Experience and expertise
Attractive return opportunities, steady regular income and a very low correlation with the capital market as a whole: infrastructure equity offers investors an interesting opportunity to improve their portfolio structure.1 And Allianz Capital Partners can provide the necessary expertise and market access.
1 The performance of the strategy is not guaranteed and losses remain possible.
The Allianz advantage
As one of the largest institutional investors worldwide, Allianz Group manages assets worth EUR 664.4 bn.1 Allianz therefore has excellent access to corporate or public investors looking for suitable partners for large infrastructure projects. This has obvious advantages for investors.
- A unique investment platform. In the future external institutional investors may co-invest jointly with Allianz Group.
- Active approach. Sustainable value creation for investors through active management and an above-average operative and financial performance.
- Comprehensive market knowledge. Allianz, a thriving insurance company, does business around the world and knows its core markets intimately.
1Source: allianz.com, as of 31/12/2018.
The strategy has a long-term investment horizon and aims at generating income from capital returns, not from the sale of assets. It therefore focuses on investments which promise long-term, stable and preferably inflation-indexed cash flows.
- Reliable income. Allianz Capital Partners invests in assets with predictable revenues and a good market position.
- Limited risks. Allianz Capital Partners prefers brownfield investments with an operative track record. We accept construction risks only if contractual or regulatory terms and conditions provide adequate protection. We do not take on development risks for new projects.
- Large participations. Allianz Capital Partners will acquire shares of up to 50% in the companies in order to get sufficient voting rights. Jointly with other reputable investors, ACP aims to obtain controlling majorities of up to 100%.
Infrastructure systems with ACP
Infrastructure equity investments are highly illiquid and designed for long term professional investors only.
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