Global Infrastructure

Our mission is to be an infrastructure partner of choice by making and managing investments which have historically shown to deliver consistently attractive results to clients through the passion of our people, depth or our experience and strength of our global relationships.

We specialise by sector and seek out the right deals. We have a solid track record across market cycles using a disciplined investment process, focused on delivering long-term value and capital preservation within sustainable robust capital structures.^[1] We have one objective, to deliver predictable outcomes for our clients.

• A significant global player - A$14.5bn¹ (US$11.2bn)¹ AUM across 19 Infrastructure assets globally²
• Proven track record - 14-year track-record of consistent returns^1.
• Stable, experienced sector centric team - over 55 experienced infrastructure professionals¹  located in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, New York and London.  Our stable team is led by founding partners.
• 'Active-Core' strategy - We identify relative value across core assets.  Our deep sector focus drives value.
• Active asset management - Value driven from active management, stakeholder engagement and selecting appropriate internal management teams.  We create value through leadership positions of control or strong influence.
• Focused origination drives quality pipeline - Our targeted approach aims to deliver more than 210 opportunities each year. We pursue opportunities where there is the ability to differentiate.

¹As at 31 December 2020. ² The number of direct investments reflects the number of acquisitions sourced and currently managed by QIC.  

We believe client outcomes drive everything. Our approach is underpinned by the following investment philosophy and beliefs:

• We know the primacy of meeting our clients’ objectives, our role as a fiduciary and the importance of robust portfolio construction
• We seek to understand macro themes and market/industry cycles given the duration of infrastructure assets
• We find relative value through a dedicated asset class sector focus, by deconstructing industry value chains
• We create value for our clients through active management and detailed business planning and implementation
• We understand the importance of Environmental, Social and Governance principles and alignment with key stakeholders
• We believe in the right deal, not the hot deal, we invest with a long-term mindset and are not driven by short term temptations. This is how we produce outcomes.

Approach

We are active at every stage of the investment process. Our Active-Core strategy focused on seeking attractive infrastructure assets, and through positions of strong influence or majority control, optimise them for the investor and the customer. We buy businesses – not assets.

We have a sector-centric approach in the core infrastructure sectors of transport, energy and utilities, and PPP/social. By deeply understanding sectors on a global basis we take a more informed view of risk, return and pricing for every asset that we acquire, manage and prepare to sell.

We focus on infrastructure projects in OECD countries exhibiting predictable cash flows, sustainable competitive advantages and operating in well-defined regulatory environments.

In a highly-contested market, paying fair value for assets is essential for delivering optimal client outcomes. We are selective in our deal origination and leverage our global networks of co-investors (including sovereign wealth funds and pension plans), intermediaries and strategic partners.

We believe environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors will have an increasingly material impact on the long-term returns of investment portfolios. We are committed to delivering strong, long-term investment performance to our clients and considering ESG factors is part of our investment decision-making process. In 2017 and 2018, we achieved an A+ rating from the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). You can access the full report here.

You can read our full Responsible Investment guidelines here. 

Solutions

Clients can access our direct infrastructure capability through segregated mandates as well as pooled products.

• Separately Managed Accounts
• QIC Global Infrastructure Fund
• QIC Infrastructure Portfolio

Our pooled products target attractive risk-adjusted returns through equity and equity-related investments in infrastructure assets and related companies, primarily located in developed OECD counties.      

Source: PEI Infrastructure Investor as published in the 2014 Annual Review. PEI Infrastructure Investor Awards are awarded based on reader polls on www.infrastructureinvestor.com. Readers may register only one vote and may not vote for either themselves or their firm.

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The information provided should not be deemed a recommendation to invest.