How investors can get more out of infrastructure

The private sector has raised huge sums to support infrastructure projects around the world, but the funds managing this money struggle to find profitable investments.
To beat the odds, these funds must extract more value by improving their operational capabilities and becoming more sophisticated at assessing risks. In this way, they could consider more complex undertakings, such as projects that are located in emerging markets or involve building new assets.
The funds should focus on sectors where they can add real insights, and they should create in-house teams of experts to manage the risks.
They can learn valuable lessons from private-equity firms and large oil and gas companies.

Exhibit 1:Investors can target more attractive deals if they look beyond existing infrastructure in the developed economies.
Exhibit 2: None of five leading infrastructure-management companies in one EU country excelled in every aspect of the business.

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