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.
Initial output for recently completed solar projects tends to equal or beat base case forecasts but uncertainties over long-term prospects remain, warns Fitch.
The fund manager has completed its purchase of the €160m project shortly after reaching a final close on its fourth vehicle.
The US fund manager is set to collect total commitments of between $3bn and $3.5bn before the end of the year.
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The appointments are two of a handful recently made by the UK-listed firm as it seeks expansion in the greenfield and core-plus markets.
The UK's new infrastructure commission sounds like a great idea. But it remains too early to tell how much it will change the game.
With about eight investors set to back the vehicle, the French firm is aiming to conclude its investment in a 30MW Senegalese power project by December.
The firm is planning to launch a successor fund to EDIF upon completing the acquisition of a €900m Portuguese renewables business it just announced.
The move, announced by the government today, coincides with the creation of a National Infrastructure Commission to assess national needs and projects.
Latest figures show more capital being raised by fewer managers as LPs back follow-on vehicles.
The Dutch firm has closed its fourth vehicle on its revised hard cap after less than six months on the trail.