InfraRed has had an established presence in North America for over 10 years, with extensive investor relationships and investments. Nicole joins its team, based in InfraRed’s New York office. She will play a key role in deepening and extending relationships with investors in both North and South American markets as InfraRed seeks to capitalise on interest in its strategies and co-investments throughout the region.
Nicole joins InfraRed from DWS, where she was a Senior Alternatives Investment Specialist focused on real assets. She was a product specialist for DWS’ private infrastructure funds, distributing these funds to institutional clients throughout the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
Nicole’s previous experience includes working within Deutsche Bank’s Key Client Group, where she facilitated joint ventures between the Wealth Management and the Global Markets and Global Banking divisions. She was also co-chair of dwsEnable – an employee inclusion network supporting individuals with disabilities both seen and unseen.
Michael Straka, Head of Capital Formation, InfraRed, said: “The Americas are a significant market for InfraRed’s future growth as we look to capitalise on the burgeoning interest in our differentiated strategies. Nicole’s expertise and experience across the alternative investment landscape and her proven track record in managing key relationships makes her an invaluable asset to our team.”
Nicole Thie, Director, InfraRed, said: “InfraRed has a strong footprint in the Americas and significant opportunities for growth. I am excited to work with the team across the region to support the success of our various infrastructure strategies.”
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About InfraRed Capital Partners
InfraRed Capital Partners is an international infrastructure asset manager, with more than 160 professionals operating worldwide from offices in London, Madrid, New York, Sydney and Seoul. Over the past 25 years, InfraRed has established itself as a highly successful developer and steward of infrastructure assets that play a vital role in supporting communities. InfraRed manages US$13bn of equity capital [1] for investors around the globe, in listed and private funds across both core and value-add strategies.
A long-term sustainability-led mindset is integral to how InfraRed operates as it aims to achieve lasting, positive impacts and deliver on its vision of Creating Better Futures. InfraRed is a signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) [2], a member of the Net Zero Asset Manager’s Initiative, and is a TCFD supporter.
InfraRed is part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. InfraRed represents the infrastructure equity arm of SLC Management, which also incorporates BGO, a global real estate investment management adviser, and Crescent Capital, a global alternative credit investment asset manager.
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[1] Uses 5-year average FX as at 30th June 2024 of GBP/USD of 1.2821; EUR/USD 1.1141. EUM is USD 12.741m
[2] Information on the Principles for Responsible Investment (“PRI”) ratings are available at https://www.unpri.org/about-the-pri
