US$1.2 billion dedicated Climate Fund achieved Final Close

I Squared Capital has announced that it has closed its first dedicated Climate Fund set up in conjunction with U.S. International Finance Development Corporation (DFC). 

DFC will contribute US$300 million to the Climate Fund. The US$1.2 billion fund is dedicated to supporting sustainable infrastructure in the markets It also mitigates regulatory and political risk and enables investments in infrastructure-related sectors at attractive risk adjusted returns in high growth emerging economies.

I Squared Capital funds have committed $7.9 billion to infrastructure investments in emerging markets across a diverse group of sectors including energy, utilities, transportation, social infrastructure, digital infrastructure, and environmental infrastructure.