Chris Townsend Comments on the Rise of Club Deals in the Infrastructure Industry in Infrastructure Investor

In The News
November 8, 2024
Attorneys:

When looking at the infrastructure industry, it is evident that club deals have become one of the best ways for a new asset manager, or a well-known one pursuing a new strategy, to establish themselves. The recent rough fundraising environment has also contributed to their rising popularity.

In Infrastructure Investor, asset management partner Chris Townsend comments on the benefits of a club deal as a structure including greater control, performance-based waterfalls creating greater alignment of interests between all parties, and effectiveness in helping GPs build a portfolio of assets that can seed a blind pool fund in future.