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Swiss Pension Funds Increase Commitments to Record Infrastructure Equity Fund to EUR 1.23 Billion

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Swiss Pension Funds Increase Commitments to Record Infrastructure Equity Fund to EUR 1.23 Billion
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Swiss Pension Funds Increase Commitments to Record Infrastructure Equity Fund to EUR 1.23 Billion

2026-07-14 15:58 Last Updated At:16:00

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 14, 2026--

Record Asset Management GmbH (RAM), subsidiary of London-listed Record plc (Record Financial Group), today announced that its Infrastructure Equity fund has attracted EUR 160 million of additional capital from Swiss pension funds, increasing total commitments to approximately EUR 1.23 billion. Capital deployment continues to progress in line with expectations, with more than one-third of the fund’s initial capital now deployed or committed to investments.

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RAM manages a dedicated infrastructure co-investment vehicle in partnership with APG, the pension asset manager of ABP, providing Swiss pension funds with access to large-scale infrastructure equity investments alongside APG’s pension fund partners.

RAM is the European asset management arm of Record Financial Group, the London-listed specialist investment group managing USD 115 billion of assets on behalf of institutional clients worldwide. Record's client base comprises pension funds, foundations, sovereign institutions and other asset managers, with whom the Group has built long-standing relationships through its focus on bespoke investment and risk management solutions. Headquartered in London, Record has offices in Hamburg, Zurich, Zug, New York, and Hong Kong.

As part of its private markets strategy, RAM manages a dedicated infrastructure co-investment vehicle through which pension funds participate in APG’s Asset Owner Partnership programme. The collaboration enables like-minded long-term investors to access private infrastructure opportunities alongside APG’s pension fund clients, including ABP, one of the world’s largest pension funds with approximately EUR 560 billion of assets under management. Since launch, the fund has invested in a portfolio of essential infrastructure assets across Europe and North America, including TenneT Germany, which owns approximately half of the country’s high-voltage electricity grid and plays a critical role in enabling Germany’s energy transition through the expansion and modernisation of its power network; Pattern Energy, one of North America’s leading renewable energy and transmission infrastructure platforms, with approximately 12 GW of operating assets and an active development and construction portfolio of around 40 GW spanning renewable generation, energy storage and transmission; and NorthC, one of North-West Europe’s major enterprise colocation data centre platforms, operating 25 facilities across the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland, providing mission-critical digital infrastructure supported by growing demand for data sovereignty, connectivity and cloud services.

The additional commitments to the fund have been accompanied by a broadening of the investor base, with the number of participating Swiss pension funds increasing from four at launch to eight today. Together, these developments demonstrate continued growth of the strategy and the broadening participation of Swiss institutional investors. The co-investment programme is focused on providing investors with access to essential infrastructure assets that offer the potential for attractive long-term returns supported by resilient cash flows and structural growth trends.

Dr Jan Hendrik Witte, CEO of Record Financial Group, commented:

"The EUR 160 million of additional capital secured by the fund is a strong endorsement of both our investment approach and our execution capabilities. The combination of successful capital deployment, increased commitments, and a growing institutional investor base demonstrates the momentum we are building across our private markets platform. We continue to see significant opportunities within infrastructure and remain focused on delivering attractive long-term outcomes for our clients."

The Infrastructure Equity fund forms an important part of Record's broader private markets offering, which now spans infrastructure, real estate, private credit and Sharia-compliant investment solutions. By leveraging the Group's existing operational infrastructure, investment expertise and institutional client relationships, Record continues to expand its private markets capabilities in a scalable and capital-efficient manner.

Swiss Pension Funds Increase Commitments to Record Infrastructure Equity Fund to EUR 1.23 Billion

Swiss Pension Funds Increase Commitments to Record Infrastructure Equity Fund to EUR 1.23 Billion

PARIS (AP) — This year’s Bastille Day celebrations aren’t just about France. Troops and warplanes from around Europe are joining Tuesday’s pomp-filled parade through Paris, in what’s meant to be a showcase of support for Ukraine and proof of European military strength.

On President Emmanuel Macron’s last Bastille Day as president, he is hosting around 30 other leaders for an event that appears aimed at showing both Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump that Europe is united and stepping up to defend itself.

Macron's wife, Brigitte, welcomed leaders including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they arrived for the celebrations.

Meanwhile, raging forest fires and a red-alert heat wave are shaking up France’s biggest national holiday, forcing the cancellation of traditional fireworks and firefighters’ balls.

Here’s what to know about Bastille Day this year.

It’s celebrated on July 14 because that’s the day Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress and prison in 1789, helping spark the French Revolution that overthrew the monarchy and sent King Louis XVI and his queen Marie-Antoinette to the guillotine.

Today, the day is central to the French calendar. Presidents use it to vaunt France’s accomplishments and national pride, mayors host village festivals and families gather for holiday meals.

The centerpiece is the Paris parade beneath the Napoleon-era Arc de Triomphe and along the Champs-Elysees avenue, which inspired Trump to stage his own parade last year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will join Macron along with some 30 other heads of state or government in the special viewing area for the parade.

Ukrainian troops will march along the cobblestoned avenue, and Ukrainian co-pilots trained in France will fly two Mirage 2000B fighter jets alongside French air force pilots.

On the ground, the parade will open with around 500 troops from the ″coalition of the willing″ grouping of countries that have pledged to help with Ukraine’s post-war security.

Macron said Monday night that it’s a ″great honor″ to welcome to the parade ″all the partners in the coalition of the willing and our Ukrainian friends who will march with us and illustrate its strategic reawakening and our unity.″

In the skies, aircraft from Germany, the United Kingdom, Croatia, Poland, Denmark, Greece, Sweden, Norway, Spain and Italy will take part.

The parade will set a record in terms of number of troops: 6,800 troops will take part in the marching parade this year, compared with 5,810 in 2025.

Thousands of soldiers started taking up positions early Tuesday, many taking selfies as helicopters flew overhead.

Forest fires are raging in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris and in areas of southern France, as the country suffers through its third heat wave this year.

As a result, authorities in some regions — including the French capital — banned fireworks and firefighters' balls customarily held around Bastille Day.

The Eiffel Tower's fireworks and drone show was maintained, however, and held Monday night, including a drone formation shaped like the Statue of Liberty — a gift from France to the United States that arrived in New York in 1885 to mark the U.S. centennial, the end of the American Civil War, and friendship between the two countries.

Associated Press writers Sylvie Corbet and Angela Charlton in Paris contributed.

Fireworks and drones illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during the eve of Bastille Day celebrations late Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Fireworks and drones illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during the eve of Bastille Day celebrations late Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Fireworks and drones illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during the eve of Bastille Day celebrations late Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Fireworks and drones illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during the eve of Bastille Day celebrations late Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Fireworks and drones illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during the eve of Bastille Day celebrations, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Fireworks and drones illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during the eve of Bastille Day celebrations, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his traditional address to the armed forces on the eve of the Bastille Day parade at the Ministry of Defense in Paris, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, Pool)

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his traditional address to the armed forces on the eve of the Bastille Day parade at the Ministry of Defense in Paris, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, Pool)

French President Emmanuel Macron greets senior military officers after his traditional address to the armed forces on the eve of the Bastille Day parade at the Ministry of Defense in Paris, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, Pool)

French President Emmanuel Macron greets senior military officers after his traditional address to the armed forces on the eve of the Bastille Day parade at the Ministry of Defense in Paris, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, Pool)

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