Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched its first debt fund, CI Green Credit Fund I (CI GCF I), with EUR320 million (US$365.90 million) in seed capital. The fund has a target raising amount of EUR1 billion (US$1.14 billion).

CI GCF I fund will provide private project finance debt to support renewable energy projects globally. The focus will be on the green- and brownfield projects in offshore wind, onshore wind, solar PV, biomass, storage and transmission assets with a geographic focus in Europe, North America, and selective jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region.

The fund’s main focus will be on direct investments, but it also has the ability to do risk-sharing transactions. For risk-sharing transactions, CIP has partnered with Whitecroft Capital Management. Law firms Kirkland & Ellis and Plesner act as legal counsel and KPMG Acor Tax act as tax counsel.