Alceda and CBRE Clarion Securities, a leading investment manager specialising in listed real estate and infrastructure, today announced plans to launch a UCITS fund vehicle focused on investing in global listed infrastructure securities.
The Fund will be structured in the form of a UCITS vehicle on Alceda’s UCITS platform in Luxembourg, and is expected to be available for investment in the coming weeks.
Today’s announcement underlines Alceda’s strategy to work with larger scale asset managers and supports CBRE Clarion’s aim of making its global listed infrastructure strategy available to institutional investors in Europe and Asia.
Investment in infrastructure is one of the world’s leading drivers of economic growth and a strategic priority for several countries. Listed infrastructure companies can offer attractive dividend yields and capital appreciation. Their shares tend to be more liquid than private market ventures and facilitate substantial diversification, both in terms of geographic scope and across industry sub-sectors.
Michael Sanders, CEO of Alceda, said: “We are delighted to partner with CBRE Clarion and bring its expertise onto our platform. CBRE Clarion’s solid reputation and track record will generate significant interest from international institutions seeking to access the proven investment strategy of a leading manager in the infrastructure space in a liquid and regulated UCITS format.”
Jeremy Anagnos, CIO of Infrastructure at CBRE Clarion, commented: “We believe infrastructure offers investors attractive risk-adjusted returns, and we are excited to work with Alceda to make our global listed infrastructure strategy available on their UCITS platform.“
About CBRE Clarion Securities
CBRE Clarion Securities is a leading global investment management firm specializing in real assets including listed real estate and infrastructure securities. Headquartered near Philadelphia, the firm manages $20.8 billion in assets and has over 90 employees located in offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia.
CBRE Clarion Securities is the listed equity management arm of CBRE Global Investors. CBRE Global Investors is an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), the world’s premier, full-service commercial real estate services and investment company.
About Alceda
Aquila Capital develops alternative investment solutions for institutional investors worldwide. Founded in 2001 and owner-managed, the investment company considers itself a fiduciary for its clients and applies a holistic approach to managing customised real assets and financial assets.
Aquila Group’s client base consists predominantly of institutional investors in Europe and Asia. Over 200 professionals located in ten offices globally implement efficient investment strategies via fund structures and individual mandates. The Aquila Group comprises Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft mbH, which is licensed by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to act as an alternative investment fund manager in Germany, and Alceda Fund Management S.A., which is licensed as an alternative investment fund manager and UCITS management company in Luxembourg by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
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