A leading provider of European infrastructure investments for long-term income generation
As the largest non-bank lender in Europe in 2023 and 2024,1 we provide trusted access to a wide range of infrastructure opportunities (Source: Infralogic/Inframation League Tables, January 1 to December 31, 2024). Our dedicated and experienced origination team sources high-quality projects across debt and equity, with a focus on stable, long-term income generation. We combine proprietary research with sector and industry experience to originate and structure transactions.
Financially material environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are fully integrated into our investment process. Where strategies or client mandates have specific sustainability objectives, additional ESG factors may be binding.2
Scale and reach
We are direct investors in infrastructure, leveraging our extensive network and in-house capabilities to source investment opportunities and build long-term pipeline and scale.
Diversification and inflation hedging
We focus on delivering risk-adjusted returns across market cycles, supported by rigorous relative value analysis and exposure to sectors with favourable supply-demand dynamics.
Supporting the climate transition
As a leader in sustainable real assets, our investment capabilities include solutions that support the climate transition, investing in critical infrastructure to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy.
* Source: Aviva Investors as at 30 September 2025.
1. Source: Aviva Investors as at 30 September 2025.
2. ESG integration means the integration of ESG factors and consideration of sustainability risk as part of the investment decision making process. This process is applied beyond any specific binding constraints (in the objective or strategy of the fund as detailed in the prospectus or investment management agreement and in accordance with our Baseline Exclusions Policy). The investment manager retains discretion on decision making taking all risks into account, beyond any binding criteria.
Infrastructure strategies
Infrastructure underpins Europe’s economic development and can offer stable, attractive returns across debt and equity strategies. Private capital plays a critical role in funding essential projects in energy, transport, and digital sectors – driving connectivity, innovation, and sustainability. These investments modernise transport networks, expand digital infrastructure, enhance energy systems, and create resilient, future-ready assets that support long-term economic growth.
Infrastructure debt
Infrastructure debt investments at Aviva Investors primarily involve senior debt tranches invested in long-term, stable infrastructure assets across a wide range of sectors. This strategy will suit patient investors seeking predictable cashflows, attractive risk-adjusted returns, and the opportunity to benefit from an illiquidity premium.
Infrastructure equity
Our direct investments in lower to middle-market infrastructure opportunities in Europe aim to deliver stable, long-term returns to our clients. They are ideal for investors who seek exposure to diversification benefits, opportunities for value creation and capital appreciation, and essential assets that drive growth and innovation. We invest in energy, mobility, digital and social infrastructure – sectors that accelerate and benefit from the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Key risks of infrastructure investing
Investment risk
The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.
Valuation risk
Where funds or mandates are invested in real assets such as infrastructure, investments may not be able to be sold, realised or liquidated when you want because the infrastructure assets may not always be readily saleable. If this is the case, we may defer your request or instruction regarding your investment. Investors should also bear in mind that the valuation of real assets such as infrastructure is generally a matter of valuers’ opinion rather than fact.
Investment insights
Investment thinking that brings together the collective insight of Aviva Investors’ teams from across the globe on the key themes influencing markets.
Views
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Private market allocations set to rise: Debt’s staying power meets equity’s revival
18 Feb 2026
In 2026, investors are targeting increases to their private market allocations. Debt is here to stay, but equity is set to regain ground.
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Illiquidity premia in private debt: Q4 2025
17 Feb 2026
Our private markets research team have crunched the Q4 2025 data. They explain how evolving macro conditions are reflected in private debt returns.
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Infrastructure equity Q&A: Uniting innovation and rigour
3 Feb 2026
Angenika Kunne outlines Aviva Investors’ infrastructure equity strategy and the key themes driving origination, management and value creation.
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UK low-carbon policy: What to look out for in 2026
27 Jan 2026
Aviva’s Nick Molho looks at this year’s policy priorities and likely developments for the UK’s low-carbon agenda, and reflects on what it means for investors.
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Continued momentum: The outlook for European Infrastructure debt
14 Jan 2026
European infrastructure debt enters 2026 in a healthy position, with no shortage of demand for its diverse range of opportunities. Nonetheless, investors need to be alert to various risks and conduct thorough due diligence, argues Darryl Murphy.
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Cities of the future: What will cities look like in 2050?
8 Jan 2026
Today’s private market investments will shape 2050 cities. We explore what this could look like, and the related challenges and opportunities.
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Boosting low-carbon investment in the UK: 2025 Roadmap Update
11 Dec 2025
In 2024, we outlined our view on the most important public-policy interventions to unlock private investment in the low-carbon economy. In this update, we take stock of policy developments since, and look ahead to 2026 and beyond.
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Navigating nature: Opportunities for the investor of tomorrow
10 Dec 2025
Our society, economies and financial systems are embedded in nature, not external to it. This paper sets out the actions we are taking to understand nature-related risks and opportunities to deliver outcomes that meet our clients’ needs, and to support nature-related global goals.
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Purposeful run-on: A credible alternative to buyout
5 Dec 2025
Discover why purposeful run-on is emerging as a credible alternative to buyout for well-funded defined benefit (DB) pension schemes – and how it can unlock long-term value while keeping clients' needs at the centre.
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Beyond buyout: Why DB schemes are reconsidering their endgame
4 Dec 2025
Significant shifts in the defined benefit (DB) pension schemes landscape mean that as schemes mature, trustees and sponsors now face a broader spectrum of strategic choices. We explain why the choice between buyout and run-on is no longer binary.
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Illiquidity premia in private debt: Q3 2025
12 Nov 2025
Having crunched the data, our private markets research team looks at how evolving macro conditions are impacting private debt returns.
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From niche to core: Asset-based finance emerges as a driving force as private debt markets continue to evolve
7 Oct 2025
Asset-based finance is capturing the attention of institutional investors – from pension schemes to insurers – thanks to its diverse risk-return drivers and its growing role as a strategic building block in investors’ portfolios.
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Solid foundations: The case is building for infrastructure equity
3 Oct 2025
In this article Viktor Dietrich, Research Director for infrastructure, venture capital and natural capital, revisits the case for investing in European infrastructure equity. He suggests reasons why small-to-mid-sized opportunities should feature prominently on investors’ radar.
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Energy-intensive industries: Unlocking low-carbon investment
16 Sep 2025
Vital industries for UK growth like steel or cement are also energy intensive, and their decarbonisation is essential. We convened a roundtable of experts to discuss barriers and solutions to unlocking low-carbon investment opportunities.
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Illiquidity premia in private debt: Q2 2025
14 Aug 2025
In our latest private markets deep dive, our research team crunches the data to see how evolving macro conditions are reflected in private debt returns.
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Building advantage: Finding a competitive edge in European high yield real estate debt
14 Jul 2025
While opportunities in European high yield real estate debt remain, growing competition underscores the need for deep market expertise, a robust underwriting framework, and disciplined deal selection to identify and capture resilient value.
Article in focus
Seizing the moment: The outlook for real estate debt
Gregor Bamert, Sima Kotecha and Nick Solomon discuss the recovery in real estate debt markets in 2024 and the opportunities emerging.
Private Markets Study
Private Markets Study 2026
In the eighth edition of the study, we tap into the views of 500 institutional investors managing $6.5 trillion in assets across Asia, Europe and North America. Uncovering the key trends, opportunities and barriers investors are navigating in the pursuit of long-term outperformance. Explore how private markets will continue to drive institutional investor allocations in 2026 and beyond.
House View
House View
No one can predict the future. But our quarterly House View sets out the collective wisdom of our investment teams on the current state of global markets – and where they might be heading.
Infrastructure team
Meet our Infrastructure investment team.
Angenika Kunne
Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Equity
Darryl Murphy
Managing Director, Infrastructure
Florent del Picchia
Head of Euro Infrastructure Debt
Melissa Bockelmann
Head of Private Debt Investment Specialists
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