HanseMerkur Trust AG and Management Company Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A. (“HAFS”) have launched the HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF S.C.A., SICAV (“HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF”).

HanseMerkur Trust AG and Management Company Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A. (“HAFS”) have launched the HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF S.C.A., SICAV (“HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF”).

With the “HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF”, we provide investors access to an institutional asset class supported by long-term demand drivers and strong investment activity,” says Jens Schneider, Head of Investments at HanseMerkur Trust AG. “Our focus on target funds investing in hyperscale data centres reflects our conviction that digital infrastructure will continue to play an increasingly important role in long-term real asset portfolios.”

The ELTIF is structured as a Fund of Funds and invests in selected strategies managed by specialist asset managers with proven expertise in digital infrastructure. The investment focus is on data centres, particularly within the hyperscale segment. Within the target funds, investments are primarily made through equity participation in data centre projects, with a significant allocation to greenfield developments. The strategy seeks to participate in the value creation process from development and construction through to leasing and eventual exit. Geographically, the portfolio is focused on the United States and Europe, complemented by selective allocations in Asia.

The “HanseMerkur Digital Infrastructure ELTIF” has been designed to reflect the long-term nature of infrastructure investments,” says Manuel Scheer, Head of Client Relationship Management at HAFS. “The ELTIF framework provides a robust governance structure, regulatory transparency and efficient access to this growing asset class.”

HAFS and HanseMerkur Trust AG have worked together in the private markets space for several years. As part of this partnership, HAFS manages a range of fund structures on behalf of HanseMerkur Trust AG. Additional joint ELTIF initiatives, including a private debt fund-of-funds strategy, are already in preparation.

About HanseMerkur Trust AG

HanseMerkur Trust AG is an independent asset management company based in Hamburg, Germany. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the HanseMerkur Insurance Group, the company forms part of a long-established institution whose origins date back to the founding of Hanseatische Krankenversicherung VVaG in 1875.

As a mutual insurance group, HanseMerkur is committed exclusively to its policyholders and employees rather than external shareholders. This structure supports the group’s long-term and independent approach to business development.

HanseMerkur Trust AG currently manages approximately EUR 13.5 billion in assets on behalf of a broad range of clients, including insurance companies, pension schemes, industrial corporations, foundations and church institutions. While the firm’s investment expertise was initially centred on European absolute return strategies, its investment universe has expanded significantly in recent years, particularly across alternative asset classes such as private debt and private equity.

About Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services Group

The Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services Group (HAFS Group) is a leading European asset servicing provider for real and financial assets, with more than EUR 110 billion in assets under service.

The HAFS Group comprises Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A. (HAFS), Hauck & Aufhäuser Administration Services S.A. (HAAS) and HAL Fund Services Ireland Limited (HALFI), operating as an independent group. With approximately 350 employees, more than 25 years of industry experience and offices in Luxembourg (headquarters), Germany and Ireland, the group combines regulatory expertise with operational excellence.

The HAFS Group provides tailored structuring and servicing solutions across a broad range of asset classes. Its offering covers both illiquid real assets, including real estate, infrastructure, private debt and private equity, as well as liquid financial assets, including UCITS and ETF structures.