To invest in infrastructure projects in India
State-run lender State Bank of India (SBI) and Australia's Macquarie Group today, 6 April 2009 launched the Macquarie-SBI Infrastructure Fund (MSIF), which will invest in infrastructure projects in India.
SBI said the fund is expected to raise between $2 billion to $3 billion. International investors have committed $887 million to MSIF along side a direct company investment commitment of $150 million by SBI, bringing total capital raised to $1.037 billion.
MSIF is managed by the SBI and Macquarie joint venture, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, as a minority shareholder and cornerstone investor in MSIF.
