The low interest rates that led to richly valued stock and bond markets have made infrastructure investing increasingly attractive, and others are seeking similar opportunities. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyYet they also have the benefit of being less volatile investments that produce steady returns. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“The appetite for infrastructure investing is really strong, and investors are currently looking to increase their exposure right now,” said Tom Carr, an expert in infrastructure investing at Preqin. Attractive infrastructure investments can vary. But then the financial crisis hit, investor appetite dried up, and the recently hired infrastructure specialists left and started their own fund, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, in 2011, leaving Blackstone without a dedicated infrastructure fund for years.

Source: New York Times May 26, 2017 00:45 UTC