Union investment and Mercer Private Markets have raised EUR 442 million (US$ 494.83 million) from investors in Germany, for the UniInstitutional Sachwerte Infrastruktur-Invest 1 Fund. The investors are institutional investors, most of them are co-operative banks.

UniInstitutional Sachwerte Infrastruktur-Invest 1 Fund is an infrastructure investment fund with a regional focus of western Europe and North America. The fund will invest in assets of communication, energy, disposal, transport, and social infrastructure. The fund will be able to subscribe to new equity funds and make secondary market investments in existing infrastructure funds and direct investments.