Speakers

Bertrand is Head of Infrastructure Finance at AXA IM Alts. He is responsible for the continued development of our infrastructure debt investment platform where today we manage over €11billion across the digital, energy, social, transportation and utility sectors. His responsibilities include managing a team of nine infrastructure specialists in underwriting infrastructure loans and bonds and since 2013, the team has invested €15bn in infrastructure debt across 183 transactions.

Before joining AXA IM Alts in 2015, Bertrand headed the origination, structuring, and placement of all infrastructure project and structured bond opportunities in EMEA and APAC at BNP Paribas. Prior to BNP Paribas, Bertrand worked in the securitisation team at Morgan Stanley and before that held a series of roles focused on infrastructure and structured finance.

Bertrand has 25 years of experience in Infrastructure, Energy, Commodity and Export finance.

Bertrand obtained his MBA from ESSEC Business School in 1996.

AXA IM Alts

AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternative investments with €188 billion of assets under management[1] comprising €82 billion of primarily private real estate, €96 billion of private debt and alternative credit, as well as €12 billion in Infrastructure and private equity. We take a 360° approach to real estate & infrastructure investing with over €126 billion of assets under management in direct opportunities, held indirectly through debt and listed equities and via long term private equity investments into operating platforms. ESG is fully integrated into our investment decision making processes with our responsible investment approach anchored by the three key pillars of decarbonisation, resilience and building tomorrow. AXA IM Alts employs 990+ people located in 17 offices around the world and serves the needs of 600+ clients from Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Middle East. We are the number one property portfolio and asset manager in Europe, and one of the largest worldwide[2]. AXA IM Alts is a business unit of AXA Investment Managers. AXA Investment Managers is part of the BNP Paribas Group.

1 Source: AXA IM Alts data (unaudited) as of 30 June 2025.             

2 Highest-ranked Real Estate Manager in the European Union in IPE’s Global Top 150 Real Estate Investment Managers, based on total value of real estate assets under management, November/December 2024. Ranked 10 globally.