Videos & Podcasts

Investcorp Corsair Infrastructure Partners' Hari Rajan on the outlook for the transport and logistics sector

Hari Rajan, managing partner at Investcorp Corsair Infrastructure Partners, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss the opportunities and challenges for investing in transportation and logistics infrastructure assets in 2024, as well as key trends in public policy that are shaping the infrastructure asset class. (08/2024)

Affinius Capital's Geraldine Barlow on how economic and geopolitical trends are shaping strategies and sectors

Geraldine Barlow, managing director and head of infrastructure at Affinius Capital, discusses how economic trends related to growth, interest rates and inflation, and geopolitical trends are impacting the infrastructure asset class. (08/2024) Geraldine was a panelist at IREI's VIP Infrastructure 2024 conference in Washington, D.C., on June 5-7. 

Arjun Infrastructure's Serkan Bahçeci on macroeconomic trends and their implications for infrastructure investors

Serkan Bahçeci, head of research at Arjun Infrastructure, discusses macroeconomic trends such as diminishing population and GDP growth rates, return expectations in the infrastructure space, why he is anticipating a low-for-longer interest rate environment and more. (07/2024) Serkan was a panelist at IREI's VIP Infrastructure 2024 conference in Washington, D.C., on June 5-7. 

Harrison Street's Mike Hochanadel on identifying optimum markets for data center development and the crucial role of partnerships

Mike Hochanadel, managing director and head of digital assets at Harrison Street, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss what makes certain locations for data center development more attractive than others, key risks to consider when entering a new market, the importance of partnerships in bringing projects to fruition and more. (07/2024)

Haynes Boone's Albert Tan on how subscription financing has become a useful tool for infra funds

Albert Tan, partner and co-head, fund finance at corporate law firm Haynes Boone, joins i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss how subscription financing works, how infrastructure funds are using it as part of their investment thesis and the outlook for the market moving into the second half of 2024. (07/2024)

U.S. power utilities find themselves at an inflection point

Tom Martin, leader of the data science team at E Source, an organization that helps solve the challenges facing power utilities, is our guest. He discusses the four major trends confronting utilities: environment responsibility, reliability and resiliency, customer equity, and financial stability. (07/2024)

Palistar’s Josh Oboler on how demand for connectivity is impacting mission-critical digital infrastructure

Josh Oboler, investment partner at Palistar, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss key considerations for infrastructure investors looking at mission-critical digital infrastructure investments. (07/2024)

Montgomery County's Ben Holthus on setting up a co-investment process for an infrastructure portfolio

Ben Holthus, senior investment analyst at Montgomery County Employee Retirement Plans, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss benefits of co-investing compared with raising a larger primary fund, nuances that make infrastructure co-investments different than other asset classes, risks associated with co-investments in infrastructure and more. (06/2024) Ben was a panelist at IREI's VIP Infrastructure 2024 conference in Washington, D.C., on June 5-7. 

Pantheon's Janice Ince on resource considerations driven by data centers and AI needs

Janice Ince, managing director at Pantheon, discusses how power, water and other resource constraints are posing challenges and opportunities for infrastructure investors in the age of AI. (06/2024) Janice attended IREI's VIP Infrastructure 2024 conference in Washington, D.C., on June 5-7. 

Investing in and operating mission-critical government facilities

FEMA and DEA facilities, VA hospitals and TSA buildings, and top-secret national security edifices. Those are among the privately owned and operated facilities built, owned, operated and leased to the federal government by Easterly Government Properties, a publicly traded REIT that has leased more than 9 million square feet to 40 federal agencies. Darrell Crate, the REIT’s co-founder, is our guest. (06/2024)

Blockchain making its move to become the world’s new financial infrastructure

Where is blockchain today? Where will it be in the years to come? What is the value proposition for investors? Matthew Le Merle — managing partner and CEO of Blockchain Coinvestors, which has made commitments to more than 1,000 blockchain companies and projects — updates us on a technology that promises to make the financial system faster, less expensive, more agile, and less prone to criminality. (05/2024)

Inside the Edition: Connecting the dots on fiber-to-the-home

Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, discusses how infrastructure experts are navigating fiber-optic overbuilding concerns while finding pockets of opportunity. (05/2024)

Vision Ridge Partners' Reuben Munger on the outlook for EV fleets

Reuben Munger, founder and managing partner at Vision Ridge, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss what's attracting institutional investors to the EV fleet market, the impact of the IRA on investment activity, the role of private sector partnerships and more. (05/2024)

Inside the Edition: Investing in infrastructure debt and the airports of the future

Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, highlights the two primary features  in the April 2024 edition of the magazine. (3/2024)

Spearmint Energy's Andrew Waranch on battery energy storage development in the U.S.

Andrew Waranch, founder, president and CEO of Spearmint Energy, sits down with Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure (i3), to discuss how the IRA has impacted battery energy storage project development; what factors are affecting BESS developers’ ability to access tax credits; how the upcoming presidential election might impact the regulatory and tax landscape; and more. (03/2024)