– ArcLight Capital Partners announced the successful close of ArcLight Infrastructure Partners Fund VIII with $3.9 billion in total commitments
– The fund was oversubscribed, exceeding its $3.0 billion target by 30%
– Total capital raised by ArcLight over the past 24 months across all vehicles surpassed $6 billion
– The firm highlighted that this expansion significantly increases its ability to work with partners
– Founder and Managing Partner Dan Revers emphasized ArcLight’s long-standing focus since 2001 on investing in electric power, renewables, strategic gas, and related infrastructure
– ArcLight is celebrating its 25th year of investing
– President & Partner Angelo Acconcia highlighted the growing importance of building, connecting, and operating critical infrastructure for long-term value creation
– Since inception in 2001, ArcLight has invested in and built electric infrastructure globally
– The firm has owned, controlled, or operated approximately 70 GW of power generation assets
– It has also managed 48,000 miles of electric and gas transmission infrastructure
– These assets collectively represent over $80 billion in enterprise value