Matthieu Favas
Matthieu Favas is the editor of Agri Investor. He was previously the web editor of Infrastructure Investor, where he started in 2013 after a year as a reporter at Private Equity International. Prior to joining PEI he spent four years in the wine industry in London, Spain and Mongolia.
The UK fund manager’s investment in Falbygdens Energi is its first in the Nordic country.
BR-163/MT is the second concession to be auctioned off by the Brazilian government under its $121bn Logistics Investment Program.
Fitch warns Portugal’s largest toll road operator could struggle to meet its 2016 debt maturities, a result of the economic downturn and declining traffic.
The single-sector vehicle – billed as the only one of its kind on the continent – has reached a $145m first close thanks to DFI money.
Having generated €4bn in disposals over the last few years, the Spanish developer is looking to spend €700m to secure extensions to its French concessions.
The appointment signals the law firm’s shift towards Central and Eastern Europe, a region it deems ripe for a fresh wave of infrastructure investment.
Ireland’s ESB has offloaded its Marchwood holding as part of a deal with the Irish state to pay a €400m special dividend.
The London-listed fund has invested £9.1m in three UK hospitals, following on the acquisition spree it started earlier this year.
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Infrastructure funds may have emerged from the financial crisis in solid shape – but they now have to scout for deals in a much more competitive market, fresh research indicates.
The Australian deal provides another fillip to the UK developer's recovery strategy, as its owner Henderson gears up for a possible sale of the company next year.