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NIIF Plans US$4bn Capital Raise for Indian Infra as it Divests Roads and Renewables

5th September, 2024

India’s quasi-SWF, the National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), is planning to raise US$4 billion in capital for infrastructure investments, signalling it is entering a new phase and accelerating its co-investment partnerships.

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India’s Proposed SWF Could be Rival to China’s Silk Road Fund

2nd September, 2024

India’s central bank the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), stock exchange regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and officials from the new finance hub, GIFT City, are reportedly exploring the launch of a new sovereign wealth fund, in addition to the existing National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).

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Indonesia Leads Growth in Asia Toll Roads Investments

2nd July, 2024

Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC has teamed up with Metro Pacific Tollways to buy up a 35% stake worth US$1 billion in a network of toll roads on Indonesia’s island of Java, in what could be a record year for investment by state-owned investors in Asian toll road networks.

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CPP "Close" to US$1.2bn Indian Roads Purchase

18th June, 2024

Canada’s biggest public pension fund, CPP Investments, could be close to acquiring a INR100 billion (US$1.2 billion) Indian roads portfolio from India’s quasi-sovereign wealth fund the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), but is up against Macquarie and infrastructure investment trust Cube Highways at the advanced bidding stage.

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India Gains Interest of ADIA and GIC in Data Center Investments

29th May, 2024

Data Centers are pivotal in the development of the digital economy – and India’s digital economy is one of the biggest growth drivers, drawing in a range of sovereign wealth funds.

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India's NIIF Prepares Second Fund-of-Funds With US$1bn Target

18th April, 2024

India’s quasi-sovereign wealth fund, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIF), is planning to raise a second Private Markets Fund after it closes its first one later this year, which was set to deploy US$600 million in Indian private equity funds.

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CDPQ and SWF-Backed Cube Highways Drive Towards US$1.2bn Indian Highways Bid

20th February, 2024

Indian highways could receive another capital boost from Canada, despite the geopolitical ructions between Delhi and Ottawa, with CDPQ among those expressing interest in acquiring a roads portfolio from India’s quasi-sovereign wealth fund, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).

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Indian Tax Break Budget Seeks to Lure More SWF Capital

2nd February, 2024

The central position sovereign wealth funds are taking in India’s economic development was highlighted in the FY2024/25 budget published this week, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman extending their tax benefits and continuing exemption for businesses located at the International Financial Services Centre in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).

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NIIF Gains New Head, Potential Boost to Indian Renewables

8th January, 2024

India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIFL) has a new CEO who promises to heighten the quasi-SWF’s commitment to the South Asian nation’s burgeoning renewables sector.

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India's Bargain Roads Sell-Off Will Draw SWFs

19th October, 2023

India’s quasi-sovereign wealth fund, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), is planning to offload a road portfolio worth around INR100 billion (US$1.2 billion), representing a huge chunk of its Master Fund.

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India's NIIF Signs Up Japan For US$600mn Fund, Plans to Ramp Up Co-Investments

4th October, 2023

While India’s billionaire business moguls have attracted billions in capital, India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has proceeded at a slower pace of investment – but the situation looks set to change as the fund develops new partnerships and strategies.

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Australian Super Invests in 21st Century Data Center Gold Rush

11th September, 2023

Australian Super has made one of the biggest deals in data center investment by any state-owned investor, with its EUR1.5 billion (US$1.6 billion ) investment in Vantage Data Centers.

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