NIIF hits $2B first close for second infrastructure fund, targets $3.2B
What's the deal? India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised $2 billion in the first close of its second infrastructure fund, which targets $3.2 billion. Backers include AustralianSuper, CPP Investments, Temasek, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment AuthorityDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
Who's putting up the money? The government of India, NIIFDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s anchor investor, provided 49% of the $2 billion raised. Other backers include ICICI BankDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, HDFC BankDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Axis BankDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Kotak Life InsuranceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, HDFC Life InsuranceDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and the Ontario Teachers' Pension PlanDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
What's the endgame? NIIF wants to build infrastructure platforms at scale and invest across established and emerging sectors. It plans to mobilise around $950 million for co-investment opportunities, letting its investors make direct equity stakes in companies they find attractive.
The track record: NIIF's first infrastructure fund raised $2.34 billion and invested in renewables, transmission, battery storage, roads, ports, airports, data centres, and smart metering. The firm now manages $7 billion across infrastructure, private markets, growth equity, and climate strategies.
"Infrastructure Fund II reflects the continued confidence of our partners in India's infrastructure opportunity," said Sanjiv Aggarwal, managing director and chief executive officer at NIIF.
The signal: The fund draws global pension and sovereign wealth capital into India's infrastructure build-out, positioning NIIF as a bridge between international institutional money and domestic assets. "India's infrastructure build-out is creating opportunities at scale," Aggarwal said.
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