rates continue to impact the energy transition
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CONTENTS • Substantial increase in the number of infrastructure funds and Infrastructure equity funds raising in the last seven years
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Sector deep dives interest rates and relative attraction of fixed income Figures above do not include diversified strategies with exposure to
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Sources: Preqin; Inframation; CL research; Individual websites of each manager listed above
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Permira Permira Climate Investing I [undisclosed] ArcLight ArcLight Energy Partners VIII 20%
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EIG EIG Energy Transition Fund 13-15% EQT Transition Infrastructure I Mid-high teens
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EnCap EnCap Energy Transition Fund II 18-20% TPG Rise Climate Transition Infrastructure 15%+
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Macquarie Macquarie Green Energy Transition Solutions 18-20% Actis Energy Fund 6 20%
I Squared I Squared Energy Transition I 13-15% Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV 15%
Sector deep dives Ares Ares Climate Infrastructure Partners II 18-20% BlackRock Global Renewable Power Fund IV 12-14%
IFM IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund 10-12% KKR Global Climate Fund High teens
Apollo Apollo Clean Transition Equity Partners II 20% CIP Infrastructure V 15%
ECP ECP Fund V 20% Brookfield Global Transition Fund II 15%
Notes: (1) Asset managers with an overall AUM of at least $10 billion have been included in this slide
Sources: Preqin; Inframation; CL research; Individual websites of each manager listed above
Octopus Sustainable Infra £0.3bn Pioneer Point II €0.8bn NextPower V $1.5bn Qualitas Energy V $2.4bn
Suma Climate III €0.3bn Glentra I €0.8bn HitecVision New Energy II $2.0bn
WATTS.green Renewable €0.2bn Basalt ET $0.6bn Luxcara V €2.0bn
15%+ White Summit Decarb €0.6bn
Niam Infra I €0.2bn
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Infranode Futurum I €0.5bn
EOS Renewable II €0.3bn CIP Advanced Bioenergy I €0.8bn Omnes Capenergie V €1.4bn Macquarie GECO $5.0bn
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Capital Dynamics Clean Energy UK £0.6bn Capital Dynamics Clean Energy CIP Global Energy Transition [TBD]
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LP demand for L&G NTR Clean Power €0.8bn
Epopee Infra Climat I fund €0.3bn Ardian Clean Energy €1.0bn Octopus Offshore Wind £3.0bn
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ABN Sustainable €0.4bn HIH Green Energy Invest €0.8bn Foresight Core European Glennmont Clean Energy IV €2.0bn
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Prime Green Energy II €1.0bn
KGAL Green Hydrogen €0.3bn SDCL GESF €0.7bn
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DWS Infrastruktur €0.3bn Alantra N-Sun €0.7bn
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Asper Duke £0.2bn NextPower UK £0.5bn
Conquest Sustainable Infra II €0.5bn
Capital Dynamics IX €0.5bn
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Impax IV €0.5bn
Reichmuth Sustainable €0.5bn
HEP Solar Green €0.1bn Gresham House Storage £0.5bn Encavis V €1.2bn AIP II €4.0bn
SER Capital Partners II $0.8bn Ara Fund III $2.8bn KKR Asia Climate Fund $1.0bn
Neos Partners I $0.8bn LS Power V $2.5bn Federation Sustainable Australian RA AUD 1.0bn
Greenbelt Capital Partners III $0.8bn Hull Street Energy III $1.5bn Seraya Fund I $0.8bn
CONTENTS 20%+ Cresta Sustainable II $0.7bn Energy Equation I $1.0bn Actis Asia Climate Transition $0.8bn
Rockland IV $0.7bn Palisade Renewable Energy Fund AUD 0.5bn
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Elda Climate I $0.8bn Lotus IV $1.5bn SUSI Asia Energy Transition Fund $0.1bn
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Harrison Street ET $0.8bn VT Carbon Fund [TBD]
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Patrizia APAC Sustainable Infra Fund $0.5bn
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BlackRock Evergreen Fund $5.0bn Spring Renewable Energy Fund 2 JPY 13.0bn
Greencoat US Energy Transition $5.0bn NIIF-JBIC India-Japan Sustainability Fund INR 49.0bn
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Sector deep dives Tyr Energy Overland $2.0bn Tamil Nadu Green Climate Fund INR 20.0bn
UBS Eco-Transport Income Fund $2.0bn SPARX Green Battery Energy Storage System [TBD]
GSSG Solar Partners III $0.2bn
Listed energy transition infrastructure funds primarily investing in traditional renewables, including solar, onshore & offshore wind
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Atrato Onsite Energy £111m
Sector deep dives Triple Point Energy Transition £66m
Aquila Energy Efficiency Plc £63m
Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust £56m
Hydrogenone Capital Growth PLC £56m
Asian Energy Impact Trust £30m
Notes: (1) Market capitalisation sourced from Hargreaves Lansdown, as of 24th April 2024 or the nearest available date
Commentary and trends Recent select GP capital transactions in the energy transition space
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• Rapid pace of recent consolidation Date Buyer Target credentials type Stake Strategic rationale
CONTENTS caught the eye of the market, most Jan ’24 Entire focus on GP Seed • Buyer: Access to seasoned investment team and intellectual capital in
notably when CVC acquired DIF and sustainability, the sustainable assets space
Bridgepoint acquired ECP within the including • Target: Growth capital to enhance infrastructure, capital base, human
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structures from small minority stakes sustainable infra ambition in infrastructure as an asset class
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SDGs strategies
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$25 billion Sovereign wealth fund Public sector pension
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mitigation in developing energy for climate strategies
transition fund Three investment platforms dedicated to Allocating A$10bn to energy transition assets in
countries in the Global South Both direct investments and accelerating sustainable investment: UK and Europe (initially focussing on direct
fund partnerships • Climate Change Opportunities Portfolio investments)
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• Transition and Sustainable Finance Group
Sources: CL analysis; Infrastructure Investor; New Private Markets; Brunel Pension Partnership; Allianz; Local Pensions Partnership Investments; GIC; Net Zero Investor
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Sources: IEA - Smart Grids; Infrastructure Investor; IEA - Data Centres and Data Transmission Networks; IEA – Energy Efficiency; European Commission
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a C&I solar developer. contract to modernise the
central heating and cooling
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California’s Fresno State
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campus.
energy efficiency improvements (e.g. $14k per US was built.
household under the US IRA)
Sources: Net Zero Tracker; Pioneer Infrastructure Partners; Inframation; Arcus Infrastructure Partners; Granite Comfort; Tiger Infrastructure Partners; Stonepeak; Meridiam
Renewable energy continues to present a wide range of opportunities to contribute to the energy transition
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Lithuania the leading renewables
Ireland UK generation in operation or
Netherlands platforms in Spain, with
Offshore wind capacity under construction.
Belgium Germany hydropower, solar and wind
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5,000 MW assets.
France
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Portugal
Notes: (1) This chart does not include lease auctions taking place in Colombia, India, the UK and the US. Sources: S&P Global; MIT Technology; BBC; WindEurope; EQT; Pioneer Point Partners
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onshore wind repowering Energy, a Danish energy agreement with Microsoft to leading global hyperscale
projects in Germany, with company managing solar contract 10.5 GW of its data centre platform.
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Since the end of 2021, 100%
total 138MW once repowered. turbines.
Microsoft currently has over of energy procured for
Most recently in January Momentum seeks to 300 datacentres, and this CyrusOne’s European
2024, it acquired a 55% stake refurbish decommissioned number will continue to grow. facilities is renewable.
in a project in eastern wind turbines for use in
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UK Support
incentives for new biogas plants
managed Molgas acquired a stake in Signature Aviation,
Scheme 45% equity stake in Titan, a the world’s largest private
global liquified biomethane aviation terminal fixed base
(LMB) supplier. operator (FBO).
Tax credits for sites that generate and Titan is part of a consortium Signature Aviation is the first
US IRA
use biogas building the worlds' largest FBO to offer permanent
LBM plant in Amsterdam. supplies of SAF.
Sources: European Biogas Association; European Council; Ofgem; BioCycle; European Commission; Airbus; InfraVia; Inframation; Velocys; Signature Aviation
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Ltd. acts as an agent to Campbell Lutyens & Co. Ltd., and is licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong and holds a Type 2 securities license in Japan (registered number 2604). In Singapore, Campbell Lutyens
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and dealing in securities as defined in the Second Schedule to the Securities and Futures Act 2001.
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