I Squared Capital
I Squared Capital is a leading independent global infrastructure investor dedicated to the mid-market, managing more than $60 billion in assets. Founded in 2012, I Squared has evolved into one of the most diverse infrastructure investors in the world with investments across power & utilities; transportation & logistics; digital infrastructure; environmental infrastructure and social infrastructure, providing essential services to millions of people around the world. Today, our portfolio includes over 100 companies operating in more than 115 countries. Headquartered in Miami, the firm has a global team of more than 360 employees based across offices in Abu Dhabi, London, Munich, New Delhi, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Taipei. Learn more at www.isquaredcapital.com.www.isquaredcapital.com
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Sep 24, 2026
Sean AylmerHOST
That's right, Michael.
Sean AylmerHOST
In corporate news, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved Florida-based infrastructure investor iSquared Capital's acquisition of Omedia.
Sean AylmerHOST
Last month, iSquared boosted its offer to $900 million for Australia's largest billboard advertising company, betting rival suitors Oak Tree Capital and PEP, Pacific Equity Partners.
Sean AylmerHOST
And also yesterday, the surprise exit of Nine Entertainment's head of television and streaming, Amanda Lang, sent that share price tumbling.
Juliet SalhiHOST
This is pending a safety investigation.
Juliet SalhiHOST
And Omedia, just slightly higher, receiving ACCC clearance for its proposed takeover by iSquared Capital.
Juliet SalhiHOST
Foreign investment approvals in Australia and New Zealand remain outstanding.
Juliet SalhiHOST
A shareholder vote planned for November.
Sophie PeelGUEST
Yes.
Sophie PeelGUEST
So earlier this year, Zenith, which owns the fuel terminal along the Willamette, requested that the city council approve a transfer of the franchise agreement because they want to sell the terminal to a private equity company based out of Florida called I Squared Capital, which sort of has a lot of subsidiaries.
Sophie PeelGUEST
And so, you know, there's a bunch of LLCs, but it's for the most part, it's called I Squared Capital.
Sophie PeelGUEST
So because one of the major pipelines under the terminal does run through the city's right of way, whoever owns that terminal needs a franchise agreement with the city to basically have rights to run under the city's right of way.
Sophie PeelGUEST
The city council must approve any franchise agreement transfer.
Sophie PeelGUEST
So Zenith needs to get the approval of that transfer from the city council.
Sophie PeelGUEST
And both I Squared Capital and Zenith want it.
Sophie PeelGUEST
And I think many listeners probably know, but Zenith, that fuel terminal, has really been like a thorn in the side of, you know, a lot of city councilors for many, many years prior to this current city council.
Zach BentleyGUEST
So we're definitely getting that.
Zach BentleyGUEST
And you can see that, say, with one of the CVs that we discussed in the cover story, iSquared's CV for Inkia, the Peruvian power platform.
Zach BentleyGUEST
That's come from their fund one.
Zach BentleyGUEST
You know, we think of iSquared as a very established infrastructure fund manager these days.
Zach BentleyGUEST
They're still realizing fund one.
Zach BentleyGUEST
So that's part of it on a very basic level.
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Zach BentleyGUEST
That almost looks public markets-esque in a way and was happening when public markets were a bit of a downbeat.
Zach BentleyGUEST
We are now seeing a return to IPO exits.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
Welcome back to the All Goes Mainstream podcast.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
I'm here live in I Squared's office in Miami for a conversation with Dr. Sadek Waba.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
fascinating discussion with someone who has really seen it all in infrastructure, from working at the World Bank to investing at Morgan Stanley, now starting I Squared, a $60 billion infrastructure specialist, mainly focused on the mid-market across credit, infrastructure, equity, infrastructure technology.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
We had such a fascinating conversation about the nuances of infrastructure and what it takes to navigate the challenges across government public private partnership and how to invest private capital in a thoughtful responsible and risk mindful way which speaks to some of the things that sadak and the team have done around his book build which i think should be required reading for any anyone looking to invest in infrastructure as well as their risk framework which is really driven how they think about infrastructure investing so so many things that we covered across what's unique about the middle market how different governments think about infrastructure, regulating infrastructure, what the risks are around infrastructure.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
Such a great conversation.
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Sadek WahbaGUEST
But that's all within the political framework of the political system that we have.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
I think this is so fascinating in a number of ways because it gets to the nuances of how one as an infrastructure investor has to navigate all these different aspects, the political aspects, the incentive question.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
I want to transition to how you think about investing at I Squared.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
Welcome back to the All Goes Mainstream podcast.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
I'm here live in I Squared's office in Miami for a conversation with Dr. Sadek Waba.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
fascinating discussion with someone who has really seen it all in infrastructure, from working at the World Bank to investing at Morgan Stanley, now starting I Squared, a $60 billion infrastructure specialist, mainly focused on the mid-market across credit, infrastructure, equity, infrastructure technology.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
We had such a fascinating conversation about the nuances of infrastructure and what it takes to navigate the challenges across government public private partnership and how to invest private capital in a thoughtful responsible and risk mindful way which speaks to some of the things that sadak and the team have done around his book build which i think should be required reading for any anyone looking to invest in infrastructure as well as their risk framework which is really driven how they think about infrastructure investing so so many things that we covered across what's unique about the middle market how different governments think about infrastructure, regulating infrastructure, what the risks are around infrastructure.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
Such a great conversation.
31 MINS LATER
Sadek WahbaGUEST
But that's all within the political framework of the political system that we have.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
I think this is so fascinating in a number of ways because it gets to the nuances of how one as an infrastructure investor has to navigate all these different aspects, the political aspects, the incentive question.
Michael SidgmoreHOST
I want to transition to how you think about investing at I Squared.
Ben BlackGUEST
We have a special authority at DFC to create not just funds, but whole codes, evergreen permanent capital vehicles that lead to greater investment, greater way of sourcing capital, and it helps us really, really align with the private sector and bring in best-in-class investors.
Ben BlackGUEST
We did this in Asia, sorry to pivot back, with I Squared Capital, one of the best energy infrastructure firms out there.
Ben BlackGUEST
And I think you're going to see a lot more of this coming, and I think it really helps move the needle, not just for our allies, but for American firms.
Elaine DezenskiMODERATOR
Senator Hagerty, we talk in our game plan about economic security as the opportunity for economic tools to serve a humanitarian purpose, but also to serve a purpose for driving economic prosperity and viability.
Simon BedardHOST
And you guys obviously went through and experienced it a bit as well, but...
Simon BedardHOST
By the time you've now gone through, and sorry, who was the investor in the end with you guys? We're now with, so it's an infrastructure fund, I Squared Capital.
Simon BedardHOST
I Squared Capital, yeah.
Simon BedardHOST
So by the time you guys came to the sort of conversations with them, I imagine you've kind of sharpened the saw, you've got the experience of it a little bit more and you...
Charlie EmeryGUEST
Yeah, the process was six months.