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 firm is paying about €100m for OSB, a subsidiary of French utility Suez, in its third deal with the €1bn fund it closed in October.
A platform created by the US group and the Dutch pension in October is set to acquire FPS for €697m, just over a year after Antin acquired full control of the French company.
Two weeks before the end of a year rich in surprises, our 2016 awards could be engineering some of their own. Where should you expect to see them?
The €158m Brussels-listed fund owns five wind projects but has also invested in a biotech facility, car parks and cinema projection systems.
Ireland’s N17/N18 road project sealed a €398m refinancing mid-way through construction thanks to both banks and institutional lenders. We look at what made the deal a success.
Last week, Infrastructure Investor held its ninth LP Summit in New York. The mood was one of cautious optimism – with no attempt made to duck the Trump question.
The German firm will invest via its €350m second renewables vehicle in a transaction that values the pool of assets at €330m.
The country has passed a new, investor-friendly concession law in a week that also saw a local fund manager buy the right to run a flagship bridge.
Divestment programmes are unlikely to be affected by the court decision, which does not state how much power companies will receive.
Non-European investors contributed €1bn to the fundraise, which the firm wrapped up in less than five months.