Case Study: Antin Infrastructure Partners

Antin Infrastructure Partners is a leading independent private equity firm focused on infrastructure investments across energy and environment, telecom and digital, transport and social. Since inception, they have raised a total of €17bn of equity, through six fundraises across two investment strategies. In turn, as of June 30, 2021, the firm’s assets under management (AUM) reached €19.9bn.

Their recent IPO on Euronext Paris has been a strong success with leading French and international institutional investors. Antin Infrastructure Partners invests primarily in Europe and North America, through its main offices in Paris, London, and New York. Also, Antin is in the process of establishing an office in Singapore to expand its infrastructure investment reach into Asia-Pacific.

Recent Deals:

$750m take private of plc, UK wholesale fullfibre network infrastructure. Subsequent bolt on of TalkTalk’s FibreNation expanding rollout plan to 8m premises.

www.cityfibre.com

Acquisition of Veolia’s US district energy business – comprising 13 district heating/cooling systems across 10 cities – for $1.25b.

www.vicinityenergy.us

Our Role:

We have been an instrumental partner to Antin in building out their global IR team over the past year across the US, Europe and Asia. In partnership with Sebastien Lecauday, we assessed the global talent pool to build the best-in-class fundraising team as the firm continues to expand its footprint across the globe to meet institutional demand.

Key criteria:

Depth in the asset class, and a consultative approach with institutional LPs
Cultural fit with a focus on collaborative individuals with a long-term mindset and approach
Focus on maintaining and diversifying LP relationships in regions of interest

Highlights:

US team buildout around Matt Nelson to strengthen and diversify LP coverage across North America
Bolstering European presence, with increased coverage across the DACH and Benelux regions
Building out Asia presence to strengthen and diversify relationships in the region

“Over the past 10 years, we’ve had a strong partnership with One Search who helped us attract high-caliber and diverse talents in our investment teams and our investor relations team in Europe, North America and Asia. Their impact has been very significant, and we look forward to continuing this fruitful relationship for our future development plans.”

Melanie Biessy
Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Antin Infrastructure Partners