HanseMerkur Trust AG, together with the capital management company Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A. ("HAFS"), has launched HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF S.C.A., SICAV ("HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF").
"With the HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF, we provide investors with structured access to an institutional market segment that is characterized by long-term demand and high investment dynamics," says Jens Schneider, Head of Investments at HanseMerkur Trust AG. "The focus on target funds in the field of data centers in the hyperscaler environment reflects our conviction that digital infrastructure is a central component of long-term real asset portfolios."
The ELTIF is designed as a fund of funds and invests in selected fund strategies of specialised asset managers with proven expertise in the field of digital infrastructure. The investment focus is on data centers, especially in the hyperscaler segment. Investments are mainly made through equity investments in data center projects, with a significant share being accounted for by greenfield projects, which represent the entire value chain from development to leasing and later sale. The geographical focus of investments is on the US and Europe, complemented by selective allocations to Asia.
"The HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF is a fund structure that consistently reflects the long-term character of infrastructure investments," says Manuel Scheer, Head of Client Realship Management Real Assets at HAFS. "The ELTIF framework enables clear governance, regulatory transparency and structured access to a sophisticated investment segment."
HAFS and HanseMerkur Trust AG have been working together in the field of private markets for several years. In this context, HAFS manages a large number of fund structures for HanseMerkur Trust AG. Further joint ELTIF structures, including in the area of private debt FoF, are already in preparation.
