File 026059
Email Chain About Edmond de Rothschild Infrastructure Investment Opportunities (File 026059)
Email correspondence from February 2017 discussing Edmond de Rothschild's infrastructure investment expertise and potential private-public partnership opportunities in the US, with references to TIIC and BRIDGE investment funds.
Summary
Johnny El Hachem from Edmond de Rothschild pitches infrastructure investment opportunities to Jeffrey E., discussing the bank's experience in European infrastructure financing and positioning them as potential partners for US infrastructure projects. The email highlights two investment platforms: TIIC Group, a pan-European infrastructure firm managing mid-market transportation and social infrastructure projects, and BRIDGE, an infrastructure debt platform with €1bn in assets under management. The correspondence references potential double-digit returns through equity partnerships and private-public partnerships, with explicit mention of Trump's infrastructure agenda.
From: EL HACHEM JohnnySent: 2/8/2017 12:01:12 PMTo: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]CC: AdeRSubject: Re: Edmond de Rothschild Infrastructure ExpertiseImportance: HighI agree with your analysis.On the debt side the yield will be low for sure. Nevertheless by leading the consortium and by being the Equityprovider of the PPP than the double digit return will be possibleHappy to discuss furtherSent from my iPhoneOn 8 fevr. 2017, at 12:59, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:thanks, the issue will be returns on investment. . there is a HUGE amount of cash sitting on thesidelines, trump will want to do private public partnerships on most things. . donald loves therothschild name.On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 7:23 AM, EL HACHEM Johnny ____________________> wrote:Dear Jeff,As previously discussed between you and Ariane, Edmond de Rothschild is deeply involved in the building andfinancing of the infrastructure in Europe. Edmond de Rothschild has an outstanding track record, history andpresence in European infrastructure, as well as being one of Europe's most recognized financial advisors tothe infrastructure market. We have developed deep expertise in the infrastructure sector and sought secure,well-managed assets, generating stable, long-term returns for investors.We have done so by initiating and backing two experienced and highly-respected managers in the industry,TIIC and BRIDGE. TIIC is an equity investor in transport and social infrastructure. BRIDGE is an infrastructuredebt provider. Both managers are covered in more detail below. Edmond de Rothschild has been heavilyinvolved in the launch of the below funds, providing crucial support in fund structuring, due diligence, capitalraising, legal & compliance functions as well as the sound governance and ESG management across all funds.Partnering with TIIC and BRIDGE has enabled Edmond de Rothschild to build a strong franchise withininfrastructure investments, complementing its overall Private Equity offering. Edmond de Rothschild has alsoacted as anchor investor for these funds, demonstrating its strong alignment of interest with theseinvestment teams. With Ariane we strongly believe that we should absolutely find a way to collaboratetogether with you to think and initiate something to serve the future needs of the US in the infrastructurefield.Please find attached further information on each manager. This would also be a chance for us to exploreopportunities of working together in the future.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 026059Please feel free to reach out to us if you require any further information. We look forward to hearing fromyou soon.TIICTIIC Group backed by Edmond de Rothschild, is a pan-European infrastructure firm advising on mid-marketinfrastructure projects across Europe in both the transportation and social sectors. It was established in 2008by the 3 founding partners of TIIC Group, Jaime d'Almeida, Manuel Cary and Francisco Mendes, with strategicsupport from the Edmond de Rothschild Group and Brisa.The aim of TIIC Group is to bring an operational approach to infrastructure investments in Europe, drawingupon the extensive management and financial skills of its team members. These skills have been developedover many years at some of Europe's leading infrastructure operators and project financing firms which,when combined with the very specific infrastructure expertise of both the Edmond de Rothschild Group andBrisa, makes for a powerful and differentiated investment platform.TIIC Group operates from two offices in Lisbon and Paris, providing its team with access to relevantinvestment opportunities across key target markets in Europe as well as to leading industrial contractors,operators, advisors and financiers in the infrastructure industry.TIIC Group successfully raised a First Fund with €140m of commitments targeting transportation investmentsacross Europe. The portfolio of the First Fund comprises 6 assets located in Portugal, Spain, France andPoland. They represent a carefully balanced mix of greenfield and early stage brownfield projects in roadsand car parks. TIIC Group has played an active role in the sourcing and development of all investments andhas made a significant contribution to value creation. TIIC Group believes that this is a high quality,operationally secure, cash yielding portfolio of assets which will be of strong interest to potential investorsover the coming few years.TIIC has launched a successor fund, TIIC 2, which will build upon TIIC Group' differentiated approach toinfrastructure in Europe. TIIC 2 will is targeting aggregate commitments from investors of €300m (€350mhard cap) to invest into both transportation and social infrastructure projects in Europe. TIIC 2 will also seekto invest, on a very selective basis, into greenfield social infrastructure projects in New Frontier Markets,within close proximity to the European Union. Given its powerful network of relationships across Europe andthe operational skills of its team, TIIC Group will continue to target superior investment returns for TIIC 2'sportfolio of assets. These returns should be in line with the anticipated returns from the First Fund portfoliowhich is forecast to deliver a gross IRR of up to 14% and a multiple of approximately 2x on invested capital.TIIC announced the first close of TIIC 2 on December 30th 2016, with aggregate commitments of €135m froma group of high quality and well-diversified limited partners. First close investors in TIIC 2 include theEuropean Investment Bank and Edmond de Rothschild, both with significant commitments, as well as theHOUSE OVERSIGHT 026060TIIC team. TIIC 2 is also supported by a number of existing investors, together with several Europeaninsurance companies, pension funds and family offices. A second close is planned in the coming months andthe final close will occur before the end of 2017. We have received significant interest from a number ofEuropean institutional investors, many of which are in the process of completing detailed due diligence onTIIC 2. We are firmly on track to achieve a final close of TIIC 2 before the end of the year.Furthermore, TIIC has announced the first exit from Fund 1, with outstanding returns. Three otherinvestments are in sales processes and should close during the next few months.BRIDGEBRIDGE is an infrastructure debt platform initiated by Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (EdRAM) toenable institutional investors to access infrastructure assets with secured and stable revenue streams. BRIDGEis a London based second generation debt fund sourcing and structuring transactions directly from sponsorswhen feasible and one of the few independent debt teams only investing on behalf of clients. The BRIDGE teamhas the ability to execute and deliver transactions as efficiently as traditional lenders as well as negotiate termsand conditions bringing optimised yield and security to investors.The BRIDGE platform was set up as a new leg of EDR's Infrastructure, Real Assets & Structured Finance Teamstriving to take advantage of the expertise of the infrastructure sector acquired when the team became a globalleader in PPP & Transport infrastructure financial advisory in 2011 and 2012.The BRIDGE platform raised € 400m of new monies in 2016 and has successfully reached the €1bn mark ofAssets under Management at the end of 2016. The platform comprises three investment vehicles (French FCTand Lux SIF) and is currently fundraising for additional pockets of liquidity:o BRIDGE I reached final closing in December 2014 with approximately €600m of aggregate commitments from a clubof institutional investors.o BRIDGE I Dedicated Compartmentis a vehicle created by a large European institution and anchor investor of the firstfund with a €250m target amount available for deployment.o BRIDGE II reached first close in December 2016 with €150m of commitments in order to invest in three transactions.Fundraising for BRIDGE ll is still ongoing, targeting a group of institutional investors in Europe and elsewhere, with finaltarget size of €600m.The BRIDGE platform has a long-term European investment strategy and a mandate to cover all sectors ofinfrastructure, notably energy, renewables, utilities, transportation, telecommunications and socialinfrastructure and can execute project financing, refinancing and acquisition finance transactions.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 026061The BRIDGE platform currently comprises investments of between €20420 million each, in 17 Europeaninfrastructure transactions. In 2016 alone, the BRIDGE team has achieved financial close for 11 infrastructuredeals in Europe aggregating ca. €390m. When benchmarked against other similar funds, the investment teamhas succeeded in deploying faster and with credit spreads well above the infrastructure senior debt benchmark,enabling BRIDGE to become a force in the growing institutions-backed infrastructure debt market. BRIDGE'sability to invest beyond the traditional definition of core infrastructure and to structure transactions was a keydifferentiator when Edmond de Rothschild launched this platform, as part of its commitment to real economy.BRIDGE is innovative in the sense that the investment team sources transactions directly from sponsors and isactively involved in the structuring phase, acting as Mandated Lead Arranger.BRIDGE comprises a large, international and skilled London based investment team of 11 investmentprofessionals who between them have arranged more than €100bn of landmark infrastructure deals over thelast 20 years across the globe. The BRIDGE team is among the largest within the debt funds universe anddemonstrates the Edmond de Rothschild Group's commitment to the platform.Kind regards,JohnnyJohnny el HACHEMEdmond de Rothschild Private Equity29 Route de Pre-BoisCase postale 4901215 Geneve 15SuisseHOUSE OVERSIGHT 026062please noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 026063