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LONDON, Aug. 31, 2022, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Stafford Capital Partners ("Stafford"), a leading international private markets

investment and advisory group is pleased to announce the close of Stafford

Infrastructure Secondaries Fund IV ("SISF IV").

The closing marks the largest fund in Stafford's history, with the fund

receiving €731m in commitments from 33 investors across 13 countries. Alongside

these commitments, Stafford raised an additional £100m managed account for

geographically focussed infrastructure secondary transactions.

With 13 closed transactions and a further three in exclusivity, Stafford

expects to have committed 75% of capital commitments to the fund in Q4 2022.

Following the closing of this fund, Stafford now has USD $1.7bn in

infrastructure assets under management.

SISF IV is Stafford's fourth dedicated infrastructure secondaries fund. It

invests in existing core infrastructure funds predominantly in Europe, North

America and Australasia through LP as well as GP-led secondaries.

The fund is classified as an Article 8 fund under the Sustainable Finance

Disclosures Regulation. It actively targets energy transition assets while

strongly limiting its fossil-fuel related exposure.

Commenting on the close of SISF IV, Dr Ingo Marten, Managing Partner, Stafford

Real Assets said:

"I am delighted to announce the closing of SISF IV and I am particularly

pleased that we have attracted many new investors across Europe, North America,

and Asia Pacific. For this fund we have pursued the successful strategy of the

SISF series, focused on secondary transactions with strong managers".

William Greene, Managing Partner, Stafford Infrastructure added: "The

diversified portfolio we have built for SISF IV exhibits strong cashflow

visibility from high-quality diversified assets acquired through attractive,

value-additive transactions, which deliver an immediate and stable yield to our

investors"

About Stafford Capital Partners

Stafford Capital Partners ("Stafford") is an independent private markets

investment and advisory firm with USD 8.1bn in assets under management and

advice for more than 150 institutional clients worldwide. Founded in 2000, it

has a global team of 80+ professionals investing in infrastructure, timberland,

agriculture & food and sustainable private equity through secondaries,

primaries, and co-investments. Stafford has been a UN PRI signatory since 2010

and has committed to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. It puts

sustainability at the centre of its investment process and implements a

well-defined ESG program across all strategies. In the UK, Stafford is

authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Firm Reference

Number: 225586).

This release neither constitutes an offer to sell nor a solicitation to invest

in any of Stafford's funds. It is for information purposes only and is not a

recommendation. It does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to

invest in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale would be prohibited or to

any person not meeting the required investor criteria.

SOURCE: Stafford Capital Partners