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CIP celebrates close of €7 billion renewable energy fund

By: Tom Russell 19/04/2021 Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Corporate General

On April 16, 2021 Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) held final close on its global greenfield renewable energy fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV), one year after start of fundraising. The fund was oversubscribed and closed at the hard cap of €7 billion having reached the target fund size of EUR 5.5 billion already back in December 2020.

CI IV achieved commitments from investors across the Nordics, Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia with a 50/50 split between existing investors in CIP funds and new investors. The fund’s investor base comprises approximately 100 institutional investors, primarily pension funds, life insurance companies, and family offices.

“We are very pleased to welcome a prominent group of existing and new institutional investors to CI IV, and look forward to continuing to create value for our investors, project partners, and communities through the fund’s investments in greenfield renewable energy projects. We are delighted that investors share our confidence in and appetite for greenfield renewables and have decided to invest alongside CIP in some of the largest clean energy projects across the globe within offshore wind, onshore wind, solar PV, transmission, and storage”, said Jakob Baruël Poulsen, Managing Partner at CIP.

With €7 billion in commitments, CI IV is expected to invest in greenfield renewable energy infrastructure projects with total CAPEX in excess of €14 billion. With the establishment of CI IV, CIP’s total portfolio of renewables investments is estimated to reduce the equivalent of approximately 10-11 million tonnes of CO2 and sustainably power approximately 5-6 million households each year in the countries where the funds invest.

CI IV has so far secured final investment decisions on three investments during the first six months of the fund’s investment period and with ownership to more than 15 renewable energy projects with a potential investment amount exceeding the fund size. Approximately 1/3 of the fund has already been committed to investments and the fund is expected to become fully committed within 2-3 years.

The investment strategy of CI IV is a continuation of the successful predecessor funds CI I, CI II and CI III, and is tailored to institutional investors with a long-term investment horizon. CI IV will focus on greenfield investments within core energy infrastructure projects and investments are based on long-term contracted cash flows and robust investment structures including low energy price risk exposure and cautious use of financial leverage. The fund has a global reach and will diversify investments across technologies such as offshore wind, onshore wind, solar PV, transmission, storage, and waste-to-energy in low risk OECD countries in Western Europe, North America, developed Asia, and Australia.

Following final close on CI IV, CIP has seven funds under management with total commitments of approximately EUR 15 billion. CIP expects to establish its eighth fund (CI Energy Transition Fund I) during Q2 2021. The fund will invest in infrastructure assets decarbonizing the fossil-based fuels and feedstock markets and facilitate the decarbonisation of the hard-to-abate industries such as transportation, steel, and chemicals processing.

For the marketing of CI IV, Bruun & Hjejle law firm and Plesner law firm acted as legal counsel, KPMG Acor Tax as tax advisor, and Selinus Capital Advisors, Compagnie Financiere Jacques Coeur (CFJC), Allen Partners, and Eaton Partners as placement agents.

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