Sector · Infrastructure
Infrastructure investment: raising private capital for infrastructure projects
Infrastructure investors provide long term capital for assets with essential, contracted or regulated revenues. We help sponsors and developers raising £10m and above present infrastructure opportunities in the terms those investors use.
How investors see it
Infrastructure: where capital comes from, and what it needs.
Infrastructure capital is defined by the cash flows it buys: long duration, predictable and resilient to the economic cycle. Core funds buy operating assets with contracted or regulated revenues. Core plus and value add funds take construction, expansion or contract risk in exchange for higher returns. Pension, insurance and sovereign investors invest directly or alongside funds for long term yield.
The question for a sponsor is how much of that profile the project genuinely has today, and what must be evidenced before investors will treat it as infrastructure rather than as development risk.
Who we work with
- Sponsors of energy, transport, utilities and social infrastructure projects
- Developers of energy transition infrastructure such as heat networks, EV charging and grid assets
- Owners of operational infrastructure seeking refinancing or partners
- Infrastructure services platforms seeking growth capital
Investor criteria
What investors check before they invest
The Investor Readiness Review tests each of these against your materials before an investor does.
| What investors check | What they expect to see |
|---|---|
| Revenue basis | Contracted, regulated, availability based or demand based, with counterparty quality and duration. |
| Construction risk | How construction risk is allocated, contracted and priced. |
| Regulation and concession | The regulatory regime or concession terms and their stability. |
| Asset life and capex | Asset life, maintenance and lifecycle capex assumptions. |
| Model | Long horizon model with inflation linkage, refinancing assumptions and debt sizing. |
| Governance | Sponsor commitment, project company governance and reporting. |
Capital providers
Who invests
Core infrastructure funds
Operating, contracted or regulated assets
Core plus and value add funds
Construction, expansion and contract risk
Pension, insurance and sovereign investors
Long term direct and co investment
Banks and institutional lenders
Project and holdco debt
Strategic and corporate investors
Assets aligned with their operations
Common issues
Where raises stall
Development risk presented as infrastructure
Projects without contracts or consents put to core investors.
Counterparty weakness
Revenue contracted with parties investors cannot underwrite.
Short contracts on long assets
Contract terms that leave most of the asset life uncontracted.
Model horizon too short
Models that do not run to the end of the asset life.
FAQ
Infrastructure: questions
How do I find investors for an infrastructure project?
What makes a project infrastructure in an investor's eyes?
Does BriHel invest in infrastructure?
Find out what an investor will see before approaching the market.
The Investor Readiness Review is a fixed fee assessment of your opportunity, written from the investor side of the table. You receive a scored report, the issues most likely to stop an investor, and the order in which to address them.