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Investing in developed country private infrastructure funds: The opportunity for investors
- September 1, 2018: Vol. 11, Number 8

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Investing in developed country private infrastructure funds: The opportunity for investors

by Sameer Jain

This article discusses infrastructure from an alternative investments perspective. It outlines the rationale for investing in developed country infrastructure and describes the global market opportunity segmented by geographic regions. It also touches upon regulatory and public policy issues and their effects on the investment opportunity set. Infrastructure’s risk/return characteristics and developing trends are also presented with a view to its potential role in investment portfolios.

Investing in infrastructure involves applying private sources of capital to achieve meaningful public ends by investing in equity, equity-linked and debt instruments of businesses that design, build, operate, own or have long-term concessions in physical assets. These physical assets are those that provide essential services to a society. Good infrastructure facilitates the growth of businesses, promotes trade and enhances economic welfare by improving access to vital resources. This, in tur

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