EIG has raised $4bn (£2.9bn) across its direct lending platform following the final close of its latest senior infrastructure debt fund.

EIG Senior Infrastructure Debt Fund VI closed at $1.9bn (£1.4bn), nearly double the size of its predecessor, alongside a further $2.1bn committed to single-investor vehicles. The total surpassed the strategy’s original $3bn fundraising target.

Since launching in July 2024, SIDF VI has committed around $1bn across 16 investments. The fund targets directly originated senior secured debt investments across sectors including power generation, renewable energy, energy transition infrastructure, midstream and other critical infrastructure, with a primary focus on the US and Europe.

R. Blair Thomas, chief executive of EIG, said: “We believe we are entering one of the most significant energy-related infrastructure investment cycles in decades.

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“The strong support for SIDF VI demonstrates that investors increasingly recognise the critical role that private capital will play in financing the energy, power, and infrastructure systems underpinning modern economies.”

Andrew Ellenbogen, president of EIG and chief executive of EIG Credit Management, said the combination of commitments to the fund and single-investor vehicles highlighted investor demand for more flexible access to the strategy.

“The pace of deployment since launch reflects both the breadth of investment opportunities we are seeing across energy and infrastructure and the strength of EIG’s origination platform, relationships and underwriting discipline,” he added.

The platform attracted commitments from institutional investors across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurers, financial institutions, asset managers, endowments and foundations.

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