MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re Group, has launched its first infrastructure equity fund, enabling non-group institutional investors to make equity investments in infrastructure along with investors from Munich Re Group.
The MEAG European Infrastructure One (MEIO) investment fund complements MEAG's existing debt offering in the field of infrastructure and will invest in the transformation of the energy industry, digital infrastructure, sustainable transport and other essential infrastructure topics.
MEAG said the fund seeks to generate above-average returns from investments in the equity of primarily European infrastructure projects and companies. The vehicle will acquire strong minority or majority holdings within the core and core-plus risk categories.
“The global need for investment in infrastructure is enormous,” said Holger Kerzel, managing director and global head of illiquid assets at MEAG. “Societal megatrends such as climate change and digita
