Agentic AI set to boost global infrastructure productivity: new EY report by Released | May 8, 2026 Despite investment in recent years, the global infrastructure sector faces a significant funding gap of $64 trillion globally.
The performance illusion: Why early metrics are a mirage and trust is the new alpha by Adam Levin | May 8, 2026 Consider a typical scenario in private real estate: A general partner (GP) comes back to market to raise Fund IV. Their predecessor vehicle, Fund III, is three years into its life and boasting an impressive 16 percent internal rate of return (IRR). The GP sits across from an existing limited partner (LP), presents the pristine pitch deck, points to the early markup, and confidently asks for a re-up.
Americold Realty Trust, EQT form $1.3b North American cold storage JV by Released | May 8, 2026 Americold Realty Trust has formed a new joint venture with EQT’s Active Core Infrastructure fund focused on the ownership, operation and potential development of high-quality cold storage warehouse facilities in North America.
Siemens invests $165m to expand U.S. manufacturing for AI infrastructure by Released | May 7, 2026 Siemens is investing more than $165 million to expand manufacturing capacity in the United States, strengthening the company’s ability to produce electrical infrastructure needed to support the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and large-scale data centers.
Mexico Infrastructure Partners to invest $12b in Mexico’s infrastructure by Elise Mackanych | May 7, 2026 Mexico Infrastructure Partners (MIP) plans to invest more than $12 billion into infrastructure projects across Mexico, including renewable energy, digital infrastructure and highway projects.
Edmond de Rothschild helps Milence secure €120m financing facility to scale electric truck charging infrastructure across Europe by Released | May 7, 2026 Edmond de Rothschild successfully acted as mandated lead arranger for a €120 million ($141 million) financing facility to further support the deployment of Milence’s growing network of dedicated truck charging hubs across Europe.
KGAL sells Polish wind portfolio to Octopus Energy Generation by Released | May 7, 2026 The renewable energy fund KGAL ESPF 4 has sold a Polish onshore wind portfolio with a total capacity of approximately 75 megawatts to Octopus Energy Generation.
CBRE IM-backed Accelerate surpasses $1.3b of equity commitments by Released | May 7, 2026 CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) and Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities have announced the closing of a $630 million primary capital raise following strong demand from global investors.
Antin Infrastructure Partners SA: investment momentum continues; launch of Mid Cap II fundraising by Released | May 6, 2026 Antin Infrastructure Partners has seen continued momentum in capital deployment, with three new investments signed in the first quarter across Flagship, Mid Cap and NextGen.
Hut 8 commercializes first phase of 1 GW Beacon Point AI data center campus with 15-year, 352 MW IT lease with base-term contract value of $9.8b by Released | May 6, 2026 Hut 8 Corp., an energy infrastructure platform integrating power, digital infrastructure and compute at scale to fuel next-generation, energy-intensive technologies, has announced the commercialization of the first phase of its Beacon Point data center campus in Nueces County, Texas, through a 15-year, $9.8 billion lease for 352 megawatts of IT capacity.
Octopus Energy Generation makes nearly €600 million European wind push by Released | May 6, 2026 Octopus Energy Generation, one of Europe’s largest specialist renewables investors, is making a major Europe-wide push into the wind-energy market, acquiring 321 megawatt onshore wind farms across 17 sites.
STACK Infrastructure Appoints Bobby Hollis as chief development officer by Released | May 6, 2026 STACK Infrastructure, a digital infrastructure firm, has announced the appointment of Bobby Hollis as chief development officer, STACK Americas.
Mexico plans to allocate 2 percent of GDP to infrastructure investment by Released | May 6, 2026 The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, has announced the Infrastructure Investment Plan for Development with Well-being 2026-2030, which will allocate an additional 722 billion pesos (MXN) ($41 billion) this year alone, on top of the existing budget, for energy, trains, highways, ports, health, water, education and airports.
Mubadala partners with Stonepeak to invest in container leasing platforms supporting global trade by Released | May 5, 2026 Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, has announced a $300 million co-investment alongside Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, to support Textainer’s acquisition of Seaco, two leading container leasing businesses.
CapMan Infra acquires majority stake in Nordic helicopter services provider HeliAir Sweden by Released | May 5, 2026 CapMan Infra has agreed to acquire a majority stake in HeliAir Sweden, a leading Nordic helicopter operator and lessor providing mission-critical aerial services including firefighting, power and utilities, defense and other specialized applications. Â
