Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA)

Name

Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA)

Legal name

Global Infrastructure Investor Association Limited

Website

https://giia.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and subscriptions: GIIA generates revenue through membership fees charged to institutional investors, infrastructure funds, and advisors who join the association. The membership categories span large and small investors, LPS, and corporate investors. No other commercial revenue streams are disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GIIA is a private membership organization that represents over 100 of the world's leading institutional infrastructure investors, collectively managing approximately US$2.18 trillion in infrastructure assets across 68 countries. The association delivers its core offering through membership subscriptions that provide members with policy advocacy, working groups (Tax, ESG, Public Affairs, and regional groups), authoritative research publications, networking events, and an Emerging Leaders professional development program.

Product overview

GIIA is a membership organization (not a software technology product) serving as the global voice for infrastructure investors. Its offerings consist of membership services, research publications, surveys, and events programs. Core research products include the Pulse Survey (bi-annual investor sentiment analysis with Alvarez & Marsal), Global Infrastructure Index (annual public attitudes survey with Ipsos), U.S. P3 Report Card (state P3 readiness assessment with P3 Bulletin), and Competing for Capital (jurisdiction analysis with Freshfields). The organization also produces the Talking Global Infrastructure podcast and manages a global events program including conferences and member receptions. No software products, APIs, or technology platforms are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GIIA Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• $2.18 trillion in collective assets under management represented by members
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• P3 BulletincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIIA and P3 Bulletin partnered to produce the U.S. P3 Report Card, grading all U.S. states on their readiness for public-private partnerships. Florida earned an 'A' grade. The partnership included a joint podcast episode and ongoing collaboration to assess P3 readiness across U.S. states. GIIA's CEO Jon Phillips provided commentary on Maryland's P3 success in April 2026.
• Freshfields (law firm)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIIA and Freshfields co-produced the 'Competing for Capital' report (2026), examining policy and regulatory frameworks for private infrastructure investment across 10 jurisdictions (UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Canada, US, Australia, EU). The report is a flagship research product of GIIA, with the foreword written by GIIA CEO Jon Phillips. Supported by Gilbert + Tobin (Australia) and McCarthy Tétrault (Canada).
• IpsoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIIA and Ipsos co-produce the annual Global Infrastructure Index, surveying over 21,000 people across 29 countries on attitudes toward infrastructure investment, funding sources, and priorities. The 2026 edition found 72% of respondents believe investment creates jobs and boosts the economy. Findings are published through GIIA's Media Centre.
• Alvarez & MarsalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIIA partners with Alvarez & Marsal for its bi-annual Pulse Survey measuring investor sentiment across global markets. The Q2 2026 survey found Canada and Germany as most attractive markets, pushing the U.S. to third place. Results are discussed in dedicated podcast episodes (Episode 38) and published as research.
• National Governors Association (NGA)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerGIIA co-hosted a joint reception and panel on permitting reform with the National Governors Association during Infrastructure Week 2026 in Washington D.C. The event was hosted by Sullivan & Cromwell at their D.C. offices. GIIA CEO Jon Phillips spoke at NGA's Winter Meeting (2024). This partnership positions GIIA at the intersection of investor interests and state-level policymaking.
• Gilbert + Tobin (Australia)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGilbert + Tobin served as the Australia-country contributor to the 'Competing for Capital' GIIA & Freshfields report (2026), providing local regulatory and legal analysis for the Australian chapter.
• McCarthy Tétrault (Canada)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMcCarthy Tétrault served as the Canada-country contributor to the 'Competing for Capital' GIIA & Freshfields report (2026), providing local regulatory and legal analysis for the Canadian chapter.
• Infrastructure Industry Foundation (IIF)majorOthersGIIA donated £75,000 to the UK-based charity Infrastructure Industry Foundation, raised through the success of its inaugural Berlin Meeting Hub & Members Lounge. GIIA CEO Jon Phillips serves as a trustee of IIF. IIF's Social Mobility Initiative supports students from less advantaged backgrounds with mentorships and internship experience in infrastructure. Sponsors of the Berlin event included Stonepeak, Arcus Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone, CBRE Investment Management, and others.
• Schulich Real AssetssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIIA partnered with Schulich Real Assets to offer the next generation of infrastructure leaders tools and resources to enable sustainable infrastructure projects globally and tackle the climate crisis.
• United for InfrastructuresupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerGIIA supports the 'Building a Stronger America' campaign by United for Infrastructure, which calls on Congress to maintain federal infrastructure investment. GIIA CEO Jon Phillips provided a supporting quote. GIIA participated in Infrastructure Week 2026 alongside United for Infrastructure events.
• McKinsey & Company (Global Infrastructure Initiative)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIIA partnered with McKinsey's Global Infrastructure Initiative (GII) for its global summit in Los Angeles ('A New Era for Infrastructure'). GIIA CEO Jon Phillips chaired a panel on geopolitical complexity. McKinsey launched a new report at the summit. The partnership provides GIIA access to McKinsey's research and client network.
• Dialogue Capital MarketssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerDialogue Capital Markets organizes the Global Infrastructure Dialogue 2026 in Frankfurt (June 29–30). GIIA Director of Policy & Public Affairs Harvey Chandler participated as a speaker. The forum is described as a highly curated annual gathering of senior infrastructure investors, asset owners, pension funds, and policymakers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark): GRESB is a benchmarking and ESG data provider for real asset portfolios including infrastructure. Comparable as an organization serving institutional infrastructure investors with research, data products, and member-style assessment services, though focused on ESG benchmarking rather than broad policy advocacy.
• EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Institute: EDHEC Infra is an academic research institute producing infrastructure investment research. Comparable as a producer of flagship infrastructure research for institutional investors, complementing (rather than competing with) GIIA's research products such as the Pulse Survey and Competing for Capital.

Direct peers

• Long-Term Infrastructure Investors Association (LTIIA): LTIIA is a peer membership association for long-term institutional infrastructure investors, focused on OECD markets. Directly comparable to GIIA in mission, member profile (pension funds and sovereign investors), and policy advocacy on infrastructure investment.
• PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment): PRI is a UN-backed international network of institutional signatories committed to responsible investment. Comparable as a global membership-based organization serving institutional investors on sustainability, with overlapping policy-advocacy and research functions relevant to GIIA's ESG agenda.
• Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC): IIGCC is a European-based membership body for institutional investors focused on climate change and investment. Highly comparable governance and policy-advocacy model, with overlapping asset-owner members engaged in infrastructure and ESG topics central to GIIA's ESG working group.

Others

• Infrastructure Investor (publication): Infrastructure Investor is a leading subscription media outlet covering infrastructure investment globally. Adjacent to GIIA in serving the same institutional investor audience, but operating as a media/research subscription business rather than a membership advocacy body.

Regional players

• UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF): UKSIF is a UK membership association promoting sustainable and responsible investment. Comparable membership-association structure and policy-advocacy function, though UK-focused and broader in scope than GIIA's infrastructure mandate.
• Australian Investment Council: Australia's peak body for private capital investors including infrastructure. Overlaps with GIIA's Australian working group activity and member roster, but operates regionally and lacks GIIA's global footprint.
• The Investment Association (IA): The UK trade body representing investment managers. Comparable as a membership association advocating for UK and European asset managers, with overlapping member base and similar policy/public affairs function, though covering all asset classes rather than infrastructure specifically.
• American Investment Council (formerly PEPC): U.S. advocacy association for private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investment managers. Comparable as a peer association focused on policy advocacy and member services, but with a primarily U.S. geographic focus rather than GIIA's global remit.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-infrastructure-investor-association

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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