Conifer Infrastructure Partners Closes Oversubscribed Inaugural Fund at $900 Million

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conifer Infrastructure Partners ("Conifer"), a private equity firm focused on building and operating high-growth, durable infrastructure platforms in the energy and critical materials sectors, announced the closing of Conifer Infrastructure Partners I, LP (together with its related vehicles, the "Fund") at its hard cap of $900 million. The Fund was oversubscribed, exceeding its $500 million target and holding a single institutional closing process less than five months from launch.

Conifer secured commitments from a distinguished group of institutional investors, comprised exclusively of endowments, foundations, public pensions, insurance companies and family offices. The Fund is further supported by a significant GP commitment, reflecting the team’s conviction in the opportunity set and strong alignment with its limited partners.

Conifer is led by CEO and Managing Partner Nick Stork and a seasoned team of infrastructure professionals. Prior to Conifer, Nick founded Archaea Energy (“Archaea”) in 2017 and served as the company’s CEO from inception through the sale to BP in 2022. At the time of sale, Archaea was the largest renewable natural gas producer in the world and listed on the NYSE. Prior to Archaea, Nick was the co-founder of Noble Environmental, one of the largest waste and environmental services providers in Southwest Pennsylvania.

The Fund builds on Conifer's proven approach of accelerating the development of infrastructure platforms through scalable design principles, an ownership mentality, and world-class execution capabilities.

“We are honored and grateful for the trust and overwhelming support from an exceptional group of investment partners, each of whom share our vision and conviction behind the growth of our platform investments. We are excited to continue growing our companies and executing on our proven company building principles,” said Nick Stork, Conifer CEO and Managing Partner.

Probitas Partners acted as the exclusive placement advisor for the Fund, and Latham & Watkins LLP acted as fund counsel.

About Conifer Infrastructure Partners

Conifer Infrastructure Partners, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, is a private equity firm focused on building and operating high-growth, durable infrastructure platforms in the energy and critical materials sectors. Its proven methodology rests on scalable design principles, value-oriented capital allocation and an ownership mentality — ensuring platforms and returns achieve sustained improvement over time. For additional information, please visit www.conifer-infra.com.