Cordiant is a specialist global infrastructure and real assets manager, with a sector-led approach. We provide tailored growth capital solutions to promising mid-sized companies in Europe, North America and select global markets. We focus on supporting the capital needs of the next generation of infrastructure, investing responsibly to ensure the long-term benefits of these critical assets are attained.
As sector specialists, we seek to provide our investors with superior risk adjusted returns from differentiated sources. Cordiant has been partner-owned and partner-run since the firm’s relaunch in 2016, and we have exceeded mandated investment targets for our clients on all funds since.
We specialise in the next generation of infrastructure and real assets – what we call ‘Infrastructure 2.0’. Our focus is on three key sectors: digital infrastructure, energy transition infrastructure, and agriculture value chain. These sectors are all characterised by secular growth tailwinds, technological dynamism, and sustainability. These sectors require specialist expertise to fully unlock their opportunities.
Prioritising knowledge, insight and the ability to invest across the capital structure, we follow a ‘Build and Grow’ investment philosophy. Drawing on decades of operating and investing experience, we target dynamic sectors and identify promising platforms with significant growth potential, providing capital preservation and value enhancement.
With a mix of managed, sector-specific funds, Cordiant offers value-add, core+ and core strategies in private equity and direct lending. We seek to provide our investors with investment opportunities that complement portfolios, deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns and grant access to access to new asset classes that define the future of infrastructure.
Sector-Focused Approach
We invest in three key sectors: digital infrastructure, energy transition infrastructure, and agriculture value chain. These sectors sit at the intersection of long-term growth trends, technological advancements, societal demands, and sustainability imperatives. As critical pillars of modern society, hosting critical infrastructure and real assets, these sectors require significant capital to drive and grow the middle market, and ensure global demands are met.
Our teams are intentionally designed with strong industry expertise, and substantial financial experience. By combining deep operational knowledge with private capital experience, we take a hands-on approach to actively support and manage our portfolio companies. We develop innovative, tailored financing solutions, designed to address real-world business and societal requirements. This strategic alignment allows us to meet both the investment needs of our focus sectors and delivering attractive returns while contributing to broader societal goals.
With senior executives from industry and seasoned investors, we are uniquely positioned to access proprietary or privileged investment opportunities. Our approach offers investors a compelling, differentiated source of risk-adjusted returns within these high-growth sectors.
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Strong Client Focus
Cordiant offers specialised, sector-focused infrastructure private equity and direct lending funds. Our range of strategies provides institutional investors an array of diversified and complementary LP positions and a source of differentiated return generation. With strong in-house deal origination, we are able to offer clients ample co-investment opportunities within our strategy capabilities.
Upon request, we can provide multi-sector SMAs and bespoke tailored investment solutions tailored to the specific needs of institutional investors.
Cordiant manages funds with committed capital of approximately USD 4 billion on behalf of institutional clients, including large insurance companies, pension plans and family offices in Europe and North America.
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Investing Responsibly
Responsible investing is at the core of our mission. As an early signatory of the UN PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) and a founding signatory of the Operating Principles for Impact Management, we recognise that our actions must support the promotion of long-term sustainability. This forms a central pillar of our investment strategy, as we believe that integrating responsible investment principles enhances risk management and unlocks value creation opportunities, all while addressing the needs of our environment, communities and stakeholders.
Within our investments, we strive to promote constructive sustainable practices to ensure the benefits of our investee companies, and each sector can be delivered responsibly.
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Cordiant bets on green hydrogen by buying HydrogenOne manager
Cordiant’s Benn Mikula sat down with Infrastructure Investor’s Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen, for a conversation on…
Hydrogen’s Industrial Reality vs. the Hype Cycle and the Road to Real Value
Hydrogen is at a pivotal moment in its development, similar to the early days of the internet. Despite facing criticism, it is poised for widespread adoption, driven by innovation, policy support, and institutional investment. For forward-thinking investors, the question is not if, but how, to get involved. Cordiant has entered the field through Cordiant HydrogenOne, advising the first London-listed clean hydrogen fund (LSE: HGEN), offering opportunities in the growing clean hydrogen sector and its value chain.
Cordiant Acquires Hydrogen Infrastructure Specialist, Signalling Expansion in Energy Transition and UK-Listed Fund Strategy
Cordiant Capital announced it has acquired HydrogenOne Capital, a leading clean hydrogen infrastructure specialist, and investment advisor for HydrogenOne Capital Growth plc (LON: HGEN).
