Reasons for Direct Infrastructure Investment

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Today many of the larger infrastructure investors
develop their portfolios by moving away from
unlisted funds to direct infrastructure
investment strategies. In order to achieve
greater control of the assets held in their
portfolios, these investors rely heavily on
direct infrastructure investment.
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Another major advantage of direct infrastructure
is that investors can avoid expenses associated
with large funds. This trend has also resulted in
larger infrastructure fund targeting the highest
profile opportunities, leaving opportunity in the
infrastructure middle market space.
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Owners are now looking for a direct and
sophisticated way to own infrastructure assets
with turn-key management in place. Aviation
infrastructure and on airport service providers
are perfect examples of direct infrastructure
opportunities.
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While aviation infrastructure requires capital
resources, many opportunities exist at smaller
regional and general aviation airports. The
characteristics of these opportunities are
similar to others in the infrastructure
spacereal assets, with long lives, low risk of
disruption and high barriers to entry. Most on
airport infrastructure opportunities and service
businesses benefit from significant long term
leases, many of which are greater than 30 years.
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• Ownership strategies focus in the following
  points are as
• Core infrastructure such as terminals
• Ancillary facilities such as fuel farms and
  parking decks
• Airport service businesses, such as FBOs, MROs
  and ACM
• Third party facility development

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• Owners who engage professional management teams
  realize the best outcomes due to
• Professional managers with proven track records
• Management experience across economic cycles
• Depth and breadth of management capabilities
• Industry leading operational financial reporting

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These are some of the keys to direct aviation
infrastructure investment and ownership. If you
are an aviation asset owner looking to maximize
the value of your holdings, consider engaging a
professional aviation manager today.
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