Based in the region
A Bucharest-based team investing across the eleven CEE member states of the EU, providing on-the-ground coverage of markets often approached from a distance.
CEE Infrastructure Investment
Infrastructure capital for a region building its future
Atrium Infrastructure advises and manages investment in essential assets across the eleven Central and Eastern European member states of the EU.
ElevenEU member states
€850m+Previously deployed in CEE by the founders
300+Opportunities reviewed since 2019
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The Mandate
Investment inside the European Union, focused on long-term infrastructure demand
Central and Eastern Europe is integrating more deeply with the EU while renewing the assets that support energy security, mobility and digital growth.
Atrium works with investors seeking direct exposure to this build-out. The firm originates and structures investments, supports diligence and negotiation, and manages assets after financial close.
The focus is on physical infrastructure that provides an essential service under long-term contract, regulation or an availability regime.
How Atrium investsInvestment GeographyBucharest based
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Estonia
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Poland
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
Eurostat/GISCO 2024 · ETRS-LAEA equal-area projection
Atrium is focussed on the EU member states in central and eastern Europe
Why Atrium
Local presence. Regional access. Independent focus.
Regional deal access
Long-standing relationships with governments, development banks, sponsors and developers, built through investment and financing work across Central and Eastern Europe.
Independent and focused
A specialist CEE infrastructure business aligned with long-term investors and focused on a region where investment need exceeds the supply of dedicated capital.
01Transport
Rail and rolling stock, ports, roads and public transport, including the north–south links central to regional integration.
02Energy
Renewable generation, battery storage, grids and networks, and renewable fuels supporting a more secure and flexible energy system.
03Digital
Data centres, fibre and towers serving rising data use and the connectivity needs of growing regional economies.
04Healthcare and Social Infrastructure
Hospitals, diagnostic centres and other social assets providing essential services to communities across the region.
05Other Essential Infrastructure
Water and waste management and urban regeneration supporting resilient, efficient and liveable cities.
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Investment Approach
From regional access to active asset management
Atrium’s work spans the investment lifecycle, with senior involvement from initial screening through ownership and exit preparation.
- 01
Originate
Identify proprietary and intermediated opportunities through local relationships and sector coverage.
- 02
Structure
Define the investment perimeter, revenue protections, governance and capital plan.
- 03
Execute
Coordinate diligence, financing and negotiation through to financial close.
- 04
Manage
Take board positions, monitor construction, commercial delivery, optimise capital structure and performance against the investment case.
Ways To Work With Atrium
Flexible access to individual assets and regional programmes
Direct Investment
A single asset or platform sourced and executed by Atrium, with the investor holding the equity.
Co-investment
Participation alongside capital managed by Atrium on the terms negotiated for that transaction.
Programmatic Mandates
A standing mandate to originate and execute against an agreed strategy, with asset management for the holding period.
Co-founder and Chair
Joe Philipsz
Thirty-five years across the infrastructure investment lifecycle. Former Head of the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund and Managing Director at Dalmore Capital. Chair of Scottish Futures Trust.
Co-founder and Chief Executive
Dorin Badea
Twenty-five years in CEE banking, capital markets and infrastructure. Former Senior Investment Director at Amber Infrastructure and a founding board member of the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund.
The founders’ prior deployment and opportunity-review figures relate to their work at the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund and are stated as at their departure in 2023. Past performance does not indicate future results.
Contact
Discuss infrastructure investment in Central and Eastern Europe
For investors and strategic partners seeking direct access to the region.