Insurers help Schroders Capital’s European sub-IG infra debt strategy to raise €2bn

Written by Adam Cadle

20/05/2025

Schroders Capital’s private debt and credit alternatives business has raised €2bn in total commitments from third-party investors, including insurers, for its sub-investment grade (IG) infrastructure debt strategy.

The strategy focuses on the infrastructure mid-market across a range of sectors, such as data centres, energy companies and renewables. It targets predominantly brownfield assets in core European countries.

Other investors included global pension schemes, asset managers and sovereign wealth funds.

Augustin Segard, head of junior infrastructure debt at Schroders Capital, added: “We continue to see significant growth in the sub-investment grade infrastructure debt market within Europe across several sectors. In recent years, digitalisation and energy transition trends have broadened the spectrum of risk/return available in the market.

“Infrastructure debt offers access to a unique set of non-corporate sectors within private debt, providing strong diversification for investors’ portfolios. The ongoing volatility following the recent bout of US policy uncertainty further reinforces the case for infrastructure debt given its historical performance through dislocated markets.”

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