How to unlock value through tailored financing

Marta Perez, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Americas, Allianz Capital Partners, explores the advantage of flexible structuring in infrastructure debt and what it means in today’s market.

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Marta Perez, Head of Infrastructure Debt, Americas, Allianz Capital Partners.

Andrew Putwain: We’re in an era where investors are increasingly drawn to infrastructure debt investments as part of their portfolio, can you discuss why this is and what you’re seeing?

Marta Perez: I’m the portfolio manager in the infrastructure debt team based out of New York covering the Americas at Allianz Capital Partners of Americas.

Infrastructure investment has become a core component of portfolios in recent years. Unlike many managers who rely on US private placements (USPP) or widely syndicated transactions, we focus on a direct lending strategy in this area.

This model allows us to source and structure investments, securing access ahead of the broader market to potential deals.

Direct lending has been at the heart of our strategy since 2012, and we think infrastructure debt is a distinct and viable asset class. We have c. $30 billion invested across over 150 transactions globally – and nearly $10 billion deployed in the Americas alone, so we understand the geographies and diversification needs.

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