MUFG and DWS Group launch private financing strategic venture

MUFG and asset management firm DWS Group (DWS) have launched a strategic venture designed to enhance their respective capabilities in underwriting and distributing infrastructure and alternative credit investments. The parties are initially targeting infrastructure and project finance transactions.

DWS’s U.S. Infrastructure Debt Platform, managing $4.7 billion of committed capital across funds and Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLOs), has been at the forefront of infrastructure financing having made more than 275 investments across infrastructure sub-sectors since 2014. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in DWS’s continued expansion into the infrastructure and alternative credit space.

MUFG has ranked #1 in industry league tables for Project Finance loan origination in the Americas for more than a decade, and currently agents more than 300 credit facilities for infrastructure assets in the power, energy, digital, and transportation sectors.

Through this collaboration with DWS, MUFG strengthens its ability to deliver impactful financing and distribution outcomes for its global project finance and infrastructure clients. Also, this underscores MUFG’s commitment to fostering trusted relationships with clients and investors, which are fundamental to driving transformative and effective financing solutions for all parties involved.

MUFG will continue to collaborate with financial partners to meet the growing needs of its clients.

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