Macquarie鈥檚 Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) has raised 拢739m ($1.2bn) for its UK infrastructure debt fund.
The fund takes MIDIS鈥檚 global infrastructure debt platform to 拢2.5bn.
Andrew Robertson, co-head of MIDIS, cited 鈥渃ontinuous demand鈥� from UK and European investors throughout the fundraising period, as well as increasing interest from investors in 鈥渙ther jurisdictions鈥�.
鈥淭he speed of development and acceptance from borrowers has been strong,鈥� he said.
鈥淲e look forward to exploring further opportunities in UK, Europe and overseas markets鈥�.
MIDIS has invested 拢800m in fixed, floating and inflation-linked debt across 11 infrastructure sub-sectors, including transport, regulated utilities, social infrastructure, solar photovoltaic and onshore wind.
The company 拢50m of inflation-linked notes from a UK water provider, Yorkshire Water Services.
The transaction, its first UK water utilities deal, took MIDIS鈥檚 investments in UK-regulated assets to 拢200m.
