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C2i is a recent addition to our Greenfield portfolio is a set of core infrastructure assets in northern Italy, mostly in the healthcare, transport and energy sector is achieved through a JV with conducting, which is one of the largest construction companies in Italy. I think what's exciting about this opportunity It looks forward as well in terms of developing that partnership, looking to working on future projects together to build out that diversified portfolio for the fund. As a dedicated Greenfield team, this is typical of the type of asset we'd like to invest in C2i offers diversification, both geographically and by asset type, It offers long term cash flows to give the investors stable revenue and stable returns. The deal was sourced through a bilateral relationship with conducted both and and I have worked with them in the past in Italy and having conducted one a number of deals in the past 34 years, they talked to us as the best partners to help them structure and investing in this new transactions. When we look at Greenfield projects, it's very important to assess the construction risks and work with the construction contractor to develop a good risk management and risk mitigation measures. That's not only through the EPC contracts, but that's also looking at the full life of the asset. So we look at O and M maintenance and we also look at life cycle in order that we can give the investors a long term stable cash flow, The value add proposition is entirely driven by helping conduct winning new deals and giving us the opportunity to invest more money in good infrastructure. Assets in Italy will be actively involved in supporting conduct, building infrastructure and structuring and making new investments into the sector. C2i is just one of the investments in terms of developing our portfolio for the Greenfield Fund. It demonstrates our ability to create partnerships with long term industrial partners because we can create repeat business opportunities to grow and diversify the portfolio. This is just one example of our initial investments in the fund, which also include developments in the biomass sector and the rural broadband sector. With our recent investment in Gigaclear