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 eight members of the region’s economic and monetary union are looking to enlist private capital to develop transport, energy and water infrastructure.
This is the second emerging market gas deal sealed by the Swiss fund manager this year, after it invested $750m in Mexico’s Fermaca last February.
The hire of Farhad Billimoria at the US consulting firm follows the appointment of Toby Buscombe as global head of infra in January.
The fund, backed by energy group SSE and a group of investors led by Lexington Partners, marks the manager’s first move into infrastructure.
The decision to ban banks from buying infrastructure bonds complicates the new government’s efforts to raise up to $10bn in the current financial year.
The vehicle, which had a €450m target, is the first closed by the firm since it spun out from BNP Paribas last year.
The vehicle, which had a €450m target, is the first closed by the firm since it spun out from BNP Paribas last year.
The acquisitions, which total 36MW of generating capacity, come after the firm bought a nearby wind farm in January.
The acquisitions, which total 36MW of generating capacity, come after the firm bought a neighbouring wind farm in January.
The acquisitions, which total 37MW of generating capacity, come after the firm bought a neighbouring wind farm in January.