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London takes infrastructure crown, despite local ambivalence

When big infrastructure funds want to raise money, they come to the UK capital – but they have little draw with the locals

London takes infrastructure crown, despite local ambivalence
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The UK capital has been the best place to raise money for unlisted infrastructure projects during the past decade – but its local investors have lagged their global peers in allocating to the asset class.

In the 10 years to the end of July, total capital raised by 18 fund managers with more than $1 billion in assets in London reached $67.3 billion, according to data from Preqin.

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