IFM Investors is a global asset manager, founded and owned by pension funds, with capabilities in infrastructure equity and debt, private equity, private credit, real estate and listed equities. We believe healthy returns depend on healthy economic, environmental and social systems - and these are evolving on a scale never experienced before. To find opportunity, build value and meet the needs of future generations, you need scale, skill and expertise. That’s what IFM Investors has built up over 30 years.
With assets under management of approximately €137.5 billion (as at 31 December 2024), we prioritise the interests of almost 750 institutional investors worldwide. IFM operates from 13 offices across Australia, Europe, North America and Asia.
Infrastructure
Founded and owned by pension funds, IFM Investors is a pioneer and leader in infrastructure investing. We own and operate critical assets across energy, utilities, transport and social infrastructure, generating wide-ranging social and economic benefits for communities around the world. With more than 30 years’ experience, we currently have over 160 investment specialists across infrastructure debt and infrastructure equity (as at 31 December 2024), operating from offices across Australia, Europe, North America and Asia.
We believe investing sustainably is key to achieving strong investment returns over the long term, which is why we actively engage with the companies we invest in, as well as policymakers and like-minded institutions. We target essential businesses that typically have strong market positions, employ conservative leverage, operate in predictable regulatory environments, and enjoy high barriers to entry. When working with these businesses, we prioritise value-add initiatives that foster improvements in corporate strategy, operations, finance and capital expenditure.
Visions and beliefs
IFM was founded by pension funds. It’s still owned by pension funds today. Our clients are stewards of capital too, with the same duty to deliver value over decades. We share a multi-generational vision: to invest, protect and grow the savings of millions of working people. We do it by investing, owning and financing the assets our clients and their beneficiaries rely on to live their lives.
From Sydney Airport to the Indiana Toll Road, from energy storage to data storage, we invest in what matters: real assets that will serve society’s needs for decades to come and seek to deliver for clients the positive outcomes they need.
Investment process and research
We invest patiently and strategically. And we seek to invest sustainably, helping to transition existing infrastructure as well as investing in newer sustainable assets.
Where our funds own assets, typically sector experts join their boards and management committees to share their expertise to help drive performance. Where we finance assets, we’re in ongoing dialogue, helping to shape strategy.
We believe that people drive performance, and that diversity of thought drives better decision-making. By feeding in best practice and sharing knowledge, we’re helping to build resilient businesses that deliver benefits not just to their shareholders, but to their workers and to the communities where they operate
