Intesa Sanpaolo fosters dialogue on infrastructure investment in London
15 July 2025
Intesa Sanpaolo’s IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division hosted the conference “Infrastructure and Growth Opportunities for Europe and the UK: Focus on the UK Infrastructure Strategy” in London, bringing together institutions, companies, and investors to discuss growth prospects linked to the United Kingdom’s new ten-year infrastructure plan.
The Plan outlines investments of more than €846 billion between 2025 and 2035, centred on three strategic pillars:
- infrastructure works
- energy transition
- enhancement of social and environmental systems.
The Conference stems from the belief that a constructive public-private dialogue is key to accelerating projects that strengthen the competitiveness of the United Kingdom and Europe.
“We are playing a catalytic role in supporting investments alongside institutions, corporates, funds and investors to support the key projects of the United Kingdom’s new 10-year infrastructure plan. Financing sustainable infrastructure, while supporting the so-called twin transition - green and digital -, will continue to be a strategic pillar of the IMI CIB Division’s strategy”
Mauro Micillo, Chief of the IMI CIB Division at Intesa Sanpaolo
In 2024 alone, global project finance volumes surpassed €300 billion, with transactions involving Intesa Sanpaolo’s IMI CIB Division representing around €45 billion — nearly 15% of the global total.
IMI CIB’s Engagement in the United Kingdom
The IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division’s London branch, which became a subsidiary in 1981, is one of the Group’s key international hubs. It is the main hub for the UK & MEA Region, which also includes operations in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Istanbul.
IMI CIB in 2024 alone supported corporate and financial institution clients across the UK & MEA Region with total volumes of approximately €8.5 billion (as of 31/12/2024).
Since 2023, the IMI CIB Division has been involved in several strategic international transactions originating in the United Kingdom, involving global partners and investors, with a total value of approximately €11 billion. Key projects include:
- the Liverpool Bay CO₂ Transport and Storage (T&S) project
- the completion of the acquisition of National Grid Transmission by Macquarie AM
- renewable energy and energy efficiency operations alongside TRIG and SEEIT.
These initiatives confirm the Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s ongoing commitment — under the leadership of CEO Carlo Messina — to enabling sustainable and digital transformation, in line with the Group’s 2022–2025 Business Plan.
