Stafford Capital Partners (Stafford) has finalized the deployment of its fourth Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund IV (SISF IV) and made the first investment in its fifth fund, SISF V.

In Q3 of 2023, Stafford executed the following transactions:

• a US$30 million co-investment in a diversified high-growth data center platform in the US; and
• a US$65 million LP Secondary investment in a recent vintage fund managed by a prominent digital infrastructure manager.

These transactions mark the concluding investments for SISF IV and the inaugural investment for SISF V. Following a successful strategy, the SISF funds offer investors access to a diversified global infrastructure portfolio through off-market secondaries and special situations, with a primary focus on core infrastructure risk in Europe, North America, and Australasia. This encompasses LP and GP-led secondaries as well as co-investments. The fund, classified as an Article 8 fund under the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation, actively pursues energy transition assets while rigorously limiting exposure to fossil-fuel-related ventures.

SISF IV concluded in August 2022, securing EUR731 million (USD793 Million) in commitments from 33 investors across 13 countries. As of November 2023, it is fully deployed with 20 deals in 22 positions spanning 277 assets, surpassing its ambitious Net-Zero climate targets.