Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners

About The Fund

Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP (Basalt) is an infrastructure investment firm with a focus on mid-market opportunities across North America and Europe. They operate with an active ownership model and a differentiated approach to deal sourcing. Basalt has approximately $7 billion in Assets Under Management and consists of a robust team of 48 infrastructure professionals with combined experience exceeding 726 years. They handle a diverse portfolio, including investments in Energy, CleanTech, Oil & Gas, and Mining industries. Basalt emphasizes investment in infrastructure assets characterized by inflation linkage and high barriers to entry.Basalt is engaged in acquisition, development, and operation of infrastructure assets, with a particular emphasis on the energy, transport, and utilities sectors. They leverage the stability and expertise of their team, which includes a mix of managing partners, senior advisors, and investment professionals occupying various roles such as investment officers, asset managers, and legal counsel.Their investment strategy underlines the importance of assets that provide essential services, have long-term, fixed-rate contracts, or regulated returns. Such assets typically offer predictability of cash flows and are essential for the functioning of the economy and society. Basalt's portfolio includes behind-the-meter power infrastructure, LNG carriers, EV charging companies, waste management and soil treatment operations, transport infrastructure leasing, fiber infrastructure providers, telecommunications infrastructure, and residential solar portfolios.Furthermore, Basalt is committed to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote resource efficiency, respect human rights, and ensure exemplary governance and business ethics across their operations and those of their portfolio companies. They expect ESG considerations to be integral to the governance and operation of portfolio companies with bespoke ESG KPIs for each investment based on materiality assessments.