Meridiam’s 2025 Impact Report is now available!

20 years of innovation and commitment to sustainable infrastructure

In 2005, we founded Meridiam with the ambition of delivering essential sustainable infrastructure assets that could serve – and indeed support – communities and society more widely. To achieve that, we knew we needed to implement unique strategies, placing people and the environment at the heart of the process.

Two decades later, Meridiam has has more than 130 assets under management or under construction across Europe, the Americas and Africa and many positive stories of how those assets – and the companies and teams that manage them – are delivering positive impact. From safe, carbon-neutral schools and resilient hospitals in earthquake zones, to electrified mass transportation systems in growing cities and renewable energy connecting some of the poorest communities, our assets are designed to make a real difference both locally and globally.

During the last 20 years, our organization has grown, and our approach has evolved, but our mission remained the same. We established impact funds centred around the intent to deliver investments with positive benefits for society and the environment, we adopted Mission Company status, and became a B Corp. We have set ourselves many goals, including our Mission Objectives and our Net Zero target.
We have also sought to use our capital and expertise to help those with fewer advantages in life, such as through the Meridiam endowment fund program.

As Meridiam has matured, so has the global infrastructure asset class. Private capital has
flooded into infrastructure in search of secure longterm yields, at first buying assets being privatized by governments, then investing alongside public bodies in new assets, and more recently developing projects on the basis of demand and market dynamics. The infrastructure market has clearly changed, but the role of sustainable and resilient infrastructure has not – it remains about providing high-quality, reliable critical services for people  whenever they need them.

It is fair to say that the world around us has also changed. In the last 20 years, we have seen financial crises, a global pandemic, heightened global geopolitical tensions, and the acceleration of climate change. Against that backdrop, our assets have shown their resilience both as infrastructure providing essential services, and as investments generating strong and reliable longterm returns for our funds on a risk adjusted basis.

We do not seek to time the market by developing and selling assets within a few years. Rather, we invest, build and then manage assets for the longterm, what will happen four decades from now, but we can be very certain that things will have changed.

For our infrastructure to remain effective, it must be adaptable, and we need to stay vigilant about the risks and opportunities in an ever-changing world.
We also have an unshakable conviction that close attention to people and the environment, combined with the highest standards of transparency, will ensure that our assets can provide, and will have,
resilience in an uncertain world.

Today, in Europe and many other regions around the world, infrastructure is in sharp focus. It is seen as a catalyst for growth, innovation, competitiveness, and even technological sovereignty. We believe there will be many new opportunities for those who know how to seize them.

For the past 20 years, we’ve been on an incredible journey, and we’re just getting started! In the next decades, we’ll continue to forge ahead, remaining agile to adapt to the challenges of tomorrow.
Our commitment to innovation and sustainability will remain steadfast, as we act for the benefit of people and the planet. 

”Over the past 20 years, Meridiam has consistently focused on and delivered a positive impact for people and the planet.”
Thierry Déau
Founder and CEO, Meridiam

In 2024, we’ve invested EUR 4 billion >> learn more about the impact of our investments!

(Total of transaction sizes for projects added in 2024)