Swiss Life Asset Managers launches second Value-Add infrastructure fund

Swiss Life Asset Managers has launched “Swiss Life Funds (LUX) ESG Global Infrastructure Opportunities Growth II” (“GIO Growth II”), its second fund in the value-add strategy, within its growing Infrastructure Equity platform. The fund succeeds the successful inaugural Value-Add fund and will focus on high-quality, diversified infrastructure investments which provide considerable potential for value creation and significant growth. 

Within the global OECD mandate, the focus will remain on unlisted opportunities in Europe and North America and origination will focus on key global investment trends within the Value-Add sector, including digitalisation, decarbonisation, supply chain disruption and logistics, and new mobility. This innovative way of navigating the Value-Add market will offer investors exciting new opportunities to invest capital. 

The fund is open to qualified investors and provides a strong alignment of interest between clients and Swiss Life Asset Managers, as Swiss Life invests in the fund as well.  Building on the strong track record the platform’s first Value-Add fund which closed on total commitments of EUR 792 million, GIO Growth II targets a fund size of EUR 1.0 billion.

Gianfranco Saladino, Head Value-Add Infrastructure at Swiss Life Asset Managers, states, “We are delighted to have launched the next new fund in our value-add strategy this year. We continue to see a variety of great investment opportunities in the value-add space, benefitting from extremely strong sector tailwinds, and we are excited to approach our origination in terms of a thematic deal sourcing perspective”.

The fund will be classified as an Art.8 fund under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). In line with the commitment to responsible investment, Swiss Life Asset Managers have integrated ESG considerations into all investment processes in real assets.  Swiss Life Asset Managers is a member of GIIA (Global Infrastructure Investors Association), GRESB and is a signatory of the UNPRI.