Investissement

Cube Infrastructure Managers est fier de son approche progressive de l’investissement dans les infrastructures. L’entreprise a levé quelque quatre milliards d’euros depuis 2007. Son portefeuille comprend Eurotunnel et divers investissements dans la transition écologique, principalement en France. Aujourd’hui, elle recherche activement des entreprises désireuses d’améliorer leur empreinte écologique. «L’infrastructure devient de plus en plus essentielle», a déclaré à Investment Officer Renaud de Matharel, PDG et associé gérant de Cube.

Les investisseurs en quête de sécurité trouvent souvent refuge dans les actions de qualité. Ils estiment en effet que ces entreprises robustes sont à même de limiter les pertes grâce à leur position dominante sur le marché, leurs modèles d’affaires éprouvés et leur bilan solide.

The number of private equity portfolios in the secondary market is increasing as both fund managers and investors in private equity funds seek liquidity opportunities. 

In its private markets outlook, BlackRock focuses on private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate. “Given the long lead time between the decision to sell a private equity asset and the sale, we expect more of these opportunities in 2023.”

One might have thought Luxembourg’s real estate market was doing well compared to other European cities, but for a long time, exact comparative numbers weren’t available. That’s all changed with the release of a new property index covering Luxembourg, the result of an 18-month long labour-intensive and expensive project.

Swiss-based real estate investment manager Empira has sold a 16,000 square metre property project in Vienna for an undisclosed amount. The property had been held through a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund.

The Zug, Switzerland based firm had only bought the property two years ago. In a statement, Empira spoke about a “successful sale at attractive terms… exactly in line with the investment approach of this product”. 

Luxembourg-based Cube Infrastructure Managers (Cube IM) has finalised the purchase of the Czech activities of Germany energy firm MVV Energie AG. The transaction has  been done through the “Cube Infrastructure Fund III” brownfield fund, under the corporate form of Cube III Energy CZ s.r.o. Financial details were not disclosed.

Les deux prochains hivers s’annoncent difficiles pour le Vieux Continent, avec un approvisionnement en énergie qui va devenir de plus en plus compliqué.

Quintet sees little cause for celebration when the world rings in the new year, the Luxembourg private bank said in its 2023 outlook. The year ahead will be one of two halves: once central banks stop raising interest rates, a new cycle of uneven, global growth will begin. High-dividend and low-volatility equities may provide an opportunity to reduce portfolio risk, the firm’s investment officers said.

Looking ahead to 2023, emerging market funds specialist East Capital has positioned itself for a period of “fat and flat” returns in the belief that 2022 has likely marked the end of a lucrative super cycle fuelled by ultra-low interest rates and abundant liquidity. 

Apex Group on Tuesday said it has been appointed by BrightEdge LLC, the impact investment and venture capital arm of the American Cancer Society, to support the ACS Impact Venture Fund with fund administration services.