Investec and SIMCo sign partnership agreement for E&I finance

Investec Bank plc (“Investec”), a leading international bank and wealth manager, and Sequoia Investment Management Company Limited (“SIMCo”), a global private credit manager dedicated to infrastructure with over $7 billion deployed since 2010, today announce that they have signed a partnership agreement. Under the agreement, Investec and SIMCo will collaborate to jointly underwrite and arrange financing transactions across the UK and European energy and infrastructure sectors.

The partnership is designed to provide much-needed capital for infrastructure investment across the UK and Europe, while creating a channel for institutional investors to access the increasingly attractive infrastructure credit asset class.

The partnership combines Investec’s strong sponsor relationships, origination platform, arranging and syndication expertise with SIMCo’s proven track record in infrastructure credit and ability to structure and deploy capital efficiently across a wide range of infrastructure sectors. Against a backdrop of an estimated £700 billion UK infrastructure funding gap and a broader European infrastructure investment shortfall approaching €1 trillion annually, the need for scalable private capital and innovative delivery models has never been more urgent.

Investec’s structuring capabilities and full-service commercial banking offering, alongside SIMCo’s disciplined investment approach and long-term capital base, enable the delivery of comprehensive financing solutions to a range of infrastructure projects and businesses.

Anupam Sharma, Head of Energy & Infrastructure Finance for UK and Europe at Investec, said:

“This agreement is about providing institutional capital with a route into the attractive infrastructure and energy credit market while simultaneously helping borrowers access the scale of funding required for their projects. We have worked closely with the SIMCo team over the years and value their structuring expertise and capital commitment, which complements Investec’s strong origination capabilities, sponsor relationships and arranging experience across the UK and Europe.

“Investec will be able to leverage this partnership to support clients on larger financing transactions while providing greater execution certainty. It also broadens the pool of capital available for mandates where scale, speed and sector knowledge are essential.”

Dolf Kohnhorst, Head of Infrastructure at SIMCo, said:

“SIMCo has defined the infrastructure debt asset class over more than a decade, investing through multiple credit cycles. This agreement creates a practical way for SIMCo and Investec to work together on high-quality financing opportunities where capital commitment, sector expertise, and speed of execution matter.

“Investec’s relationships and experience across the energy and infrastructure markets make it a strong partner for SIMCo and we look forward to working with them to help deliver the essential funding required for Europe’s infrastructure needs.”

The partnership with SIMCo follows a strong year for Investec’s Energy & Infrastructure Finance team with £1.3bn of financing delivered across balance sheet commitments and debt advisory mandates in the UK and Europe. As well as demonstrating sizeable deal flow, a significant portion of new commitments were classified as sustainable finance (per Investec’s Sustainable and Transition Finance Classification Framework), representing an attractive pipeline for institutional investors whose capital is increasingly drawn to transition related investments.

Investec Energy & Infrastructure Finance structures, arranges, underwrites, and distributes transactions for developers, infrastructure funds, private and listed corporates, and institutional investors. Its expertise spans project and acquisition financing, equity bridge loans, NAV, debt advisory and capital markets across a broad range of sub-sectors within Power, Energy Transition, Transport & Logistics and Digital Infrastructure.