Arcus Infrastructure Partners announced the final closing of its second fund, Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 2 SCSp (AEIF2) at EUR 1.22 billion (US$ 1.33 billion).

The final closing of AEIF2 enables Arcus to continue its program of investing in attractive mid-market value-add infrastructure businesses in the telecom, transport and energy sectors across Europe. The current portfolio of investments for AEIF2 comprises controlling positions in four strong infrastructure businesses, with good geographic diversification across Switzerland, the Benelux region, Norway and the United Kingdom.

The fundraising attracted commitments from high profile and sophisticated institutional investors in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia including the European Investment Bank as well as a significant number of investors that have invested with Arcus since its inception.

Campbell Lutyens acted as global fundraising adviser for Arcus. Clifford Chance acted as the global legal and regulatory counsel. PwC acted as the tax adviser for the fundraising.