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Year Founded: 2006
Key Contacts
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Markus HottenrottManaging Director & Chief Investment Officer
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Chris KoskiManaging Director & Global Head of Investment Strategy
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Christoph OppenauerManaging Director
Investment Preferences
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Preferred IndustriesEnergy Services, Commercial Services, Commercial Transportation, Communications and Networking, Consumer Non-Durables, Media, Retail, Services (Non-Financial), Software, Transportation, Utilities
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Geographical PreferenceAsia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, US
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Preferred Deal TypesBuyout/LBO, PE Growth/Expansion
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Other Investment Preferences
- Seeks ESG investments
- Will syndicate
Investments By Year
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Funds Closed
Size: $5.5B
Dry Powder: $3.1B
Details: Fund’s infrastructure asset preferences are renewable energy & transportation
Size: $1.2B
Dry Powder: $154.8M
Details: Fund’s infrastructure asset preference is renewable energy
Size: $1.4B
Dry Powder: $130.2M
Details: The fund focuses on B2B services, consumer and industrial companies
Investments By Industry
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Investments By Region
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Key Investments
In September 2022, Intersect Power secured $3.1 billion in project financing to complete its 2.2GW near-term clean energy portfolio in the US. The financial package includes about $1.6 billion of construction financing, $775 million of tax equity, operational letters of credit, and a $675 million portion of previously announced portfolio-level term debt. The tax equity commitments were secured from Morgan Stanley Renewables Inc, US Bank and an unnamed Fortune 100 technology company
In November 2021, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners acquired a portfolio of two natural gas gathering assets located in the Delaware and Permian Basin from Diamondback Energy for approximately $147 million LBO
In April 2021, Morgan Stanley has committed an additional $750 billion in support of low-carbon solutions by 2030 so that it achieve its goal of reaching net-zero financed emissions by 2050. Morgan Stanley aims to achieve this through increased clean-tech and renewable energy finance and green bond financing
In January 2021, Morgan Stanley Energy Partners invested in Georgia-based microgrid solutions developer SolMicroGrid. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. SolMicroGrid develops and operates solar-enabled microgrid systems for commercial and industrial customers. The investment provided the company with funds to step up development of its assets, capabilities and product offerings
In March 2020, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners acquired Seven Seas Water, an owner and operator of water desalination and wastewater treatment plants in Latin America & Caribbean region
In January 2020, Photon Management, an affiliate of funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) became the largest shareholder in German renewables developer PNE following acceptance of its cash takeover offer of 40% of the business
In November 2018, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners secured 61.2% shares of VTG AG. The fund division of Morgan Stanley had previously held 29% of the shares. VTG AG offers rail car hire, rail logistics, and tank container logistics services
In November 2018, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners made its first investment in Australia, as part of a consortium acquiring 55.4% equity interest in a A$1.6 billion (€1 billion) online property exchange network, Property Exchange of Australia (“PEXA”). Morgan Stanley Infrastructure made the investment through its $5.8 billion North Haven Infrastructure Partners II (NHIP II) fund
In October 2018, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners acquired energy services and equipment company Bayonne Energy Center LLC (BEC) from Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. for $900 million, where the company received cash proceeds of $649 million and $243.3 million in assumed debt. BEC is a 644MW, gas-fired, mid-merit electricity generation facility located in Bayonne, NJ
Other Details
Founded in 2006, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners is a global leader in private infrastructure equity investing, targeting assets that provide essential public goods and services primarily located in OECD countries, with the potential for value creation through active asset management. Its primary focus sectors include Power Generation and Utilities, Natural Gas, Transportation, and Digital Infrastructure
The firm’s latest open fund is North Haven Infrastructure Partners IV. The fund is open since 30 Aug 2022. It is an infrastructure opportunistic fund and located in New York, New York. Insurer Taiwan Life, a part of CTBC Financial Holdings has committed $30 million to the fund
3i Group, Allianz Capital Partners, Beryl Datura Investment, Continuum Wind Energy, BlackRock, Everstone Capital, FountainVest Partners, General Atlantic, Metalmark Capital, Olympus Capital Asia, STAR Capital (London), LetterOne, Veolia North America are some of the institutional investors who invest along with Morgan Stanley