Mina Pacheco Nazemi is the head of the Diversified Alternative Equity (DAE) team at Barings and chairs the firm’s investment committee. She is responsible for equity investments in infrastructure and private equity. Her team actively invests in direct investments, continuation vehicles and co-leads transactions in these markets. Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure (i3), recently interviewed Mina Pacheco Nazemi about the infrastructure investment landscape. The following is an excerpt of that conversation.
What factors do you consider most critical when evaluating potential investment opportunities?
We’re always looking strong risk-adjusted returns, typically generated from cap