This post is the editorial of the June 2021 EDHECinfra Newsletter (Volume 5 issue 1)  Infrastructure investment is evolving from a niche alternative asset class into a fully-fledged investment sector and value chain. As this evolution takes place, the need for data and analytics is also growing rapidly for investors, managers, consultants and financial service providers. Access to the best...

A quarter of rising interest rates highlights the role of duration in infrastructure investments.   After a year which tested the resilience of infrastructure investments and their sensitivity to lower dividends in the transport sector because of Covid-19 lock-downs and a higher equity risk premium across all sectors, Q1 2021 is a reminder of the role of interest rate risk...

The Q1 2021 release of the EDHECinfra indices incorporates the views and asset-level revenue forecasts of our team of financial analysts. This report updates the Q4 2020 report and is presented following the TICCS® taxonomy of infrastructure companies. Each quarter, the team reviews the revenue forecasts of 650 companies that are currently live in the EDHECinfra universe, based on the latest...

A first look at the performance of unlisted equity and private debt after a year of Covid-19.   2020 was a reminder that economic shocks can impact the bottom line of many infrastructure companies, which may also lead to solvency issues in some sectors. It was also a test of the resilience of the asset class. Above all, it was a...

The Q4 2020 release of the EDHECinfra indices incorporates the views and asset-level revenue forecasts of our team of financial analysts. This report updates the Q3 2020 report and is presented following the TICCS® taxonomy of infrastructure companies. Each quarter, the team reviews the revenue forecasts of 650 companies that are currently living in the EDHECinfra universe, based on the...

The Q2 2020 release of the EDHECinfra indices marks a new quarter of negative returns for the unlisted infrastructure asset class. The infra300 index is down -1.5% on the quarter ending 30 June 2020. This index measures the average mark-to-market performance of 300 unlisted infrastructure equity investments that make a representative sample by sector, corporate structure, and business model of...