Goldman Sachs Launches Open-Ended Global Infrastructure Strategy
21 JAN, 2025
By Jose Luis Palmer from RankiaPro Europe
Goldman Sachs Alternatives has unveiled a new open-ended global infrastructure strategy, G-INFRA, aimed at professional investors, including qualified individuals. The strategy builds on Goldman Sachs’ 18-year track record in private infrastructure investing, offering broader access to its $500 billion Alternatives platform.
Expanding Access to Private Infrastructure
G-INFRA targets core-plus value-add private infrastructure investments in the mid-market, alongside secondariesand liquid assets. It is available to Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management clients and through an exclusive distribution agreement with HSBC Global Private Banking in select markets.
This launch complements Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ other open-ended strategies in Private Credit, Real Estate, and Private Equity, enhancing diversification and performance opportunities for qualified investors globally.
The current opportunity set in infrastructure is both exciting and expansive, driven by key megatrends including digitization and decarbonization. This evergreen product will provide wealth clients with a way to invest alongside our flagship institutional strategies across our infrastructure platform.
Tavis Cannell, Global Head of Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Proven Track Record
Since its inception in 2006, Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ infrastructure business has invested $16 billion across 40 portfolio companies, focusing on sectors such as:
- Energy transition
- Digital infrastructure
- Transportation & logistics
- Circular economy
In addition, the firm’s Vintage Strategies team has invested approximately $4 billion in infrastructure secondaries over the past 16 years, leveraging relationships to source mature, cash-flowing assets.
The development of the private infrastructure market is creating significant opportunities for secondaries investors to provide liquidity solutions and gain access to mature, cash-flowing infrastructure assets. We are pleased to bring our experience investing in infrastructure secondaries to this new strategy.
Henry Willans, Head of Infrastructure for Vintage Strategies
Unique Asset Class Characteristics
Infrastructure investments are valued for their:
- Resilient and predictable cash flows
- Embedded inflation protection
- Low correlation to other asset classes
Infrastructure is a unique asset class with resilient and predictable cashflows, embedded inflation protection, and low correlation to other asset classes. We are pleased to have launched this evergreen format that will broaden access to the investment strategy.
Stephanie Rader, Global Co-Head of Alternatives Capital Formation
A Strategic Launch for Private Market Growth
The introduction of G-INFRA marks a milestone in Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ commitment to expanding opportunities in private markets. With US and Luxembourg-registered versions, the strategy aligns with growing investor demand for exposure to digitization, decarbonization, and other infrastructure megatrends.
Through this launch, Goldman Sachs continues to empower professional and wealth investors to diversify their portfolios and benefit from the stability and growth potential of private infrastructure assets.
