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.
Focused on local PPPs, the privately managed vehicle expects a €100m first close and is eyeing a €250m hard-cap.
The seller, a subsidiary of E.ON, remains a shareholder in the business.
Despite the Asian turmoil, China’s largest rolling-stock companies are raising record amounts of convertible debt offshore. Their role in future infrastructure projects is what allows them to hold onto the rail.
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The transaction, funded by the Dutch manager’s Fund III, follows the firm’s first Australian deal last week.
Nearly two-thirds of buyout shops expect they will be a target in 2016, a survey finds.
The Franco-Russian pair will close the first transaction from its €1bn tie-up in the consumer sector, with areas including construction and infrastructure next on the list.
Earlier this month Infrastructure Investor was lucky enough to take part in Upside Down World, the podcast of emerging market expert Jerome Booth. There was much to talk about.
The plant is set to provide 35% of the power required by Darwin Airport, allowing the fund manager to recoup initial investment costs after seven years.
The Dutch fund manager has bought a 20MW solar farm through its €1.15bn Fund IV, which it closed last September.
Louis Roch-Burgard joins LBO France after 13 years at the developer.