Stonepeak Closes Opportunities Fund with $3.15 Billion of Commitments
August 06 2024 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Middle-market infrastructure fund
oversubscribed, holds final close above $2.5 billion target
Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in
infrastructure and real assets, today announced the final close of
its Stonepeak Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”). Following strong
investor demand, the Fund was meaningfully oversubscribed relative
to its original $2.5 billion target and closed at its revised hard
cap of $3.15 billion, with commitments from a diverse group of
global investors.
The Fund targets core-plus and value-add opportunities in the
middle-market infrastructure sector, including control investments
as well as structured capital solutions, with a focus on
communications, transport and logistics, and energy and energy
transition assets in North America and Europe. Leveraging
Stonepeak’s operating capabilities, bespoke structuring expertise,
experience with complex situations, and thematic approach to deal
sourcing, the Fund has already committed more than 40% of its
capital to six investments.
Jack Howell, Co-President of Stonepeak and co-head of the
Opportunities Fund, said, “Sourcing high-quality, mid-market
infrastructure investments requires a nimble, creative approach to
origination and a deep understanding of various industry themes and
dynamics – both areas that we believe set Stonepeak apart,
particularly when combined with our global platform. We are excited
to continue identifying differentiated, off-the-run investment
opportunities and utilizing our structuring expertise to create
value for our partners.”
Nikolaus Woloszczuk, Senior Managing Director at Stonepeak and
co-head of the Opportunities Fund, added, “The significant support
we’ve received for this Fund from new and longstanding partners
alike is a testament to the quality of our team, our investment
acumen, sector expertise, and global capabilities, and we are
incredibly grateful for their continued confidence in us. By
combining the resources of a large platform with our experience in
middle-market investing, we believe we are well-placed to
capitalize on the wide range of investment opportunities that we
continue to see across each of our main target sectors.”
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as fund counsel.
About Stonepeak
Stonepeak is a leading alternative investment firm specializing
in infrastructure and real assets with approximately $71.2 billion
of assets under management. Through its investment in defensive,
hard-asset businesses globally, Stonepeak aims to create value for
its investors and portfolio companies, with a focus on downside
protection and strong risk-adjusted returns. Stonepeak, as sponsor
of private equity and credit investment vehicles, provides capital,
operational support, and committed partnership to grow investments
in its target sectors, which include communications, energy and
energy transition, transport and logistics, and real estate.
Stonepeak is headquartered in New York with offices in Hong Kong,
Houston, London, Singapore, and Sydney. For more information,
please visit www.stonepeak.com.
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