BNP Paribas Securities Services is to act as depositary bank for the Antin Infrastructure Partners II fund, in accordance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
BNP Paribas was appointed as depositary bank for the original Antin Infrastructure Partners fund. 


Alain Rauscher, president directeur général of Antin Infrastructure Partners, says: “We were looking for a reliable partner, an expert on investment vehicles across different legal frameworks. The international dimension of BNP Paribas Securities Services was therefore a decisive element for us. We have complete confidence in the bank’s teams, which have provided us with first class support to ensure compliance with AIFMD.” 


Gilliane Philip-Courtines, head of institutional client relations France at BNP Paribas Securities Services, says: “We are delighted to have been chosen as depositary bank by Antin IP and to extend our partnership to its second fund. This appointment testifies to the service quality that we offer our clients as depositary bank for their private equity and infrastructure funds.” 


Antin IP is an independent management company which specialises in infrastructure investments in the energy, environment, transport and telecommunications sectors. With nearly EUR3 billion of assets under management, Antin IP is owned by nine associates and includes an investment team of more than 30 professionals spanning 14 different nationalities. 


The Antin Infrastructure Partners Fund II, a EUR 2 billion vehicle, is one of the largest European infrastructure funds. The fund counts more than 60 international investors located in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, including pension funds, insurers, asset managers and sovereign wealth funds. The fund will follow the same investment strategy as Antin IP’s first fund.
