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Partners Group and Societe Generale bring private infrastructure fund to French life insurance investors. The evergreen ELTIF starts with more than fifteen infrastructure assets and is distributed exclusively through Societe Generale Assurances policies for eligible investors. Partners Group, Societe Generale Assurances and Societe Generale Private Banking have launched Partners Group Infrastructures Privées, an evergreen ELTIF specialised professional fund giving eligible individuals in France access to private infrastructure through a life insurance unit-linked investment option. The Article 8 SFDR-classified fund initially offers exposure to more than fifteen assets spanning sectors and geographies, drawing on Partners Group's infrastructure platform and evergreen fund experience. Investors face capital-loss and liquidity risks, including potential restrictions on redemptions, and should consider the investment over a long-term horizon. (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, France, 10-Nov-2026 - /EuropaWire/ - Partners Group, Societe Generale Assurances and Societe Generale Private Banking have partnered to launch Partners Group Infrastructures Privées[1], a private infrastructure fund available as a unit-linked investment option through life insurance policies. The offering gives eligible individual investors in France access to a diversified portfolio of unlisted infrastructure assets. The new investment solution addresses increasing demand for asset diversification and opens access to an investment category that has traditionally been associated with institutional investors. Its longer-term drivers include the expansion of artificial intelligence, economic digitalisation, transport electrification and the energy transition. Worldwide infrastructure investment requirements are estimated to exceed EUR 100 trillion by 2040[2]. Infrastructure can offer portfolio diversification because its exposure to economic cycles may differ from that of conventional investments. Certain assets may also generate revenues backed by contracts or linked to inflation. The partners identify these features as potentially relevant for investors navigating volatile markets. Evergreen fund with a diversified infrastructure portfolio. The product is established as an evergreen ELTIF[3] specialised professional fund (FPS), without a fixed maturity date. It will be distributed in France by Societe Generale Private Banking and offered exclusively through Societe Generale Assurances life insurance policies. The unit-linked option is classified as Article 8 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)[4]. Investment in the fund is subject to risks associated with unlisted assets, particularly potential loss of capital and limited liquidity[5]. Its long-term investment profile and possible restrictions on redemptions are detailed in the fund documentation. From inception, investors will gain immediate exposure to a seed portfolio comprising more than fifteen infrastructure assets, diversified across geographies and industries. The assets have been selected for their quality and longer-term performance potential. The portfolio will draw on Partners Group's approach to value creation, which emphasises building and expanding infrastructure platforms rather than investing only in individual assets. Its strategy may involve extending a platform's geographic footprint, operating capacity and range of services. Examples of the approach include investments in Nordic data centres, European building energy service providers and power generation platforms in North America. Fund liquidity management will also be informed by Partners Group's processes and experience accumulated over more than twenty-five years in managing evergreen investment structures. Executives on expanding access to private infrastructure. Steffen Meister, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Partners Group, said: "The launch of this fund marks a further step in democratising access to private markets for eligible investors in France. In partnership with Societe Generale, we are offering an infrastructure investment solution that provides exposure to some of the most powerful thematic trends of our time." Esther Peiner, Partner and Head of Private Infrastructure at Partners Group, added: "Our global infrastructure platform is underpinned by proven origination capabilities and a best-in-class investment platform, with teams located around the world. In Europe, we continue to identify attractive opportunities in digital infrastructure, particularly in flexible power generation solutions, which play an essential role in supporting the development of artificial intelligence." Philippe Perret, Chief Executive Officer of Societe Generale Assurances, commented: "We are delighted with this partnership with Partners Group, which enables us to broaden the range of real assets available to our policyholders. This new infrastructure-focused solution fully supports our commitment to accompanying clients over the long term by offering meaningful diversification opportunities that combine investment in the real economy with long-term value creation." Mathieu Vedrenne, CEO of Societe Generale Private Banking, stated: "In a constantly evolving market environment, diversification is a cornerstone of long-term wealth planning. By providing access to a diversified selection of private infrastructure assets through life insurance, this new unit-linked investment option further enhances the solutions we offer our clients. It reflects our ambition to give them access to leading expertise and asset classes that were previously largely reserved for institutional investors, within a framework suited to the management of their wealth." Notes and investment disclosures. 1. Full name of the fund: Partners Group Infrastructures Privées FPS ELTIF 2. McKinsey & Company, "The infrastructure moment", 2025 3. ELTIF stands for European Long-Term Investment Fund. 4. An "Article 8" investment option promoting environmental and social characteristics within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, known as the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) 5. Investment in this fund entails, in particular, a risk of partial or total loss of the capital invested. Although the fund may provide for periodic redemption windows, these do not constitute a guarantee of liquidity. Redemption requests may, in particular, be capped, deferred, partially executed or suspended under the conditions set out in the fund documentation. The investment should be considered over a long-term horizon. Press contacts. Societe Generale : Fanny Rouby (Assurances), + 33 1 57 29 11 12; [email protected] Stéphanie Foulon (Private Banking) +33 1 56 37 67 84; [email protected]

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