A series of conversations with some of the key leaders and influencers from across the UK infrastructure sector, produced and hosted by journalist and commentator Antony Oliver.
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The Infrastructure Podcast: Episode 124
Guest: Mark Gilligan, Head of Infrastructure, AXA IM Alts
Infrastructure investment strategies
In today's podcast we delve into the fast-evolving world of infrastructure investment - an area that has never been more critical to delivering the economic growth, national resilience and transition to a net zero future demanded by the UK government.
As we saw in the latest 10 year Infrastructure Strategy and in the Industrial Strategy that sits behind it, public infrastructure underpins the ambitious long-term plans that are set to boost connectivity, create jobs and raise living standards,
From digital networks and clean energy to sustainable transport and social infrastructure, the demands on our infrastructure systems are growing - and so too is the pressure to deliver them faster, smarter and more sustainably.
So private sector investment is becoming increasingly key to supporting the delivery of this public ambition.
But how? Well in this episode, I am joined by Mark Gilligan, who leads the rapidly growing €4bn infrastructure equity platform at AXA IM Alts - one of Europe’s most active institutional investors in infrastructure.
With a pan-European investment strategy focused on decarbonisation, electrification and digitalisation, Mark and his team have built a diversified portfolio across subsectors like energy storage, fibre networks, offshore and onshore wind, district heating, and even Europe’s only green locomotive fleet.
In fact, last month, AXA IM Alts announced major investments in a large-scale battery project in Scotland and a pan-European solar energy platform - reinforcing its leadership in the energy transition space.
So how is the investment future looking – not least in the context of the UK’s new £725bn 10-year infrastructure plan. Well let’s find out.
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Antony Oliver Consulting
Editorial consultancy services for the infrastructure sector
Antony works with a range of clients across the infrastructure sector, helping to boost their communication and marketing strategies and delivery so as to stimulate discussion and action in the industry.
This work includes:
- editorial support and creation
- event organisation, preparation and delivery
- round table discussion hosting and workshop/team facilitation
- video and podcasting
He has spent the last 30 years working as a journalist and editor across the infrastructure sector. Having joined New Civil Engineer magazine in 1994, he edited the title for 14 years until 2013, expanding NCE from a traditional paper magazine to deliver live events and conferences and then embrace the expanding world of multi-media digital delivery.
In 2014 he left NCE to create and launch Infrastructure Intelligence, a new digital-first publication for the sector, and for two years led and developed this ground-breaking media brand for the Association for Engineering and Consultancy.
He is a chartered civil engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, having started his career with Owen Williams and Partners and Balfour Beatty. He is committed to driving change across the UK infrastructure sector and is a Trustee of the Built Environment Trust and a Director of the Building Centre in Store Street, London.
antony@antonyoliver.com
The next episode of The Infrastructure Podcast will be published on Monday 28th July 2025.
