Marguerite Fund
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| Formerly | 2020 European Fund for Energy, Climate Change and Infrastructure |
|---|---|
| Company type | Société anonyme |
| Industry | Investment fund |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founders | European Investment Bank and several EU Member countries |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Europe |
| Products | Investments in renewables, energy and transport |
| Website | www |
Marguerite (or the 2020 European Fund for Energy, Climate Change and Infrastructure) is a pan-European infrastructure fund manager that invests in energy and renewables, digital transformation, waste & water and transport. The fund's headquarters is in Luxembourg, with offices in Paris and Milan.
Marguerite was established in 2010 by the European Investment Bank, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Instituto de Crédito Oficial, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau and Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności Bank Polski as part of the European Economic Recovery Plan,[1] with €710 commitments. Marguerite I launched in 2010, at a time when investors had little trust in greenfield infrastructure after the 2008 financial crisis.[2][3][4]
The EIB and the national EU member state promotional banks committed €700 million to the second fund by November 2017, and a private investor in 2018 contributed another €40 million. The EIB, with the European Fund for Strategic Investments guarantee, doubled the commitment in Marguerite II to 200 million, marking it as the EU bank's largest investment in an infrastructure fund.[5][6][7]
Like its predecessor, Marguerite II was a pan-European equity fund aiming to act as a catalyst for new (“greenfield”) and expansion to existing (“brownfield”) infrastructure investments in renewables, energy, transport and digital infrastructure.[8]
In late 2022, Marguerite launched Marguerite III, which reached its final close in December 2024. Its investment strategy and sectorial focus follow the previous funds.