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DKK 8 bn. in the first closing of
Copenhagen Infrastructure II
7 October, 2014
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners raise DKK 8 billion (EUR 1.05 billion) in the first closing of
Copenhagen Infrastructure II K/S
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S, a market leading infrastructure manager in the Nordics, owned and
managed by Jakob Baruël Poulsen, Rune Bro Róin, Torsten Lodberg Smed, Christian Skakkebæk and Christina
Grumstrup Sørensen, on 2 October 2014 announced the raising of DKK 8 billion in the first closing of
Copenhagen Infrastructure II K/S.
Eight institutional investors, DIP, JØP, Lægernes Pensionskasse, PBU, Nordea, Nykredit, PFA and
PensionDanmark, have committed a total of DKK 8 billion (EUR 1.05 billion) to a new fund, Copenhagen
Infrastructure II K/S. The fund will focus on investments within energy infrastructure such as biomass fired
power plants, electricity transmission grid and onshore and offshore wind power, and is expected to retain its
investments throughout the entire 20-year lifetime of the fund. Fund raising will continue until the end of Q1
2015, and the total equity commitment at final closing is expected to be DKK 10-12 billion (EUR 1.3-1.6 billion).
Bruun & Hjejle has advised on all aspect of the fund raising and fund formation for Copenhagen Infrastructure II,
including structuring and drafting of the fund documentation, regulatory (AIFMD) approval and compliance for
the manager and the fund and designing of co-investment and carry models tailored for the 20-year life time of
the fund. In structuring and advising on the terms for Copenhagen Infrastructure II in line with market-standard
expectations of institutional investors, Bruun & Hjejle has built on its extensive experience regarding alternative
investment structure. Since 2011, Bruun & Hjejle has advised investors and sponsors in relation to the formation
of more than 75 alternative investment structures, includes the formation of Dansk Vækstkapital K/S (2011; DKK
5 billion), Copenhagen Infrastructure I K/S (2012; DKK 7.2 billion), Sparinvest Property Investors III K/S
(2013/2014; DKK 2.4 billion), Danish Climate Investment Fund K/S (2014; DKK 1.3 billion), CI Artemis K/S
(2014; DKK 2.9 billion) and Copenhagen Infrastructure II K/S (2014/first close; DKK 8 billion).
For further information, please contact:
Mogens Thorninger, Partner, + 45 33 34 52 30
About Bruun & Hjejle
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Finance, Real estate and Construction, Dispute resolution and Regulatory. We maintain a first class international network of firms as best friends. In recent years,
we have advised 31 of the top 50 companies in Denmark, including 14 of the 24 OMXC Large Cap listed companies. We have also acted for several companies
comprising the Euro Stoxx 600 index and the S&P 500 index in addition to international, non-listed companies in a variety of sectors. Our clients in the private
equity segment include many large cap global funds and leading Nordic funds. We are 31 partners and approximately 180 employees. For additional information
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