Infrastructure is at a pivotal inflection point: its definition is expanding beyond traditional assets to digital and interconnected systems, demanding a fundamental mindset shift by governments, investors, and operators to plan, fund, and maintain integrated infrastructure that supports future growth and resilience. Alastair Green and Adrian Kwok discuss the latest findings from our 2026 Global Private Markets Report, take stock of the sector's latest trends, and reveal how private capital is responding to an evolving funding landscape

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Infrastructure is at a pivotal inflection point: its definition is expanding beyond traditional assets to digital and interconnected systems, demanding a fundamental mindset shift by governments, investors, and operators to plan, fund, and maintain integrated infrastructure that supports future growth and resilience.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/our-people/alastair-green?cid=cl4c-cml&amp;sid=%7b%7blead.SFDC%20Id:default=CL4C%7d%7d">Alastair Green</a> and <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fadriankwok%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CClare_Kitada-SYDN%40external.mckinsey.com%7C423f1fb464334d67802c08dee75f7745%7Ccc8936bc93824fff87cb6f55999549e7%7C0%7C0%7C639202594456961198%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CWflHXjvMXFTo00GNV5A6bqdox3jRo61j9nxKi0vWlQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">Adrian Kwok</a> discuss the latest findings from our <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/private-capital/our-insights/global-private-markets-report?cid=cl4c-cml&amp;sid=%7b%7blead.SFDC%20Id:default=CL4C%7d%7d">2026 Global Private Markets Report, </a>take stock of the sector's latest trends,&nbsp;and reveal how private capital is responding to an evolving funding landscape
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