海湾地区最大的资产管理公司之一 Investcorp 正准备在该地区开展一系列基础设施交易，因为各国政府正在寻找新的融资方式，为大规模投资计划提供资金，以减少对霍尔木兹海峡航运的依赖。
Investcorp, one of the Gulf’s largest asset managers, is preparing for a spree of infrastructure deals in the region as governments look for new ways to finance massive investment plans to reduce their reliance on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Investcorp 首席投资官 Rishi Kapoor 告诉 Semafor，随着海湾国家寻求保留现金，未来它们将更愿意与投资基金合作，为新的基础设施项目提供资金。
Gulf states will be more open to partnering with investment funds to pay for new infrastructure projects in the future as they look to preserve cash, Investcorp chief investment officer Rishi Kapoor told Semafor.
近年来，这些基金在海湾地区变得更加活跃，因为各国政府和国有企业寻求通过出售石油管道和其他资产的股份来筹集资金，而这些资产几十年来一直由国家控制。伊朗战争后所需的新基础设施建设规模将为私人投资者开辟更大的角色。
These funds have become more active in the Gulf in recent years as governments and state-owned companies seek to raise money by selling stakes in oil pipelines and other assets that for decades have been kept under state control. The scale of the buildout in new infrastructure needed in the wake of the Iran war is set to open up a bigger role for private investors.
Kapoor 表示：“未来几年在海湾地区展开的真正有吸引力的投资主题之一，将是重新聚焦于为基本基础设施建设韧性。”Investcorp 已有多项收购海湾基础设施资产的交易在推进中，并可能在未来一两年内募集新的基础设施基金，以助力其扩大交易规模。
“One of the really attractive investment themes unfolding in the Gulf in coming years will be the renewed focus on building resiliency into essential infrastructure,” Kapoor said. Investcorp already has several deals to acquire Gulf infrastructure assets in the works and could look to raise a new infrastructure fund in the next year or two to help it boost dealmaking.