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Year Founded: 1994
AUM: $830.73B | Dry Powder: $3.06B
Key Contacts
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Masahiro ShutoCEO & Head of the Client Group, Japan
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Godefroy De ColombeGlobal COO & Management Board Member
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Hector ChanChief Investment Officer
Investment Preferences
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Preferred IndustriesCommercial Services, Commercial Transportation, Communications and Networking, Media, Other Business Products and Services
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Geographical Preference
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Preferred Deal Types
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Other Investment Preferences
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Seeks ESG investments
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Seeks Impact investments
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Investments By Year
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Funds Closed
Size: $2.25B
Dry Powder: $1.43B
Details: Fund seeks to invest in European life science real estate sector
Size: $1.60B
Dry Powder: $842.9M
Details: The fund prefers to invest in logistics sectors
Size: $734.7M
Dry Powder: $159.2M
Details: Fund seeks to invest in and create value from underperforming assets
Investments By Industry
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Investments By Region
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Key Investments
In June 2022, AXA Investment Manager announced an investment of $15 million to microgrid developer GreenStruxure. It designs, builds, operates and maintains on-site renewable energy microgrids for commercial & and industrial buildings in the US
In March 2022, AXA Investment Manager Alts, on behalf of clients, and Crédit Agricole Assurances signed an agreement to acquire a 50% ownership stake in Ørsted’s 1.3GW Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. The total value of the transaction is GBP3 billion. AXA Investment Manager Alts and Crédit Agricole Assurances will own 25% of the project each. Hornsea 2 is located 89 km off the Yorkshire coast in the Hornsea zone in the UK. It is considered one of the world’s largest offshore wind development areas, with a capacity of 1.3GW
In October 2021, AXA Investment Manager acquired 20% stake in Blue like an Orange sustainable capital. AXA’s association with the company started in the year 2017 with its incorporation. The company finances entities and projects that offer both strong risk-adjusted returns and positive social impact in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It focuses primarily on financing sustainable infrastructure, technology services, social infrastructure, agriculture, and financial inclusion
In July 2021, AXA Investment Manager acquired carbon offsetting platform ClimateSeed from BNP Paribas Securities Services. The acquisition was made through the Impact Investing Strategy managed by AXA IM Alts. The purpose behind this acquisition is to broaden ClimateSeed’s project portfolio with additional investments, and to fund its operating activities, and support its growth. ClimateSeed’s portfolio includes 36 projects in 24 countries with an aggregated capacity of over four million verified carbon credits
In April 2020, Acciona SA and AXA Investment Managers signed a €445 million deal to acquire the 33.33% stake in Acciona Energia Internacional SA (“AEI”), which is currently held by KKR & Co LP. Acciona will acquire a 13.33% stake in AEI, whereas AXA will take the remaining 20% stake. AEI holds renewable energy plants, predominantly onshore wind farms, with a combined capacity of 2.3GW, located primarily in the US, Mexico, Canada, Italy, Portugal, South Africa and Australia
In December 2019, Kallista Energy, the French IPP owned by APG and AXA signed an agreement to acquire its first onshore wind project in the Netherlands. Kallista agreed to purchase the 32MW development-phase project in Oostflakkee, around 30km southwest of Rotterdam
In November 2019, AXA along with Prudential, NatWest, Bank of China and other investors refinanced a 1.1GW pan-European onshore wind portfolio owned by J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Ventient Energy platform with €1.3 billion. Santander, Banca IMI, National Australia Bank, Allied Irish Bank, BNP Paribas and ING Bank have each allocated €128.8 million to the deal. NatWest and Bank of China have each contributed €171.3 million while debt investors AXA and Prudential have contributed €150 million and €50 million respectively
Other Details
AXA Investment Managers is a multi-expert asset management company within the AXA Group. The firm’s total assets under management stands at $830.73 billion. It employs 790 investment professionals across 20 investment centres
The firm’s one of the latest open fund is AXA Impact Fund Climate and Biodiversity, which prefers to invest in financial and healthcare industries mainly in Asia, Africa and America. It is a venture capital fund managed by AXA Investment Managers and AXA IM Alts. As of September 2022, the fund has raised €350 million and deployed more than €100 million equities, carbon backed bonds and project debt facility
Allianz Capital Partners, Allianz Global Investors, Ardian, Ares Prívate Equity Group, Atlantic Coastal Ventures, Avestria Ventures, Bharti Airtel, BlackRock International, Blink (Netherlands), Crédit Agricole Assurances, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Capital Research and Management Company, City Financial Investment, Corisol Holding are some of the institutional investors in AXA Investment Managers’ funds
Source: Company Website, SparkSpread, Renewablesnow, Realassets.axa-im, PR Newswire