Videos & Podcasts

CIG Companies' Christopher Kane on trends in the solar and hydrogen industries

Christopher Kane, CIO of CIG Companies, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss challenges and opportunities in the solar production industry, key considerations for selecting locations for hydrogen production facilities and more. (09/2024) Read Christopher's take on the benefits of microgrids in his recent commentary, “Keeping the lights on: Exploring the advantages of energy microgrids,” published in the September issue of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure (i3), here.

The financial opportunity between cell towers and property owners

What do cell companies pay property owners to station towers on their roofs? How do property investors maximize the value of their telecom assets. What are the unique attributes of telecom and digital infrastructure assets. And how many cell towers are there in the United States, and how many more are yet to come? Bernard Borghei, CEO of Symphony Wireless, has the answers. (08/2024)

The growing interest from LPs in the lower to middle market

Sam Warfield, head of infrastructure at Pennybacker, joins i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss what’s driving investor interest the lower to middle-market infrastructure space, concerns around deployments and exits from large cap funds, and opportunities. (08/2024) Sam attended REI's VIP Infrastructure 2024 conference in Washington, D.C., on June 5-7. 

Middleground Capital's Ryan McComb on the intersection of industrial companies and infrastructure

Ryan McComb, managing director at Middleground Capital, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss how industrial companies are intersecting with infrastructure sectors such as solar, EVs, wastewater and data centers; changes in the infrastructure supply chain; and how portfolio companies are mitigating rising material costs and the impact of inflation. (08/2024)

Phoenix Capital Group's Adam Ferrari on trends in the U.S. oil and gas industry

Adam Ferrari, CEO of Phoenix Capital Group, sits down with i3 editor Kali Persall to discuss how mergers and acquisitions, such as the recent ConocoPhillips-Marathon Oil merger, are impacting the oil and gas market, how nontraditional capital raises are filling gaps in the industry and trends to keep an eye on. (08/2024) For a deeper dive into Adam’s take on the oil and gas market, read his recent commentary, “Crude awakening: The vital role of oil and gas in meeting global…

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)