Igneo Infrastructure Partners positions for next stage of growth with appointment of two new Partners

3rd September 2025: Igneo Infrastructure Partners, a global infrastructure investment manager, has announced the appointment of two new Partners: Carolyn Pearce and Daniel Timms.  Pearce and Timms join Igneo’s existing seven Partners, who manage Igneo’s global business and strategy.

Carolyn Pearce will join as a Partner and Global Head of Capital Formation in October, based in London. In this newly created role, Pearce will oversee all investor relations, fundraising and consultant engagement on a global basis, helping to drive Igneo’s growth and ambitious expansion plans.  Pearce will lead a global Investor Relations team based in Europe, Australia and North America, reporting to Niall Mills, Managing Partner, Global Head of Igneo Infrastructure Partners.  Pearce has significant investment experience in the infrastructure sector, with over 15 years spent in leadership roles, working across investor relations, capital raising and product development.

As a Managing Director at Stonepeak, and previously as Head of Investor Relations and ESG at Infracapital (part of M&G Prudential), Pearce’s responsibilities have included investor servicing and coverage, capital formation strategy, new product initiatives and fundraising execution; her roles have also included ESG advisory.  Prior to Investor Relations, Pearce began her career in the Investment Banking division of Goldman Sachs. Pearce helped to found the Infrastructure Industry Foundation, which since its inception in 2019 has raised over £2 million for charity, including developing a social mobility programme for the industry.  Pearce holds an Executive MBA from the Said Business School at Oxford University; originally from New Zealand, she earned a first-class degree in Finance Economics from the University of Auckland.

Igneo is also pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Timms as a Partner, effective 1st October. Based in Sydney, Timms joined Igneo in 2016 and has played a key role in developing the ANZ business including sitting on the Investment Committees of the Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund and Australia New Zealand Diversified Infrastructure Fund. Prior to Igneo, Timms held a number of senior roles at Origin Energy over 13 years.  Daniel holds first class honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Adelaide, a Masters of Applied Finance from Kaplan Business School and is a graduate from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Niall Mills, Global Head of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, said: “I am delighted to welcome Carolyn and Daniel as Partners. Being able to attract and promote such accomplished infrastructure sector executives demonstrates Igneo’s strength and our exciting plans for growth. Carolyn has a strong track record and proven experience across product development, capital raising and investor relations, with existing strong investor relationships, and her appointment will help to drive the next stage of our success.

Daniel has become a key part of the leadership team for the Australian business in the last few years. He is a proven infrastructure investor delivering value to our investors across transactions and asset management and his appointment sets the Australian team up for continued growth.

In recent years we’ve had particularly strong global business growth, a testament to our partnership philosophy and relentless focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for our many loyal clients.  We now run one global and three regionally focused strategies.  Our global strategy has grown to manage over US$7.2bn; and we expect the European strategy to reach the €5 billion hard cap in the third quarter of this year, with the fourth set to launch in 2026.  We held the first close of the new North American strategy at US$600 million in September 2024, and in May, we relaunched  a strategy, to focus investment on Australia and New Zealand.  Throughout our history, we have been led by our clients’ requirements, developing products that meet and exceed their needs.”

Carolyn Pearce said: “I am very excited to be joining Igneo.  I was attracted by the team’s partnership-based approach, their culture and their global ambition to sustainably build on their track record of excellent investment performance, which I believe differentiates the firm. I look forward to being part of Igneo’s ambitious plans for the future.”