한국어 日本語 CLIENT LOGIN About Us Investment Capabilities Insights How We Invest IFM INVESTORS INSIGHT ARTICLE Infrastructure debt – Opportunities in the post-COVID recovery August 2021 Phelim Bolger Tagged in: Debt Investments Estimated read time: 5 min Download: Summary As the global economy recovers from the COVID pandemic, companies and governments are re-thinking how economies operate and focusing on rebuilding in a more sustainable way. Recovery efforts are being supported by ambitious government spending plans that focus strongly on infrastructure. For example, the UK government recently announced £100bn in infrastructure type spending for 2021-22 to help build roads, rail and fibre, amongst other investments, to make the British economy more resilient as part of the ‘Build Back Better’ plan. And this is all taking place alongside the transition toward less carbon intensive infrastructure which we expect to accelerate in the years ahead. COMPARING DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES - INFRASTRUCTURE DEBT VS CORPORATE BONDS Source: Source: Moody’s Infrastructure Default and Recovery Rates (1983-2019 (published 9 October 2020). Past performance does not guarantee future results. Since infrastructure financing is often more heavily weighted towards debt than equity, the supply of infrastructure debt opportunities will likely increase in this environment. For investors, the attractiveness of infrastructure debt investments lies primarily in the resilient income they can generate and their relatively low risk profile compared to other similarly yielding fixed income alternatives. In this paper we outline the case for investing in infrastructure debt, the factors that enable it to provide resilient income and the relative value opportunities that currently exist in the market. Download full document: IFM Investors - Infrastructure Debt - Opportunities in the post-COVID recovery [PDF] Share this article Director, Global Relationship Group Phelim Bolger Joined in January 2018 1st class Bachelor of Management from Trinity College Dublin and an Advanced Diploma in Administration and Marketing from the Dublin Institute of Technology. Phelim Bolger is an infrastructure specialist at IFM Investors, an asset manager uniquely owned by all-profit-to-members Australian pension funds. At IFM, Phelim is responsible for our partnerships with UK Local Government Pension Schemes, other like-minded pension funds and their investment advisors. Over his twenty years in investment management, Phelim focused on investment advisory, investment specialist and business development roles in alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure. Prior to joining IFM, Phelim worked at JPMorgan, UBP, HSBC Alternative Investments Limited, Deutsche Asset Management and Ardian. Media Centre Contact Client Login Site Map Modern Slavery Privacy Notice Ethics Contact Line Disclaimer