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New strategy targets development and re-development opportunities across the healthcare, education and housing sectors
Strategy secures €151 million from six institutional investors led by European Investment Fund (EIF)
London – 23 April 2026 – Franklin Templeton1 is pleased to announce the successful launch of its new European Focused Social Infrastructure Strategy2, a real assets strategy focused on developing and repositioning essential social infrastructure across Europe.
Supported by Franklin Real Asset Advisors (FRAA), Franklin Templeton’s dedicated investment platform, the strategy has secured total commitments of €151 million from six institutional investors.
The investor group was led by the European Investment Fund (EIF) – a member of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group - financed by a mandate granted to the EIF by the European Commission under the InvestEU Fund.
Matthew Harrison, Head of EMEA and Americas ex-US, Franklin Templeton, said: “European social infrastructure is undergoing a period of significant transformation, driven by evolving demographic needs, regulatory requirements and the modernisation of ageing assets. This strategy is designed to address those structural trends in sectors where demand is both resilient and growing. The EIF investment highlights the importance of mobilising capital towards essential social infrastructure.”
The strategy pursues a dual objective and aims to achieve both an impact return and a market-level financial return. It targets opportunities across the healthcare, education and housing sectors, with a focus on the development and re-development of modern, energy-efficient social infrastructure assets. It is designed to capitalise on today’s favourable entry point, characterised by pricing dislocation, asset owners that are motivated to sell and developers in need of capital and accelerating obsolescence across ageing building stock and strong long‑term demand for high‑quality, accessible social infrastructure.
Investments are expected to be made across Europe, with a primary focus on Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, and the Nordic region. FRAA plans to commit to its first investments in the coming months.
Raymond Jacobs, Managing Director at Franklin Real Asset Advisors, said: “We are very pleased with the strong support from the EIF, which reflects both the conviction in our strategy and the growing demand for resilient real asset investments that deliver measurable environmental and social outcomes alongside the aim of delivering attractive risk‑adjusted returns. We expect this initial launch will position the strategy well to capitalise on current market dislocation.”
Klaus Schmid, Managing Director at Franklin Real Asset Advisors, added: “We see a compelling opportunity set and strong pipeline across essential social infrastructure, particularly in sectors where structural undersupply and long‑term demand fundamentals remain strong. By developing and repositioning high‑quality assets in partnership with developers as well as healthcare and education operators, we aim to create sustainable social infrastructure across Europe that is attractive to long‑term core buyers.”
FRAA, a pioneer in social infrastructure investing, has managed global and regional private real estate and real asset portfolios for investors since 1984, with its experience gained over multiple market cycles. Backed by the strength and stability of Franklin Templeton, FRAA offers extensive resources supporting private real asset investing.
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For more information please visit: https://www.ftinstitutionalemea.com/institutional/investment-capabilities/investment-themes/social-infrastructure
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