As an investor in infrastructure assets for future generations, we focus on transformational long-term projects that will be standing and delivering positive impact for people and the planet.

Read our full 2023 Impact Report to learn more 

Since Meridiam’s inception, our mission has always been to invest in and develop sustainable infrastructure that improves the quality of people’s lives.

Impact investing is founded on the intention to deliver positive environmental and societal benefits alongside a financial return. In 2022, we achieved B Corporation status, joining an elite group of some 6,500 companies worldwide that have a clear focus redefining the role of business to be a force for good.

“We have never considered an infrastructure project without thinking about what it can do for people. Our next step is to further professionalize impact investment, so it becomes even more sustainable for the long term.” says Thierry Déau, Founding partner, Chief Executive Officer of Meridiam.

In 2022, we’ve invested over $4 billion in our three core sectors and created over 237,000 direct and indirect jobs, while also building on progress with investment and initiatives to reinforce many of our existing infrastructure projects and platforms.

2022: a year rich in new investments and pivotal for the future

Critical public services, especially digital:

• Fibre in North Americas (the US, Canada), and Europe (Austria, Romania),
• Gaziantep City Hospital, Turkey

Sustainable mobility:

• Bus Rapid Transit, Senegal – the first all-electric bus service in Africa, cutting journey times and CO2 emissions in Dakar by 59,000 tonnes each year. LaGuardia Airport, US – opening of last two gates and taxiway at New York airport, one of the largest public-private partnerships in US history. Allego, Netherlands: US-listing and capital raising to help finance expansion of Europe’s leading public EV

Low-carbon solutions:

• NeuConnect, Germany-UK: The first interconnector linking Germany and the UK allowing the sharing of enough renewable energy to power 1.5 million homes
• Swiss Krono, France: Construction of a 64MW biomass plant at the wood materials manufacturer in the Loiret region of France, avoiding 35,000 tonnes of CO2
• Popchef, France: Lead investor in the impact-driven foodtech platform providing healthy meals and snack options for company workers, and fair payments for farmers

Our assets under management increased to over $20 billion as at April 2023.

• Meridiam Mission Committee reviewed the 3-year mission objectives and welcomed the achievements of the objectives on the selected SDGs (#7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17 and 17)

• Our overall governance score based on our sustainability assessment performed by Moody’s improved, and reached 65, illustrating our strong commitments and concrete achievements on ESG and sustainability. The agency underlined that we display a strong capacity and willingness to integrate ESG factors into our strategy, operations, and risk management, with advanced results achieved on managing risks across operational efficiency, reputation, legal security and human capital

• Progress on the temperature of our portfolios (2.1°C overall) * Under a global 2°C scenario, including African funds that were initially calculated using a 1.7°C scenario

• Our mission not only guides our investment projects, but also improves the performance of our existing assets, aligning them with the highest possible environmental, social, societal and governance standards

• Non-financial performance is systematically put on the same level as financial performance