Infrastructure Investments

Northleaf invests in long-term infrastructure assets in OECD countries that exhibit some or all of the following characteristics:

  • Oligopolistic/monopolistic structures that offer protection from competition due to high barriers to entry;
  • Consistent and relatively inelastic demand for the assets’ services;
  • Stable and predictable inflation-linked cash flows;
  • Low-risk and long economic lives; and
  • Stable and transparent regulatory frameworks.

Representative investments include:

Tillman FiberCo: 
A leading provider of wholesale fiber-to-the-premise network
Date: 
August 2023
Sector: 
Communications Infrastructure
Geography: 
 United States
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Tillman FiberCo
Provident: 
A leading provider of sub-metering and building automation services
Date: 
August 2023
Sector: 
Energy Transition
Geography: 
 Canada
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Provident
Fortysouth: 
Largest independent cell tower platform in New Zealand
Date: 
November 2022
Sector: 
Communications Infrastructure
Geography: 
 Other OECD
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Fortysouth
Thames Clippers: 
Multi-stop river bus service operating on the Thames River in London, UK
Date: 
April 2022
Sector: 
Transportation
Geography: 
 United Kingdom
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Thames Clippers
AMAROK: 
Provider of perimeter security infrastructure to commercial and industrial properties across the US
Date: 
December 2021
Sector: 
Security Infrastructure
Geography: 
 United States
Investment Partner: 
Avalt
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AMAROK
Quickline Communications: 
Provider of ultrafast broadband in the UK
Date: 
June 2021
Sector: 
Communications Infrastructure
Geography: 
 United Kingdom
Investment Partner: 
Bigblu Broadband and Harwood Capital
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Quickline Communications
Douglas Terminals: 
A newly built liquid bulk storage terminal strategically based in the Port of Ghent, Belgium
Date: 
December 2019
Sector: 
Energy
Geography: 
 Europe
Investment Partner: 
Ghent Transport & Storage
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Douglas Terminals
Odfjell Terminals: 
Portfolio of bulk liquid storage terminals located in Texas and South Carolina
Date: 
May 2019
Sector: 
Energy
Geography: 
 United States
Investment Partner: 
Odfjell SE
Odfjell Terminals
CSV: 
Calgary-based developer, owner and operator of contracted energy assets
Date: 
May 2019
Sector: 
Energy
Geography: 
 Canada
CSV
Canadian Breaks: 
210.1 MW wind farm located in Northwest Texas
Date: 
March 2019
Sector: 
Power
Geography: 
 United States
Canadian Breaks
Vault Data Centers: 
Platform of highly strategic data centers diversified by geography and counterparty
Date: 
February 2019
Sector: 
Communications Infrastructure
Geography: 
 United States
Vault Data Centers
Mula Solar Farm: 
494 MW solar facility located in Murcia, Spain
Date: 
August 2018
Sector: 
Power
Geography: 
 Europe
Mula Solar Farm
Lal Lal Wind Farms: 
Portfolio of two adjacent wind farms with a combined output of 228 MW
Date: 
June 2018
Sector: 
Power
Geography: 
 Australia
Investment Partner: 
InfraRed, Macquarie
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Lal Lal Wind Farms
Northwest Parkway: 
Nine mile toll highway that forms part of the beltway system extending around the Denver Metropolitan area
Date: 
March 2017
Sector: 
Transportation
Geography: 
 United States
Investment Partner: 
DIF, HICL
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Northwest Parkway
Cotton Plains Portfolio: 
Diversified 217 MW portfolio of wind and solar assets located in Texas
Date: 
July 2016
Sector: 
Power
Geography: 
 United States
Investment Partner: 
Apex Clean Energy
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Cotton Plains Portfolio
Millennium Parking Garages: 
Underground parking system in downtown Chicago
Date: 
May 2016
Sector: 
Transportation
Geography: 
 United States
Investment Partner: 
AMP Capital
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Millennium Parking Garages
SH 288 Managed Lanes: 
60 mile highway connecting downtown Houston to the gulf coast of Texas
Date: 
May 2016
Sector: 
PPP
Geography: 
 United States
Investment Partner: 
Various
SH 288 Managed Lanes
Navigator Terminals: 
Bulk liquid storage business with four locations
Date: 
March 2016
Sector: 
Energy
Geography: 
 United Kingdom
Investment Partner: 
Colonial First State, Greenergy
Navigator Terminals
ORPD Geothermal Portfolio: 
Portfolio of four geothermal and recovered energy generation assets
Date: 
April 2015
Sector: 
Power
Geography: 
 United States
Investment Partner: 
Ormat Technologies Inc.
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ORPD Geothermal Portfolio
South Branch Wind Farm: 
Operational 30 MW wind power facility located in Eastern Ontario
Date: 
December 2014
Sector: 
Power
Geography: 
 Canada
Investment Partner: 
EDP Renewables
South Branch Wind Farm
Maple PPP Portfolio: 
Portfolio of three Public-private partnership assets in Canada
Date: 
December 2014
Sector: 
PPP
Geography: 
 Canada
Maple PPP Portfolio
Quantem: 
Bulk liquid storage business with 12 locations
Date: 
October 2014
Sector: 
Energy
Geography: 
 Australia
Investment Partner: 
Palisade, First Sentier, Macquarie, Fengate
Quantem
US 36 Managed Lanes: 
23 mile highway connecting Denver and Boulder, Colorado
Date: 
February 2014
Sector: 
PPP
Geography: 
 United States
US 36 Managed Lanes
Scally Rooftop Solar Portfolio: 
Portfolio of rooftop solar assets in the U.K.
Date: 
December 2013
Sector: 
Power
Geography: 
 United Kingdom
Scally Rooftop Solar Portfolio
Southern Water: 
Provider of water and sewage services in the southeast of England
Date: 
September 2013
Sector: 
Utilities
Geography: 
 United Kingdom
Investment Partner: 
JP Morgan, UBS and others
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Southern Water
Sierra Yoyo Desan Road: 
188 km road located in northern British Columbia
Date: 
August 2013
Sector: 
PPP
Geography: 
 Canada
Sierra Yoyo Desan Road
Waterloo Wind Farm: 
131 MW wind facility located in south Australia
Date: 
May 2013
Sector: 
Power
Geography: 
 Australia
Investment Partner: 
Palisade Investment Partners
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Waterloo Wind Farm