InfraVia

InfraVia is a European infrastructure investment firm that manages funds targeting sectors such as energy, transport, digital infrastructure and, increasingly, critical minerals and the energy transition. The firm is headquartered in France and invests across Europe and internationally through private equity-style infrastructure funds. It backs projects and companies that supply materials and technologies needed for decarbonisation, including battery metals and rare earths processing. InfraVia has taken positions in ventures linked to rare earths supply chains, reflecting growing investor interest in reducing dependence on China for critical minerals. Its involvement in companies such as Carester, which operates rare earths separation and processing facilities including the Lacq plant, illustrates its strategy of financing midstream infrastructure that supports Western critical minerals independence. The firm typically partners with industrial operators rather than running assets directly, providing capital for expansion, construction or acquisition of strategic infrastructure. InfraVia's portfolio spans multiple countries and sectors beyond minerals, including telecoms and renewable energy. It positions itself as a long-term infrastructure investor rather than a short-term financial sponsor. Its activity in the critical minerals space has grown alongside broader European Union and French government efforts to secure supply chains for the energy transition. The firm's exact founding history and fund size are not detailed in available context.