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 French firm, currently on the trail to raise its fourth infrastructure fund, will own 50% of Ascendi’s domestic network.
The 57MWp portfolio will add to the 113MWp capacity the Hamburg-based firm’s photovoltaic investments already represent in the country.
The Russian market remains a tricky one to enter for institutional investors but some place their faith in the long-term prize.
As fierce competition rages across core infrastructure markets, the argument for greater institutional investment in greenfield projects is slowly being won.
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The UK asset manager, which recently teamed up with Canadian institutions to invest in two high-profile assets, has enlisted strong support from corporate and local government pensions.
The Dutch firm has acquired a 10MW plant in Ontario from developer Canadian Solar, leaving just one asset to be bought as part of their joint sale and purchase agreement.
Infrastructure won’t achieve the scale to match its growing appeal unless investors throw more weight behind the new kids on the block.
The London-listed firm, which will distribute a special dividend after selling rail leasing business Eversholt on a whopping profit, warns on high valuations in the large-cap segment.
The fund manager will acquire the Dutch fibre optic network business from UK buyout firm Doughty Hanson, which stands to reap a 2.5x return on the sale.
The Australian fund manager, which already owns 25% of the rolling stock business, is leading a consortium that has joined up to bid for the whole of the company.