AMP Capital has raised US$2.4 billion for its global infrastructure platform at final close, with more than 50 institutional investors committing to its global mandate to invest in high-quality assets offering the best relative value.

The platform, which includes the AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Fund and the relaunched Strategic Trust of Europe (SITE), has attracted global interest particularly from investors in the UK, the US, Canada, Japan, Belgium, Denmark, Middle East, Ireland, Australia, Spain and Finland.

The platform has added four new assets to its portfolio during the last 12 months including:

• Esvagt, an emergency rescue and response service in the European and UK offshore oil and gas and offshore wind industries.
• Adven Group Oy, a provider of sustainable and business critical energy infrastructure and services in Finland, Sweden and Estonia.
• Millennium Garages, the largest underground downtown parking system in the US.
• Axion, a leading provider of broadcasting and telecommunications infrastructure in Spain.

The platform reached final close on 29 December 2016.

AMP Capital created the global infrastructure platform by converting SITE from an open-ended to a closed-ended European fund and launching the Global Infrastructure Fund. The existing assets in SITE, including Newcastle Airport, Angel Trains, Alpha Trains and Thames Water, provided a unique investment proposition and an attractive pool of seed assets for new investors into the platform.

AMP Capital Global Head of Infrastructure Equity Boe Pahari said: