Angelo Acconcia Named President at ArcLight to Steer Global Infra - InforCapital

BOSTON (USA) — ArcLight Capital Partners has appointed Angelo Acconcia as President, effective August 7, 2025. Acconcia joined the firm in 2022 after 17 years at Blackstone, where he was a founding partner of Blackstone Energy Partners and played a key role in major private equity transactions.

In his new capacity, Acconcia will formally oversee ArcLight’s global investment, fundraising, and operations, while Founder and Managing Partner Dan Revers continues to guide the firm's investment strategy and capital allocation.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Boston, ArcLight has built one of North America’s largest private power portfolios, with approximately 65 GW of energy assets, 47,000 miles of electric and gas transmission, and over $80 billion in enterprise value. The firm is positioning itself to meet surging demand for electric infrastructure, driven by AI, data center expansion, and electrification trends worldwide.

ArcLight has been expanding aggressively, including the acquisition of Advanced Power and securing an initial $1 billion equity commitment to develop more than 20 GW of new U.S. power infrastructure. These moves are part of a broader $5 billion capital deployment plan aimed at grid resiliency, renewable energy, and low-carbon solutions.

The appointment of Acconcia reflects a wider trend across the infrastructure investment sector, where firms are strengthening executive teams to capture growth opportunities:

• JPMorgan recently appointed Francisco Abularach as Head of Infrastructure for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, following his tenure at Antin Infrastructure Partners and 26 years at Citigroup, to expand regional infrastructure capabilities.
• EQT named Per Franzén as Chief Executive, elevating him from Deputy Managing Partner to steer its expansion in renewable infrastructure and global private equity markets.
• KKR appointed former U.S. General and CIA Director David Petraeus as Chair of its Middle East Business, leveraging his geopolitical expertise to deepen relationships with sovereign wealth funds and drive infrastructure investments in the region.

These appointments underscore a global push to align leadership with infrastructure’s shifting priorities—from renewable generation to digital energy networks. With Acconcia at the helm, ArcLight aims to capitalize on its strong position in the North American electrification market while exploring opportunities in other high-growth regions.