Colonial First State (CFS) has announced a strategic partnership with global infrastructure investor Morrison, which sees CFS allocate A$370 million ($263 million) through its private markets portfolio to the Morrison Value Add Infrastructure II strategy (MVA II) via both a fund commitment and discretionary co-investments.
MVA II is Morrison’s global, mid-market value-add infrastructure strategy with a diversified geographic mandate across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. It targets investments supported by long-term structural growth themes and strong defensive characteristics across sectors including digital infrastructure, energy transition and transport and logistics.
Through its commitment to MVA II, CFS will gain exposure to a pipeline of global infrastructure opportunities and benefit from Morrison’s global operating platform and sector expertise. Capital already has been deployed under the MVA II strategy into two investments including Polaris, Morri